It was hard yesterday to hear about the death of MythBusters’ Grant Imahara. (Thank you to the super talented @chezforshire for allowing me to share this amazing portrait!)
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Our family time at home as the kids were growing up — things the four of us did together in the house — consisted primarily of Wii games and TV. Rader enjoyed some TV as a little kid, but after Phineas and Ferb, his last real favorite show, he didn’t choose to watch much else. The exception was MythBusters. It was a show we could all sit down on the couch and enjoy as a family. We probably saw most of the 250+ episodes that aired before Rader died. Hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, along with the build team — Grant, plus Tory Belleci and Kari Byron — brought such joy to their work, and we were so happy to go along for the ride! We couldn’t get enough of their entertaining and yes, educational, mix of pop culture, science, and engineering. I’m not exaggerating to say I still think about and practice things I learned from MythBusters daily. (The hygiene ones in particular come to mind. Handwashing: use soap! Close the lid to reduce overspray from a flushing toilet!)
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By all accounts, Grant was a delightful human being in addition to being a genius engineer and roboticist. I know his friends and loved ones are devastated. He’s gone too soon.
