Mythbusters!

The Mythbusters were in town this Sunday! Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage took over the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for a couple of hours of fun and science. Though I’m a huge fan I hadn’t actually planning to go, since I’ve got volleyball on Sunday nights, and I didn’t think a live show would really add much to the experience—unlike, say, Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer, who graced the Vogue Theatre back in November.

But no, this was totally worth it. Adam and Jamie brought lots of audience members, kids and adults, to participate in SCIENCE or play with cool tech like one of their high-speed cameras (ever see someone blowing a raspberry in slo-mo? Fucking hilarious). No explosions, because they couldn’t afford the insurance, but they did have a medley of their best blowing-shit-up moments on a big screen. (including the cement truck. That never gets old).

One thing that struck me was the number of kids, even on a school night. It’s great that their parents are raising them to love science and technology, to question and explore the world around them.

The men, the legends

Swami Adam testing his bed of nails

About to catch the arrow

NPD

3 Comments

  1. Looks like it was loads of fun!

  2. Did you get a picture of the group wearing the “when in doubt c4! ” shirts?
    I was one of the 5 and would love a quality picture

    the ones on twitter are poor quality but it looks like you got some great pictures.

    Thanks in advance.

  3. I sure did! I took more photos than the ones posted here. Go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/npdemers/6753037103/in/set-72157629007310121/ and see your group!

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