Ask Adam Savage: "Is There Anything Too Dangerous to Repair Yourself?"

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This question for Adam comes from Tested Patron Chris Scott, who asks, "My father always said, 'Son, never try to repair a television or a garage door yourself.' LOL. So here's my question to you: "Is there anything you personally consider too complex or dangerous to attempt a repair? (even with a do not try this at home disclaimer)." Thank you, Chris, for your question and support! Join this channel to support Tested and get access to perks, such as asking Adam a question:
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@pacificcoastpiper3949 3 жыл бұрын

As someone who has been electrocuted by a capacitor bank, yes more than one capacitor, I can say without a doubt, it hurts like a mother freakin sonofagun!! I got 450 volts right through my torso because of it

@systemsadministrator3124 3 жыл бұрын

✌️

@robohjhonson3711 3 жыл бұрын

Haha your intro caught me off guard

@armstrong2052 3 жыл бұрын

The question was too dangerous to repair? Right? I'd say anything that can potentially harm me, or someone else without adequate knowledge.

@armstrong2052 3 жыл бұрын

@@pacificcoastpiper3949 I crossed the streams of a 220, and that was interesting. I bet 400 was like 10 cups of coffee, and a kick to the groin.

@owenatkinson2058 3 жыл бұрын

Adam: "I don't like pressurized systems" Me: *remembering the hot water heater episode of Mythbusters*

@Vickie-Bligh 3 жыл бұрын

Amen and that's probably why he doesn't like pressurized systems. Even though he said it was one of his favorite explosions, I doubt exploding his own house is on the list.

@ElectromagNick 3 жыл бұрын

@@Vickie-Bligh "Explosions are lovely... at the bomb range, under supervision."

@SonsOfLorgar 3 жыл бұрын

@@ElectromagNick from a safe distance

@IRMacGuyver 3 жыл бұрын

The garage door thing is about the same thing with the "pressure" being in the spring.

@regmigrant 3 жыл бұрын

@@IRMacGuyver ^this, also the electricity in a capacitive system is 'under pressure'

@chodickson 3 жыл бұрын

"....never try to fix a garage door" is probably referring to the garage door torsion spring. That thing can potentially really hurt you.

@thechannelofultimatedestin4720 3 жыл бұрын

My dad has a mark on his face Frome when he tried to fix a torsion spring garage door as a teen.

@darkvixen28 3 жыл бұрын

When ours broke dad wanted to replaced them himself because it was cheaper. But every company he talked to refused to sell the springs by themselves. Thank the Universe because dad just isn't as handy as he thinks and there's some things you just shouldn't do yourself.

@googiegress7459 3 жыл бұрын

@@darkvixen28 Garage Door Supplier: I'm sorry, I can't in good conscience sell you this dangerous thing. If you turned up dead with a spring sticking half outta your torso your widow could fault no living man but me. Gun Auctioneer: Buy five at a time in 60 seconds or get the hell out.

@cinnabaar 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen those things crack entire garage foundations, I’ll never touch those things man

@JollyRogers083 3 жыл бұрын

Nearly tore my arm and face off attempting to fix because my mom wouldn't"call a guy". Please don't attempt to fool with garage doors!!

@ShadowDragon8685 3 жыл бұрын

I think the takeaway here is, "I believe I am _capable_ of repairing my espresso machine, but I judge the risks inherent in doing so to be high enough that unless it was somehow a life-critical thing, I will not _attempt_ to do so." Which is honestly a fine example of _wisdom._

@LeopardMask12 Жыл бұрын

@relentlessmadman Жыл бұрын

so what you are saying is that Adam took seven minutes to say, what you wrote in in less than forty words! I can totally see why he and Jamie no longer worki together!

@brianellis5146 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Adam, I worked as a customer engineer in South Africa for a number of years, and my blood runs cold when I think about the DIY repairs that people used to do on their hot water systems... The average person has no applicable knowledge of the units or what safety devices are included. So a leaking valve on your hot water system is; a : Normal or b : Quite likely saving your life! DO NOT CAP IT OFF TO SAVE WATER!!!! Please people... Never fix anything that has heated, pressurised fluids. Regardless of how simple it appears. Love your work, Adam

@grahamstrouse1165 Жыл бұрын

They blew up A LOT of hot water heaters over the years on MB….

3 жыл бұрын

"Hey, Adam, we have a broken nuclear warhead here, wanna give it a try?". "Sure". "Oh, our expresso machine is also broken". "I WILL NOT TOUCH THAT!"

@JoshuaR.Collins 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@zlcoolboy 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, a nuclear warhead is probably less dangerous to work on than a pressurized system as it is, from my understanding, required to only explode under exact conditions. Now the explosives that activate those exact conditions might be more dangerous, but then again they might not. This of course assumes that the nuclear material is safe to handle for someone with PPE that could be acquire by a do it yourselfer. I don't know enough about how much radiation a warhead would have to say much about this. I would welcome counterarguments from people who know more though, I just know the basics as to how they work. :)

@seanzellers1359 3 жыл бұрын

@@zlcoolboy You are correct with that nuclear warheads will only explode under exact conditions. Even to the extent of them being lit on fire, bombed, or shot. There are so many fail safes that it would be impossible to detonate without full well knowing what you are doing and that you're doing it purposely. With the safety aspect, it really just depends how deep you're needing to go. Of course with the basic handling of the weapon, you must use the generic radiation PPE. Those who work on the weapons of course always have a Geiger counter on them and the levels have been said to never exceed anything normal on a closed weapon.

@jefranke 3 жыл бұрын

TBH, been working on espresso for about 25 years. It is an extremely niche skill set. Often _very_ messy, rarely truly dangerous.

@codeman99-dev 3 жыл бұрын

@@jefranke It's also a difficult thing to get right for most folks. My mother had a coffee shop while I was in high school. My Dad had to repair the espresso machine about every 6 weeks. I might be exaggerating a little, but I'm sure my Dad would tell you that he was never 100% satisfied with the repairs he did. I'm sure of lot of that had to do with not having the correct parts on hand and the very short window he typically had to do any repair.

@wanderlustqueen13 3 жыл бұрын

I love that after all these years, he is still this humble, real human, giant dork, and enjoyable person.

@neolexiousneolexian6079 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr! He's so charming

@draviskyle3415 3 жыл бұрын

Actually he's all the opposite of what you are seeing, you can see some interviews where he even says so. What you are watching is his "persona" not the real guy. Him (Adam) has said that his real personality is more like Jamie in real life, grumpy, kinda serious and so on. But because he looks like the "cool guy" he was told to do exactly that, even if he is the opposite. He does a great job at acting but don't get confused, that's his persona not the real him

@allegorx58 3 жыл бұрын

He is an actor. He admits that this isn’t his real personality in many interviews. You’re just easy to manipulate.

@spikedwk 3 жыл бұрын

Also a racist, but hey

@Katesashark 3 жыл бұрын

Now I want to know what *Harmless* fun tricks Adam might suggest for April Fools :)

@michaelb1478 3 жыл бұрын

His dad should have specified. “Son don’t try to repair a garage door spring yourself”. I’ve done it in my 20’s now in my mid 40’s hard pass.

@jericotyler 3 жыл бұрын

As a teacher used to say, "Getting shocked by a CRT will hurt worse than heartbreak"

@PaulMansfield 2 жыл бұрын

Can confirm. My brother said he never saw someone "jump"across the room like I did after accidentally touching the HT in a TV. I had a burn hole in a finger for weeks.

@littlekong7685 2 жыл бұрын

@@PaulMansfield My prof said his repair company put a mattress behind the CRT work area, because someone always forgot to discharge them and they were tired of repairing drywall.

@danielcromer781 Жыл бұрын

Having experienced this personally, I agree...

@CurleyHobo Жыл бұрын

Try a microwave 😂

@OutsideSometimes 8 ай бұрын

Having touched a small capacitor from a disposable camera, I don’t even wanna know what a CRT feels like lol. My spine felt like it was burning for a while after that one. Not pleasant. That was also the day I learned what a capacitor is.

@TheTexas1994 3 жыл бұрын

He’s still mad about the time that Kari and Tori electrically shocked him with the “Baghdad battery”

@uonadtehrrocks 3 жыл бұрын

He just stared at them like Bro did you guys really just do that to me...

@alexg1778 3 жыл бұрын

Literally my first thought when he was saying never ever shock someone. Definitely still just a tiny bit salty about that one. 😂

@ewoodley82 3 жыл бұрын

@@alexg1778 I can fully sympathize, I too have been shocked by both a CRT TV and cow fence. It is............... unpleasant(no I didn't pee on the fence, I was told it was off when it wasn't).

@alexg1778 3 жыл бұрын

@@ewoodley82 yeah I got shocked by a 10,000 volt electric fence a few weeks ago. It did suck but it was funny too.

@shocked_shocked7703 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best examples I've seen of a groupthink failure. It went from "We can't do that to Adam" to "Oh I guess we're doing that to Adam."

@SomeRandomPerson 3 жыл бұрын

Systems of any kind that store large amounts of energy - whether that's steam, or springs, or suspended weights, or actual electric batteries or capacitors. When they get above toy size, they start to get scary very quickly.

@sparqqling 3 жыл бұрын

Don't be fooled that if it's low voltage it is save to work on, drop a wrench on a big 12V battery to see some fireworks.

@SonsOfLorgar 3 жыл бұрын

@@sparqqling exactly, it's the amps that count, the voltage only indicates the spark range. A couple of decent rules of thumb for the average untrained commoner for high power electrical systems are: 1) does it usually have a clearly audible electrical hum if turned on? If yes, it has enough power to instantly crisp your insides. Stay the fuck away. 2) estimate the length of insulators between cable and grounded support fixtures, keep every part of your body at least twice that distance away from the cable and anything it is in direct contact with.

@sparqqling 3 жыл бұрын

@@SonsOfLorgar voltage * current = power (energy) and is what that counts. High voltage with next to nothing on current is fine, like the spark from lighter. But with a little bit of current it becomes deadly fast.

@negate3 3 жыл бұрын

I'll add "That cable's dead" should have the same weight as "This gun isn't loaded"

@adamsbja 3 жыл бұрын

My first day working at (well, next to, I was doing boring intern stuff) a linear accelerator I got to attend a team meeting of "X happened last week, if we hadn't been following the safety rules at least one of us would be dead right now" about a power supply. Things were supposed to discharge safely when it was turned off, something slipped so it didn't (this shouldn't have been possible) leaving a capacitor charged, and when they were disconnecting the cables it arced to the ground wire instead of the person pulling the plug. Had more of an effect than a full day of "if you don't know for sure you're supposed to touch it, don't touch it" training. I never thought to ask if they'd delayed that meeting until the new guys arrived.

@jimjenjazz 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you Adam. As a young sailor one of my jobs as a watchkeeping electrician was to visit all the spaces on board with running electrical equipment to ensure it was not overheating or otherwise misbehaving. One of the machines we had to visit was the fwd forced lube pump which necesitated crawling between the boilers which were producing superheated steam at some extreme pressure and temperature. I hated it and everyone knew I did and took childish delight in finding a reason for me to 'have' to crawl through there! Conversely, the stokers who managed the boilers had no problem being there but hated the thought of going anywhere near live electrics which of course presented no terrors to me. It's a strange old world. :-)

@awaywedrove8861 3 жыл бұрын

Never mess with pressure vessels - that's as good a piece of advice as I've ever seen. Boiler technicians are worth their weight in gold

@escwire7755 3 жыл бұрын

When the word "high" is involved, it's usually a good idea for amatures to stay away. High pressure, high voltage, high tension and so on...

@mikec2505 3 жыл бұрын

Err.....shouldn’t that be a ‘good’ idea for amateurs to stay away?!! Just asking for an amateur......

@cameronpritchett7512 3 жыл бұрын

High anxiety, mile high club, high hide from The lost world Jurassic park, high stakes, high electric bill, high.

@0623kaboom 3 жыл бұрын

@@cameronpritchett7512 yup the difference between having the confidence to handle the highs and the requisite ability as well ... or the mystified fear of not being able to handle it and being excessively concerned about being safe .... . learn how to handle high pressure or high voltage and its no problem .. dont and be afraid of it ... is fine too ... it is like buying a gun ... until you train on how to handle it and use it ... it is a danger ... ONCE you have been trained and are familiar with how to deal with one .. they are not a danger ... a loaded gun that just sits there doesnt go off .. a loaded gun that gets played with .. tends to go off ... HOW one handles something is the measure of how deadly it can be.

@jamescanjuggle 3 жыл бұрын

@@cameronpritchett7512 also velociraptors, don't give weed to the velociraptors

@cameronpritchett7512 3 жыл бұрын

James Trotman no weed to velociraptors , but yes meth to the T. rex

@undead890 3 жыл бұрын

"Is There Anything Too Dangerous to Repair Yourself?" Me, thinking back to earlier this year: "A lathe"

@TheMohawkNinja 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one who thought that LOL

@salaltschul3604 3 жыл бұрын

2020, man.

@TC-th1ey 3 жыл бұрын

Whilst it's running!

@letsgoBrandon204 3 жыл бұрын

@@TC-th1ey And you're wearing baggy clothing

@pa4tim 3 жыл бұрын

Been there, done that :-) I repair everything from rebuilding a V8 upto a 40kV powersupply (but I repair electronics for a living ;-) )

@caseyscott1766 3 жыл бұрын

"This is a terrible idea and I don't think it's funny at all." *smiles the whole time he's describing it

@Squirrel_314 Жыл бұрын

You KNOW he’s lowkey done something similar to Jamie 100 times.

@ieateverywherenoname698 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who works on commercial steam applications. I understand the fear of it. It’s something that even after years I’m still scared out of respect but I love every bit of it. Stay great Adam.

@badryukun 3 жыл бұрын

As a pipefitter, I can respect his caution towards steam/pressure based systems.

@timothydillon6421 3 жыл бұрын

Probably has flashbacks of blowing up water heater tanks.

@badryukun 3 жыл бұрын

@Adam Cosper heck, pipes/fitting popping during simple pressurized air test sound like a small bomb went off. Boilers and steam are their own sorts of monsters. Heck the main journeyman I worked with on the last few jobs lost his dad due to a cap busting off a steam system. Scary stuff.

@lazaruslong92 2 жыл бұрын

See my comment above about my compressor. It lasted 50 years, still had the original manual.

@rexnemo Жыл бұрын

@@badryukun I have seen a photograph of a steam locomotive with all the pipes sticking out the front like some monstrous type of pasta . I believe the crew all died . See "What happened to the crew of this train " You Tube video

@davidburroughs2244 Жыл бұрын

As an ex- navy boiler technician, those high steam pressure and hot systems, pipes and valves and steam turbines and main engines, etc., sure get hot and can be deadly, so I get it, too.

@thebigfellacole3757 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love how Adam doesn’t want to spend $275 on the coffee machine because he doesn’t need it. He has tens of thousands of dollars in tools and equipment, but he doesn’t want to spend $275 because he doesn’t need to. This is the attitude I need in life.

@senseisecurityschool9337 3 жыл бұрын

"I really don't need to spend $275” ... because then I'll only have $14 million, 875 thousand left.

@alalalala57 3 жыл бұрын

@@senseisecurityschool9337 You Don have that much by spending like nobody's business.

@notchs0son 3 жыл бұрын

@@alalalala57 if you are bill gates you could casually buy 250 Ferraris

@BrookieSmallz 3 жыл бұрын

Lol...yeah but he still does

@senseisecurityschool9337 3 жыл бұрын

@@alalalala57 You are absolutely, 100% right. I have a lot, and 80% of the reason I have a lot is because I don't waste what I get.

@geoschmo Жыл бұрын

I had a temporary job working at a TV repair shop and the safety training before sending me out to work on customers sets was basically, "Don't touch this part".

@Iceman-kr6df 3 жыл бұрын

I think the issue with a garage door is the ginormous springs associated with them. As for the capacitor prank, my highschool physics teacher got me with a similar trick involving a Leyden jar, which I did not know anything about at the time, needless to say my arms went from completely in front of me to completely behind me and we both had a good laugh. Nothing like 60 kilovolts through your body

@Anonymous-it5jw Жыл бұрын

You do know that each shock from a Leyden Jar raises your IQ ten points for a month, then you have to do it again to keep from feeling like a dull hoe in a field of weeds.

@jasonfullerton7763 Жыл бұрын

A lesson from my undergrad engineering degree: when a sparky tosses something to you with no warning, step aside and let it hit the ground.

@danlorett2184 Жыл бұрын

Yeah the garage door spring, if it comes loose not under control is so powerful it can practically cut people in half. Absolutely gruesome.

@danny2307 Жыл бұрын

@@danlorett2184 and so actually all stuff you (I, and probably Adam) don’t want to repair are devices with a lot of stored energy. And in particular, stored energy that is not that easy to release safely.

@Heyitsthathairyguy 3 жыл бұрын

Re: pranks, a good rule to follow is "confuse, don't abuse."

@JazzyFizzleDrummers 3 жыл бұрын

Unless both have a mutual understanding of eachothers limits. See underground extreme wrastlin'. I'm never going to have a buddy slam me into a razor board, but some folks are ok with it. Go figure.

@JonatasMonte 3 жыл бұрын

That's a fine line

@adriansaidan1736 3 жыл бұрын

@@JazzyFizzleDrummers this dances the line of extreme fetish territory

@neruneri 3 жыл бұрын

@@adriansaidan1736 I would argue that it has firmly crossed that razor-thin edge of separation and fully went into extreme fetish territory.

@amazextrem3176 3 жыл бұрын

The way I see it a good prank should be enjoyed by the pranker and the prankee

@naihwong8504 3 жыл бұрын

"Is there anything too dangerous to repair yourself?" No pressurized systems, but an iron man suit seems to be okay! Good to know!

@konstissfx 3 жыл бұрын

that was my first thought too...

@JonR_1138 3 жыл бұрын

I think he's probably seen the damage a pressurized container can cause.

@niklnik1008 3 жыл бұрын

@@JonR_1138 I'm a mechanic/technician and I occasionally work with pressurised systems, either pneumatics, hydraulics or steam systems. I've had my experience with energetic failures on all three - and let me tell you, steam is the scariest of them all. But pressurised systems in general, they have so much stored energy that wants to get out and takes any chance it gets to do so. If you're not an expert stay a good measure away from pressurised systems.

@keepironman14 3 жыл бұрын

@@JonR_1138 he has actually. They did a few myths about compressed gas tanks. (Like a hospital oxygen tank or helium tank) But it's not so much that side i feel he meant, it's pressurized steam. So if he messed up he would get blasted with high pressure steam. (Depends on the repair needed, might not need a system purge. And that depends on the setup as he said it was installed, so it likely has a water pipe and power supply connected into it)

@BuddhaJube 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone who has ever seen a bleve first hand, will tell you that pressurized systems are terrifying.

@JamesSmith-op7yc 3 жыл бұрын

I love that, "I'll work on my own car but not my espresso machine" truly a man after my own heart! Thanks for sharing, J.

@johnhiggs325 3 жыл бұрын

We love to listen to you ramble, Adam! The fact that there’s no producer to reign you in is what makes this channel so great

@Ogaitnas900 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like adam gave himself some burnt eyebrows flashbacks when discussing capacitors.

@RichO1701e 3 жыл бұрын

Or petroleum filled plastic boxes...

@himynameisjeff 3 жыл бұрын

Or ptsd from when his cohosts shocked him with the ark of the covenant

@world4saker 3 жыл бұрын

that was a pressurized system that led to him losing his eyebrow wasn't?

@fredtheilig2710 3 жыл бұрын

@@himynameisjeff And then Scottie "quit".

@monkeycircus509 3 жыл бұрын

@@world4saker No, they were doing the gas station car explosion myth when the small scale blast blew apart the plexiglas box he was using.

@averyalexander2528 3 жыл бұрын

*Temporarily misunderstands "from Tested patrons"* "How did you test them?"

@WednesdayTheClove 3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow someone with my exact name lmao what are the odds

@Bubbly_Dragon 3 жыл бұрын

@@WednesdayTheClove Probably higher than you might think

@JonatasAdoM 3 жыл бұрын

@@Bubbly_Dragon yeah it's a weird world

@kodakenta 2 жыл бұрын

Adam, I could listen to you talk all day. The way you ramble is so intriguing, and I usually end up learning a thing or two. You're an amazing story teller. Some of your other videos don't have the most interesting title, but I know that you will make it interesting and I'll learn something from it. I watched you as a kid, but I never really grasped how smart you actually are, you're a genius!

@iamfarrkin684 3 жыл бұрын

Love this! I grew up repairing television sets, and I was taught to ground the high voltage, before messing with anything, but still learned the hard way-once.

@jingalls9142 Жыл бұрын

Lol one damn time was enough right? My "friend" did that very prank Adam described. I got him back in Chem class with a highly fluorescent dye that's invisible until reacted with water. I bet his parents bath still glows pink...

@246eddify 3 жыл бұрын

"I can't change reality" but you could reject it and substitute your own!

@coeusdarksoul2855 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah... really now... EXCUSE ME???

@balaclavabob001 3 жыл бұрын

I noticed he said that too . The wisdom of age perhaps lol

@zahhak5571 3 жыл бұрын

Porject Tsuki no me

@rumbust7793 3 жыл бұрын

Came to the comments to find and like this reply.

@weckar 3 жыл бұрын

You know that quote is not original to him, right?

@rougedroog3116 3 жыл бұрын

3:30 “pranking is mostly cruel” I see the ark of the covenant prank is still a very touchy subject....

@MTGeomancer 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man .... I can still remember that scene. You could see the genuine hatred on his face hahaha. I wonder if he can look back and laugh at it now ...

@TVD1984 3 жыл бұрын

That's a brilliant reference, thank you.

@TheEvilProfessorMonoCulture 3 жыл бұрын

"a electric cow fence that I have also been shocked by..." looks directly at camera*

@Ahrpigi 3 жыл бұрын

@@MTGeomancer I get the sense he's still sore about it happening, and rightly so, but doesn't hold it over the heads of his co-workers.

@vctrsigma 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i5aDeKV3rK2pk30.html Yeah, especially after he asked about them using the fence and they lied about it. That got serious really fast. Wonder how close Adam was to firing one or more of them at that moment. Kari's immediate "do you feel god" was a total misreading the room as well.

@shadow105720 3 жыл бұрын

Knowing how to fix your car or at least what specifically is wrong/needs to be done even if you decide take it in to a shop (for reasons like he says) is a good way to get a real estimate and save time/money and the car sitting in the shop for months because they had to take everything apart instead of just enough to get what you needed.

@xavierpendrag0n 2 жыл бұрын

It has been years since I fixed a CRT. When I was learning from my mentor how to work on them, I inadvertently discharged the flyback onto myself. I did have it on isolation, probably the only thing that saved my life, so isolation folks.... it is important. Enjoyed the "rant" as you call it. Just sounds like good irl storytelling to me.

@pullybungieharder 3 жыл бұрын

Got me laughing. My dad learned to blow glass to make his own vacuum tubes in Cuba, to build his own isotopic scanner for nuclear medicine research. The commercial vacuum tubes allegedly had a crimp in the wire that made them fail early, and with 1000 vacuum tubes in the design, he needed them to last longer. I miss Dad's basement workshop, your man cave reminds me of it a bit.

@sstorholm 3 жыл бұрын

It’s fun to see how different things “scare” different people. I’d happily fix an espresso machine, but I’d never touch a torsion spring garage door.

@gtb81. 3 жыл бұрын

i have re-tensioned both of mine before, they aren't too bad, just need to go slow and careful

@sstorholm 3 жыл бұрын

@@gtb81. I also have a ethereal hatred for all things spring shaped, so that might have something to do with it. I’ve seen professionals do it as well, and it doesn’t look to horrible until you’ve seen one snap.

@gtb81. 3 жыл бұрын

@@sstorholm yeah, i have seen some serious incidents with springs, they hold lots and lots of energy

@crazeguy26 2 жыл бұрын

mind is getting a broken tap out of a engine block, break the near diamond hard drill bit i wish you luck.

@mattlitton8066 2 жыл бұрын

if anyone does attempt it, i've fixed a few... safest place while winding is directly in the middle of the spring. the springs are contained on the bar even under failure they will stay put. The nose cones are very cheaply made cast aluminum and can fly off and outward. stay clear of them as best you can.

@Ryukachoo 3 жыл бұрын

"I don't like working on pressurized systems" *Me, glancing over nervously at my disassembled Rancilio Silvia that I'm putting a number of mods and upgrades on*

@sagramon 3 жыл бұрын

Thought the exact same thing, except mine’s a disassembled 2 group Carimali

@MechanicalTriage 3 жыл бұрын

I am an adult Hu-man, and also a professional mechanic. And on the flip side, I would rather work on a car out on the road, than in a garage.. any day of the week. :). Thanks for sharing Adam. I’ve been binge watching this channel for weeks

@flaagan 3 жыл бұрын

Adam - Pranking is mostly cruel In Adam's mind - That damned Ark...

@tomknop8675 3 жыл бұрын

Was thinking exactly the same haha. He was not happy with that at all

@YTN3rd 3 жыл бұрын

“But now I’m rambling” This isn’t a bad thing 😂

@TylerWitucki 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I like the rambling about Conan O'Brian, old tvs, pranks, coffee, and hacking Teslas 😂

@MilnaAlen 2 жыл бұрын

I am SO glad youtube recommended this again. It has nothing to do with danger, but I have been procrastinating for a month to ask about the PIN card not staying inside my WiFi thingy. The moment I saw the thumbnail I realized I can just tape over it!!

@freewoodencrosses 2 жыл бұрын

I am 73 and As I get older, everything seems to be more complicated than when I was young, then I would dive right into any job like it was a challenge that I just had to win. Once, I took my transmission apart to fix a noise when I would shift gears. I finally found out that there was nothing wrong with the transmission I had 2 different size tires on the back and the rear differential made the noise. I would never work on a transmission again.

@yeheyz 3 жыл бұрын

Hearing the capacitor story, I remember Adam getting so pissed off at Baghdad Battery Mythbusters episode.

@tiacho2893 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was a real low point on the show purely for some "on screen drama".

@walthansen6333 3 жыл бұрын

I almost thought someone, quite possibly Tory, was going to be fired for that one... Just looking at Adams reaction.

@tiacho2893 3 жыл бұрын

@@walthansen6333 I think at the time, Adam and Jamie were just on screen talent hired by Beyond Productions. Like everyone else, they took "orders" from the producers. That ended when they got more creative control. I know the hosts of Top Chef got to have a say in things and that's why you don't see them eating so many testicles in later seasons.

@Gruncival 3 жыл бұрын

@@tiacho2893 I heard a similar rumor that Tory was asked/told by one of the reality-show-style producers to do the prank and that's why there was no bad blood between Adam and Tory. I wonder if the personal details are left out, Adam can answer directly about the event in this Tested Q&A series.

@tiacho2893 3 жыл бұрын

@@Gruncival Tory was one of Adam's coworkers at ILM (along with Grant). They knew each other a lot longer than a producer that worked on the show for a few seasons. I think it was because of those producers and selective editing that Jamie came across as humourless and mean for a few seasons.

@F0XD1E 3 жыл бұрын

Anything relating to natural gas lines or gas appliances in a house would be a no for me.

@ace-kz9id 3 жыл бұрын

Long as you vent the lines it's fine. The danger comes when you cant do so for one reason or another

@DavidLeeKersey 3 жыл бұрын

Gas lines aren't too bad just make sure you don't cross thread anything, keep everything tight and bubble test every fitting

@yetanotherbassdude 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The possible cost of even a fairly minor error is just too much, especially as gas appliances are usually pretty reliable and don't need fixing that regularly.

@benduffy4223 3 жыл бұрын

100%. Mains AC all day. Gas appliances, no way.

@F0XD1E 3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidLeeKersey still wouldn't fully trust myself to not cause a CO leak or something.

@pacovasda5955 4 ай бұрын

I hear you. I feel you. I agree.

@pikachu.922 3 жыл бұрын

actually funny EE prank: bang snaps sound like a capacitor shorting out, sprinkle a few on a coworker's bench, when they put a tool down on one they'll think they broke something.

@everythingfeline7367 3 жыл бұрын

This gives me anxiety

@FlamingAtheist 3 жыл бұрын

I just realized, after all these years, Adam looks like a blond Gordon Freeman

@iomoonofjuputer 3 жыл бұрын

stembofication

@sigmasquadleader 3 жыл бұрын

Look, Gordon, Ropes! We can use these to- Hello, Gordon!

@Bleats_Sinodai 3 жыл бұрын

WE NEED TO GET HIM AN H.E.V. SUIT

@thetruebadevil 3 жыл бұрын

He really does. I was just thinking about what a Half-Life centered Mythbusters episode would be like. My brother said an interesting thing to test would be if it’s possible to efficiently shoot a barnacle while you’re in its grasp. I personally was thinking of seeing whether or not it’s possible to have a mine/bomb similar to the Hoppers in Half-Life 2.

@LordPhobos6502 2 жыл бұрын

Adam Savage would definitely crowbar 😎❤

@mrballoonpimp 3 жыл бұрын

I loved the look on Adams face when he realized he wasn't answering the question. Priceless

@GuberShep Жыл бұрын

you could ramble for hours and I'd be happy to listen. Definitely some wisdom to be learned with Adam here.

@HyperFocusMarshmallow 3 жыл бұрын

I could watch Adam ramble all day. Imagine in a few years when he’s actually grown into an old man like he was meant to be from the beginning! 😆

@Rockmaster867 Жыл бұрын

Imagine sitting on and endless chairlift or waiting on a flight for hours with adam chatting along. That would be my dream.

@AlasdairGR 3 жыл бұрын

Adam is having some war flashbacks from the cattle prod Ark. 😬😂

@Pete856 3 жыл бұрын

Yes he is, and for good reason. The shock you can get from even a small electric fence unit, when you're touching something well grounded (or in Adam's case, the actual ground lead) and the live wire, is incredibly painful...and usually you're just not expecting it, so it's like some has snuck up behind you and whack, they just hit you with a bat.

@bmo14lax 3 жыл бұрын

@@Pete856 yeah we get how electric shock works were just laughing at his face because of the myth busters build crew shocked him.

@AchtungKarate 3 жыл бұрын

Did you feel God?

@tekvax01 3 жыл бұрын

@@bmo14lax it wasn't the crew... they were told, by a producer (that was later fired) to set it up and trick adam to touch it.

@rossmaclean2 3 жыл бұрын

@@tekvax01 You could tell Tory was uncomfortable. And when Tory is visibly uncomfortable pranking someone you know it has gone too far.

@JeffKraschinski1969 3 жыл бұрын

“Am I missing an eyebrow?” - Adam fixing his espresso machine

@mauorel 3 жыл бұрын

A shocked smoking cartoon Adam with that caption on a T-shirt, make it happen Tested!

@robgoodsight6216 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahaha true!

@joshrepik 3 жыл бұрын

Classic

@-John-Doe- Жыл бұрын

3:38 I had the same expression recalling that experience.

@taint_misbehavin 2 жыл бұрын

"There it is. I can't change reality." We believe in you, Adam!

@davidp2888 3 жыл бұрын

Listening to Adam talk about "old" TV's takes me back to simpler days.

@johnhunt2390 3 жыл бұрын

When children were remote controls. "Son, get up and change it to Channel 7."

@samconroyy 3 жыл бұрын

It's crazy I'm 22 and our current TV's seem simpler to me. Those old cathode tubes seem like black magic and require a lot more fine tuning!!

@young-stove 3 жыл бұрын

@@samconroyy that’s funny I’m only a few years older than you, 26, and I have a very different perception of that stuff. I mean even if we were the same age, our demographics could be different enough to have had vastly different tech/appliance experiences growing up, being wealthy vs being poor could put people in different universes, but it’s funny how just a few years can make such a difference. Like the first tv I remember was when I was 4, and it was the kind where it was like a dresser with a screen, heavy, hard wood structure, big and sturdy enough for me to climb on top of it and jump off every day without damaging it. So then when I was 8 and you were 4, it was probably a different world already.

@samconroyy 3 жыл бұрын

@@young-stove Yeah it's certainly interesting, I was never rich but I wouldn't say we were poor either. It also helped my dad was into technology and got the old plasma TV's early in their life.

@Habitt5253 3 жыл бұрын

I remember back in the early to mid 80’s remote control TVs came onto the market. However they were NOT wireless and the remote was connected to the front of the TV by a 2 foot long wire. I remember I was the designated TV station turner so I had to sit 2 feet away from the TV and every time a commercial came on it was my job to switch to the other 6 stations while we wait for the commercial to be over. Good times, good times.

@mrpenn4613 3 жыл бұрын

Adam: "I can't change reality" Also Adam: "I reject your reality and substitute my own!"

@i3rinkmann 3 жыл бұрын

Came here to post this hahaha

@flyingdutchmanforge5795 3 жыл бұрын

I’m assuming and we all know what that means. But I’m sure the person asking was referring to vacuum tube TVs so.. he was warned against the B+ voltage in the tube circuit. B+ is what we now call high voltage or 600 volts and above. As far as the garage door it’s the springs in the tensioner at the top. As a carpenter I worked for a commercial over head door company for years. Some of those springs are under so much tension that if it breaks or if your winding bar slips you could find yourself in a dire situation! Life threatening in some cases and some men ad women have been killed simply adjusting an overhead door. At any rate I love that you’re back!

@oxide9679 3 жыл бұрын

“Working in the street like I’ve done my whole life.” Wow Adam, I didn’t know times were that hard. 😂

@KapteinFruit 3 жыл бұрын

Adam talking about most pranks being cruel instantly reminded me of that Mythbusters episode where they pranked Adam with giving him a shock. I remember the disdain on his face. xD

@EpicNerdsWithCameras 3 жыл бұрын

Adam: "Electrocution is a terrible thing to do to a human being." Michael Reeves: "I'll ignore that."

@wanidouse 3 жыл бұрын

Holy crap we need a colab

@neilaquino5294 3 жыл бұрын

A man of culture I see. :)

@darianbell9614 3 жыл бұрын

Especially because electrocution means to die from electricity. There's a difference between getting shocked and electrocuted.

@prismglider5922 3 жыл бұрын

@@darianbell9614 it does not mean to die from electricity. It can mean that, but it can also just mean to be hurt by electricity.

@darianbell9614 3 жыл бұрын

@@prismglider5922 Sure but very severely like almost dying. Means a lot more than just casually getting shocked by say a 120v circuit.

@123476565656 3 жыл бұрын

I get his hesitance to work with pressurized systems... but I would have figured that's similar to why the question specifically mentioned garage doors. Same thing with those, you have a large amount of stored energy (the torsion spring) that will release a LOT of energy if broken.

@Miamcoline 3 жыл бұрын

Very down to earth answer. Makes it very enjoyable.

@filpaul 3 жыл бұрын

Adam remembering the shock he got from the Ark of the Covenant during the Baghdad Battery episode of MythBusters.

@tiacho2893 3 жыл бұрын

IIRC, that was during the "dark" time when the producers were kinda "reality show" people (see the shooting each other with paintball guns episode). Once Adam and Jamie got more creative control, I think they immediately put an end to that crap.

@uriituw 3 жыл бұрын

😢

@kruleworld 3 жыл бұрын

...and urinating on the electric fence

@mestanmi 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely right at 3:43 lol

@TreantmonksTemple 3 жыл бұрын

I think when he talks about getting shocked by a cow fence he's talking about the episode of Mythbusters where he confirms you can get shocked through your urine stream when you pee on a cow fence. I don't think that would be something you would forget!

@relwoodmusic3630 3 жыл бұрын

7:30 "I can't change reality." Also Adam: "I reject your reality and substitute my own."

@jpm2681 3 жыл бұрын

Was looking for this comment

@jameslewis6259 3 жыл бұрын

@@jpm2681 I'm glad I wasn't the only one who caught that.

@thekolonel5551 3 жыл бұрын

He already changed reality once! He can't change his subsituted reality for another, it was his own to begin with!

@kapnkerf2532 3 жыл бұрын

Another thing Adam won't repair - reality. You have to replace it.

@GeoWren 3 жыл бұрын

I could listen to Adam ramble all day. Great video.

@GrimmsDeath 3 жыл бұрын

100% agree, don't want to deal with pressurized anything if I don't have too.

@GTCrais 3 жыл бұрын

Adam Savage circa 2005: "I reject your reality and substitute my own!" Adam Savage today: "I can't change reality." What happened?

@SonsOfLorgar 3 жыл бұрын

A corporate criminal in the oval office running on substituting reality doctrine...

@firstmkb 3 жыл бұрын

Experience keeps accumulating, while optimism wears out.

@TylerWitucki 3 жыл бұрын

2020 happened

@onava15 3 жыл бұрын

One is a hypothetical rebuttal of findings and the other is a confirmation of findings

@TheNewton 3 жыл бұрын

Reality

@neonsilver1936 3 жыл бұрын

My headphones said "Battery low" when they got low, and he paused and just looked at the screen around 3:49 or so, like he was annoyed that the voice interrupted him, lol

@ReddFoxx1562 3 жыл бұрын

....what?

@TheBlibo Жыл бұрын

Hi from the uk I had never given a thought to espresso machines before but can appreciate your hesitance as I know what it's like to search for steam leaks on steam traction engines using a rag on a stick

@davidburroughs2244 Жыл бұрын

On older cars, points and condensers were common to replace in tune-ups, and one could charge up the condenser, toss it to your buddy and holler, "hey, catch" - it's a great way to influence people and make friends...

@Crushenator500 3 жыл бұрын

John Logie Baird was working on television before Farnsworth, but Farnsworth's great innovation was translating the mechanical process into an electronic one

@weegaz22 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, Baird invented the first TV, its just Farnsworths version was the one that got adopted for mass production over Bairds even though Baird had demonstrated his almost 2 years earlier, Baird also invented and demonstrated the First electronic colour TV picture tube, so to me he's more of a "Pioneer" of television than farnsworth

@firstmkb 3 жыл бұрын

But you CANNOT beat a name like Philo Farnsworth!

@weegaz22 3 жыл бұрын

@@firstmkb True, he does have a name advantage unlike Baird who's name sounds like someone trying to say "come on yogi bear" after having drank a full bottle of Whisky in an hour with their Kilt over their head.

@jimififul 3 жыл бұрын

First time I'd ever heard of Farnsworth. I was taught at school that John Logie Baird invented television!

@weegaz22 3 жыл бұрын

If you regard a "TV's definition" as a live transmission of images with continual variations in tone then the first "TV" was invented and demonstrated was by John Logie Baird on January 26 1926 which was mechanically based, Philo Farnsworth made the first "electronic" TV that we are more familiar with today in September 1927, Baird also invented and demonstrated the first colour tv and electronic colour picture tube iirc.

@feefyefoefum 3 жыл бұрын

A major slip-up from Adam. Farnsworth was a pioneer of early TV technology but not the inventor.

@jdeglers 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve repaired my garage door twice. And I was a bench tech for a local casino. The biggest part of the job was repairing CRT and LCD displays for the slot machines. It was interesting work!

@130865 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the comment on having to take all your tools in to go for a piss, it made me laugh out loud It's something I've had to do lots over the years working on my cars and bikes in the street. As for things I personally don't like repairing, anything with springs under compression. I'm thinking suspension struts. Scary shit.

@ZekkSkywalk 3 жыл бұрын

The tl;dr version: Adam remembers water heaters make good rockets.

@uriituw 3 жыл бұрын

Speaking of CRT, why’s this video interlaced?

@rosonowski 3 жыл бұрын

Right? It's a little disorienting.

@rob_robinson 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know how it’s possible to accidentally post an interlaced video in 2020 lol

@brocktechnology 3 жыл бұрын

Adam has said previously that he has real video equipment but prefers filming with a potato, lower friction apparently.

@breadbutt 3 жыл бұрын

@@brocktechnology but none of his other videos are interlaced like this. plus, you can film on a phone and not deal with interlacing.

@Kevin_Eder 3 жыл бұрын

I assumed it was the editors having a bit of fun.

@MrNavyman53 Жыл бұрын

Little comment about the CRT particle accelerator connection, I visited one and they literally used a CRT tube in a mini accelerator to start the main one. Pretty neat.

@paulpickett4522 3 жыл бұрын

Simple honest thought to myself: "I like listening to him." =)

@willjerden7024 3 жыл бұрын

Hearing about the "Shocking" prank, i'm reminded of a certain episode about Baghdad batteries and an Ark of some kind with an electric fence capacitor

@63Jax 3 жыл бұрын

pranking is always cruel...he still remembers the ''angel's touch'' :DDDDD

@MrJorddy123 3 жыл бұрын

🤔 my guess is he has some more bad prank memories too.

@Nickvec 3 жыл бұрын

I was a little surprised someone didn't abruptly "decide to leave the show " after that prank!!!

@63Jax 3 жыл бұрын

@@Nickvec they f*cked him up really bad that time, i would've been pissed too.

@snbeast9545 3 жыл бұрын

They all knew and trusted each other well enough that Adam knew a producer made them do it, so that producer was the one who left.

@billyeveryteen7328 3 жыл бұрын

@@snbeast9545 Yeah, I remember the episode was shot/edited to make it seem like the prank was the build team's idea, but in interviews with both Adam and the members of the build team, they said it was a producer's idea, and he was fired. In Adam's defense, he wasn't pissed they pranked him, he was pissed because that particular prank could have killed him.

@envisionelectronics 2 жыл бұрын

The capacitance comes from the aquadag (colloidal graphite) coating sprayed on the inside and outside of the back of the CRT glass making it store a charge. Wikipedia has a nice article about its use for CRTs.

@daanwilmer 3 жыл бұрын

Hi dr. Nick! Also: I agree with the pressure systems, and would add untestable safety critical systems. I would, for example, not repair a parachute or an airbag, though I would repair brakes as they can be tested in a relatively safe way.

@ElPants21 Жыл бұрын

A big chunk of repairing airbag systems involves the rest of the system's wiring and sensors, rather than just the bags/igniters themselves. There is of course special test equipment for the bags once you've isolated them as a fault, but like anything dangerous, there are steps you need to follow to not accidently blow one off in your face.

@discoverybg31 3 жыл бұрын

Having seen a rupture plate do its thing, I'm with you on heated pressure systems.

@SavageGreywolf 3 жыл бұрын

3:42 Adam has PTSD flashback to 'Baghdad Battery'

@Muscleduck 3 жыл бұрын

Man he was legit pissed off at Tory for that.

@Mikowmer 3 жыл бұрын

@@Muscleduck I think he was even more pissed off at the producer who 'encouraged' the build team to increase the shock. As far as I know, that producer was soon looking for a new job.

@Fabianweso. 3 жыл бұрын

"pranking is mostly cruel"

@master_moose 3 жыл бұрын

I will never forget Kari saying, "Did you see God?". XD But yeah, I was also surprised that he was talking specifically about pranks involving electricity and didn't mention the Arc of the Covenant

@chamoo232 3 жыл бұрын

@@master_moose He did. He says getting shocked by the capacitor feels like getting hit by a cow fence which he was shocked with. That's the thing they used in Mythbusters to "prank" him.

@terrencemccormick4453 3 жыл бұрын

Thai was one of your best q and a’s yet!

@aarontuchardt7540 2 жыл бұрын

I love this question. After about one year of working on cars I decided to rebuild an automatic transmission this summer. I learned so much and it’s a valuable skill. I know that it’s not going to be my profession but I’m glad I can put my very minimal mechanical engineering skills to the test to accomplish what I see as an important feat. Thanks for the video Adam!

@Th3Espr3ss0 3 жыл бұрын

Your love for knowledge is infectious and you're really good at making explaining things interesting. You've probably heard that your entire life, but I REALLY wanted to tell you that. You seem like a great friend.

@chazable 3 жыл бұрын

7:16 "now I'm just rambling..." No... Please do go on ☺️

@uberwitz2193 Жыл бұрын

Even if the espresso machine is your example, the underlying reason is widely applicable, great advice to stay away from high pressure + temperature environments if you're not experienced / trained on it, thanks!

@StevenLandesVO 3 жыл бұрын

I did a TV once, big projection TV... unplugged it and let it sit for a few days before going in there and grounding shit out, then approached with gloves. There was a piece on the main board that we'd figured out (don't ask me how) that if we poked it with a plastic spoon that the picture would come on. SO, I unsoldered it, tinned the leads, then re-soldered it MUCH more securely. Spent another half hour re-assembling the TV with hand-tools, fired it up, and had a picture! That TV lasted another 6-7 years at least, and was still working when my brother's then-girlfriend threw it out. I'm still rather impressed by that, given that I did it with no pictures, no backup plans, no notes - just knew I wanted to try re-soldering that one piece and had to disassemble half the TV to do it.

@michaelhazen8658 3 жыл бұрын

Back in the long ago, I was a PC service manager. I also took some certifications for some of the repair. When discussing CRT Monitors, the instructor said that "This is basically a big capacitor. The risk is that, while the electricity probably wont kill you; your impact with the far wall might well do the job. So. Leave them alone"

@fakjbf3129 3 жыл бұрын

3:17 I was going say "that sounds like something from personal experience" and then I remembered the golden idol prank that Tory and Kari played on you. Rewatching that clip it's pretty clear that you were not impressed by their choice to hook up the cattle fence unit.

@dawnmoriarty9347 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your ramblings

@barelyasurvivor1257 2 жыл бұрын

Yup I repaired TV's too when I was a teenager to late 20's early thirties or so. First thing take the vacuum tube down to the drugstore and Safeway, to see if they needed replacing, if not look at all the connections. and then use the volt ohmmeter to check continuity and other things

@dvnwnd07 3 жыл бұрын

Can literally see Adam replaying the events of the Baghdad battery episode in his mind.

@dstinnettmusic 3 жыл бұрын

3:17 Adam getting flashbacks to when Kari, Grant and Tory shocked him with the fake ark of the covenant statue

@frosty_kamoshika 3 жыл бұрын

Grant wasn't there yet, Scottie was still on but departed shortly after

@dstinnettmusic 3 жыл бұрын

@@frosty_kamoshika I’m 99% sure Scottie was a stand in only when Kari was pregnant.

@thomasrovnak312 3 жыл бұрын

@@dstinnettmusic in that episode it was scottie, kari, and tori. Also it was the producers who forced them to prank adam for entertainment's sake. That producer got fired soon after when Adam learned of this.

@markfonstad2647 3 жыл бұрын

@@dstinnettmusic Jesse was the stand-in when Kari was pregnant. Scottie was in the first season or two before Kari joined.

@jimmylipsjaymo 3 жыл бұрын

I find it hilarious that it's an espresso machine that Adam chooses not to work himself. I love it. Thank you Adam for just being you.

@ChronicBongitis420 2 жыл бұрын

Repairing a garage door opener and repairing a garage door are two totally different things Adam. The opener safe and easy to work on by yourself. You should call a professional if it has to do with the tension spring otherwise you could end up in the hospital or the morgue, because the spring exploded.

@RadioactiveLobster 3 жыл бұрын

Adam: Pranking is mostly cruel. Please do not shock people Me: Remembering that "prank" Kari/Grant/Tori played with the Ark of the Covenant prop. Yeah, I can figure out where he came to that conclusion...

@Dillon-117 3 жыл бұрын

That "prank" was forced by the a producer of the show. They did not last the end of that week.

@flappitty 3 жыл бұрын

I have to point out that Grant is innocent, Scotty was still around when this prank happened