We've gotten quite creative with our use of explosives... It's almost like an art form, rather than just blowing crap up. Jamie Hyneman More Quotes by Jamie Hyneman More Quotes From Jamie Hyneman After working as a charter boat captain and dive master in the Caribbean for a number of years, I decided it was time for a change. Jamie Hyneman captain boat change time Algae are such basic, simple organisms. Jamie Hyneman basic organisms simple Over the years, we've developed a respect for each other in the roles that we play and we rely on that difference to recreate clarity for the audience. Jamie Hyneman difference audience respect play We've got a great deal of respect for each other on camera as well as off, no matter what it might occasionally look like. Jamie Hyneman camera great look respect I really didn't think this was going to be a success. We did the first three episodes and I said to Adam, 'I can't see this going anywhere. I've already used up all my urban legends.' Jamie Hyneman see think legends success Is there some situation where square wheels would be better than round wheels? Sure! A round wheel has a pressure point directly under the tire. A square wheel's corners are going to bite and propel you forward. The square wheel could be superior on snow or mud or sand. Jamie Hyneman better you situation snow I'm developing some new kinds of robotic firefighting vehicles to help with the massive forest fires we're dealing with in the West. Jamie Hyneman forest help some new I'm a builder, first and foremost. Jamie Hyneman foremost first builder I think it's probably safe to say that continuing our onscreen relationship in front of the camera is probably not happening. I expect Adam may well pursue things in front of the camera, but I'm most likely not. It's not who I am. Jamie Hyneman camera i-am think relationship I'm like a race horse attached to a freight wagon. Jamie Hyneman attached like horse race As it turns out, one of the biggest choices we have doing the show is deciding the tangents we are allowed to take, the stuff that we see along the way. We're allowed to explore the world at large on these things; the urban-legend aspect of it is just kind of an excuse. Jamie Hyneman doing choices way world We really do prefer to build things rather than destroy things, believe it or not. Jamie Hyneman build destroy things believe You know, dealing with effects, as a job it's great, but with 'Mythbusters,' the stuff we've seen, the stuff we've absorbed over the years, has just been fantastic, and I wouldn't change it for the world. Jamie Hyneman great you change world You know, when you look carefully at stuff that you deal with everyday, applying a little creativity to it and thinking outside the box, it's amazing what you can do. Jamie Hyneman look you creativity thinking Duct tape is like that. It's a building block. You can make a rope out of it, you can make a cloth out of it. And because it sticks to stuff it's even more powerful. It's like an uber-material because of the versatility of a sticky fiber. Jamie Hyneman like you building powerful I grew up on an apple orchard with a lot of surrounding wooded area, and I ran everywhere. I was outside all the time climbing trees. Jamie Hyneman trees apple outside time I found that cardiovascular exercise boosts my mental performance. If I have a problem to solve, like an engineering one, and I get on a treadmill, then time disappears; all I know is an hour later I'm all sweaty and the problem has been solved. Jamie Hyneman performance know problem time I work out regularly because I don't see the mind and body as that separate. Jamie Hyneman see body mind work
