Busted

Yesterday, I had the privilege to do this:

Indeed!  I got to see Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of the MythBusters TV show, a 14-year-long show off Discovery channel.  

Sadly, January 2016's season of MythBusters would be the last season of the show.  Thus, the two are back for a nationwide tour for their final hurrah.  The event included basic science experiments Being Jamie's Farewell tour, there were segments for individual Q&As as well.  The evening was full of science experiments (albeit basic ones like fulcrums, and pressure mats), including a show-and-tell of the tools Adam and Jamie have created (including Jamie's steel-toed shoes made from gas cylinder caps), and behind-the-scenes work done while shooting the show.  

I was in the very back end of the ground floor with Russell, in the shade

The night was capped off with a wonderful display of everything MythBusters: Adam and Jamie blasted (with paintballs) a fellow crewman, clad in medieval steel mail with custom paintball markers.  Adam had a heavy machine gun, and Jamie cheated by brandishing his quad barrel turret, reminiscent of WW2 anti-aircraft guns.  What made this a spectacle was the fact that the audience got to witness it behind a blast shield (kind of), with a POV-camera from the iron sights of Jamie's contraption.  Such a glorious ending to a show.

I know a couple of young aspiring minds had confessed their admiration to the duo on that night, but here's mine. To Adam and Jamie, thank you for being an inspiration to a young, bored teenage Malaysian boy to venture into the discipline of Science and Technology.  Granted I did not pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering, but nevertheless, you two have cemented your spots as my lifelong idols, and my undying appreciation.

I'm With You - Grouplove