I came across this cool video of “Mythbusters” co-host Adam Savage, in which he is telling – in detail – about a couple of his hobbies obesessions. I didn’t know about it, but he would have shared at least one of these obsessions with the late Dutch writer, poet and TV-presenter Boudwijn Buch. I am talking about the Dodo bird. In the video below, Savage speaks about reconsructing the skeleton of a Dodo. As you might – or might not – know, there was no full (reconstructed) skeleton from a single Dodo around, until 2005 (they where reconstructed from different skeletons). Buch also had a weird obessesion with the Dodo and collected many books and other rarities about the extinct bird. Very fascinating stuff indeed.
Now, Savage also tells about another venture of his. The illusive quest to make a perfect replica of the infamous “Maltese Falcon” the object from the famous ’41 film by the same name. Savage, who worked (among other jobs) as a prop designer before he joined the Mythbusters team, really is fascinating to look at when he rambles on about the great lengths he went through, to achive his goal.
I must say though; just by listening to him talk rambling on, I can come to only one conclusion: Savage is the poster boy for ADHD 😉
So sit back, relax and enjoy the ride.
Adam Savage speaks about his obsessions:
(taken from http://www.the-eg.com/)