Topic

We discuss how the grass is always greener wherever someone looks like they are loving their career, ping pong ball shooters and old-timey drum brakes, formative TV shows and books on making things, problem-solving including the interpretation of the building code, and more.

Links

Adam Savage’s website

Mythbusters (Wikipedia)

Tested - ping pong ball shooter (YouTube)

Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It by Adam Savage (Amazon)

This Old House website

New Yankee Workshop website

Bitchin’ Rides

Paint the Rust by The Dodo’s (YouTube)

Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside by Nick Offerman (Amazon)

Grease Junkie: A Book of Moving Parts by Edd China (Amazon)

How to Build a Car by Adrian Newey (Amazon)

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