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A review by melhara
Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It by Adam Savage
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Growing up, I loved watching Mythbusters. In high school, my physics teacher emphasized that Mythbusters is not scientifically accurate since it's a show run by special effects people rather than legitimate scientists. Even so, I loved watching the show because the cast all had such creative approach to problem solving. I loved the show so much that a few years ago, I went to watch them live when they went on tour!
Naturally, when I found out that [a:Adam Savage|3352714|Adam Savage|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1412809454p2/3352714.jpg] wrote a book, I knew I had to get my hands on it.
I was a bit disappointed to find that this book is less of a memoir and more of a motivational book on planning for projects, creating things, organizing tools, problem solving, and learning from mistakes in order to grow as a maker.
I think I would've really enjoyed this book when I was in high school (when I was still watching Mythbusters). I took Tech Design courses in high school and spent numerous hours in the workshop building a miniature model home, furniture, and mini catapults (for my physics class) among other things. I had so much fun building things that I contemplated pursuing industrial design for a while. This book offered a lot of great advice and wisdom that I'm sure 16 and 17 year-old me would've really appreciated.
Growing up, I loved watching Mythbusters. In high school, my physics teacher emphasized that Mythbusters is not scientifically accurate since it's a show run by special effects people rather than legitimate scientists. Even so, I loved watching the show because the cast all had such creative approach to problem solving. I loved the show so much that a few years ago, I went to watch them live when they went on tour!
Naturally, when I found out that [a:Adam Savage|3352714|Adam Savage|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1412809454p2/3352714.jpg] wrote a book, I knew I had to get my hands on it.
I was a bit disappointed to find that this book is less of a memoir and more of a motivational book on planning for projects, creating things, organizing tools, problem solving, and learning from mistakes in order to grow as a maker.
I think I would've really enjoyed this book when I was in high school (when I was still watching Mythbusters). I took Tech Design courses in high school and spent numerous hours in the workshop building a miniature model home, furniture, and mini catapults (for my physics class) among other things. I had so much fun building things that I contemplated pursuing industrial design for a while. This book offered a lot of great advice and wisdom that I'm sure 16 and 17 year-old me would've really appreciated.