Savage Builds

Adam Savage was dying to include a food fight in Savage Builds, but the episode didn't come together until he landed on the perfect opponent: his friend and former MythBusters host Tory Belleci. Here's how it felt to film with Tory again.

Savage Builds: Dogfight Derby combines WWI airplanes, laser tag and world-famous director Peter Jackson. How did this extraordinary episode come together? Adam Savage explains.

Adam Savage was in his element creating the ZF-1, a device from The Fifth Element which combines six different weapons. But his conversation with Gary Oldman, who played Zorg in the film, was one of his favorite moments.

This episode ended as something very different than it was when it began. Adam Savage explains why, and how MythBusters (including the infamous cement truck explosion) figured into its evolution.

Adam Savage tells two inside stories about this episode: one, his awe in working with a power hammer for the first time; and two, his delight in choosing how to dramatically reveal the completed meteorite sword on camera.

What's it like to crash your car on purpose? Adam Savage describes the feeling, as well as his joy in sharing the experience with Mad Max Melee special guests Simone Giertz and Laura Kampf.

Failure's always an option in Adam Savage's world, right? Right. Here's what was going through Adam's head when his enormous explosive-laden cart (a weapon that the British designed during WWII) didn't work as expected.

What's so hard about creating a real-life Iron Man suit? Well, a lot of things -- including learning how to 3D print titanium. But in this episode, Adam Savage tells a story about the profound difficulties his team ran into during the suit's assembly.