Mythbusters jamie biography

James Franklin Hyneman born September 25, [ 1 ] is an American special effects expert who was co-host of the television series MythBusters alongside Adam Savagewhere he became known for his distinctive beret and walrus moustache. He is also the owner of M5 Industriesthe special effects workshop where MythBusters was filmed. He was an early competitor in Robot Warsbut his robot Blendo was deemed too dangerous for competition.

He is also one of the designers of the aerial cable robotic camera system Wavecam used in sports and entertainment events. Hyneman was born in Marshall, Michiganand grew up on a farm in Columbus, Indiana. He said, "I was a problematic kid, to be sure. I left home when I was 14 and hitchhiked all over the country. Hyneman earned a degree in Russian linguistics from Indiana University Bloomington.

In Novemberhe was appointed professor of practice at LUT University in LappeenrantaFinland, for a five-year term until Novemberand gave his first lecture on prototypes on November 18, He received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Villanova University on May 16,and gave a commencement address. Hyneman has worked as a boat captain[ 16 ] certified divemaster[ 16 ] wilderness survival expert, linguist, pet store owner, [ 7 ] animal wranglermachinist, concrete inspector, and chef.

He co-hosted MythBusters from to Hyneman owns the special effects company M5 Industries in San Francisco. Some of his achievements in commercials include the can-spitting vending machine seen in 7 Up commercials, and his patented two-wheeled football shoe from Nike Lab commercials. They appear during the story of the rocket-carwhich they partially reproduced in the MythBusters series's pilot episode and retested twice more.

Hyneman made a cameo appearance along with Savage on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on the May 1, episode " The Theory of Everything ", [ 20 ] where they play inspectors giving thumbs-up after seeing a shirt soaked in pepper spray catch fire when shot by a taser. They tested this myth on MythBusters and declared it confirmed with certain types of pepper spray.

He and Savage executive produced and appeared as judges on the game show Unchained Reactionwhich premiered in March InHyneman met science teacher Eileen Walsh when he owned a sailboat diving charter business in the Virgin Islands. Hyneman and Walsh married in Contents move to sidebar hide. His latest invention is a tank to help fight wildfires, according to Popular Mechanics.

The Sentry, as it's known, was built using a non-armored military tank Hyneman bought from an Army surplus store and is driven remotely via virtual-reality headset, allowing it to brave raging wildfires. He told Popular Mechanics his inspiration for the Sentry was a robot he built for a 7-Up commercial. The robot had tank treads built into it, controlled remotely, and shot out bottles of soda.

It inspired the type of glee within Hyneman that only science could, so he took that idea and ran with it. They aim for their device to become a self-driving firefighting tank, per CNET. For now, at mythbusters jamie biography, the Sentry won't be driving itself, as Hyneman needs to refine the remote driving aspect before moving on to self-driving.

But his end goal is to have the Sentry serve as the first in a line of remote firefighting vehicles that will keep the community and firefighters safer while limiting water usage by operating from a much shorter distance. Well normally you'd have to evacuate, but these [robotic vehicles] are made from surplus US military armored personnel carriers that we can repurpose.

We could set up a mobile fire brigade and stop the fire," he told DesignNews. The Sentry is not Jamie Hyneman's only mythbusters jamie biography innovation project. He went away for six months then ended up in a juvenile detention center in California where his parents found him and took him home. He is married to Eileen Walsh, a science teacher since Hyneman had met his future wife Eileen in while he owned a sailboat diving charter business in the Virgin Islands.

He attended Indiana University where he earned a degree in Russian linguistics. Hyneman was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Twente Enschede, Netherlands on November 25,for his role in the popularization of science and technology.

Mythbusters jamie biography

In Junehe received the doctorate. He is also the founder of M5 Industries, a special effects workshop where the majority of the show's filming takes place. Hyneman is known for his distinctive appearance, with a black beret on his shaved head, thick walrus mustache, and always immaculately clean white shirt, which somehow remains white regardless of the chaotic myth-testing process.

His unique appearance and deep voice are sometimes the subject of playful teasing from his co-host Adam Savage and other members of the team. Despite his calm and logical demeanor, Hyneman's serious manner contrasts with Savage's chaotic and sometimes irresponsible behavior on the show. They often argue about the specific methods of testing a myth, as they have completely different ideas and solutions.

Hyneman's technical solutions are usually simpler, and he often says, "Do it as simply as possible.