Adam Savage’s Tested is a content platform and community playground for makers and curious minds. On Tested.com, the highly- engaged Tested YouTube channel, and at conventions and events, dynamic makers share ideas and inspire each other to build their obsessions. Led by Adam Savage, the Tested team explores the intersection of science, popular culture, and emerging technology, showing how we are all makers. Adam also takes viewers behind the scenes of films, TV shows, theater, and museums, shining a spotlight on the craftspeople and artists who make the magic we all enjoy. Tested is also: Norman Chan, Joey Fameli, Josh Self, Kristen Lomasney and Thomas Crenshaw.
When a simple physics disagreement over white versus black netting threatened to derail a major project, Adam Savage discovered a secret to professional sanity. Rather than fighting a losing battle against a stubborn partner, he learned to let the physical world do the arguing for him.
We often abandon shop organization because we aren't sure of the final form, but waiting for perfection creates permanent clutter. Adam Savage reveals how foamcore serves as a 'physical CAD' to prototype custom storage for oddly shaped tools. It turns out that a hot glue gun and a few scraps of foam are the ultimate weapons against workshop paralysis.
What happens when a childhood obsession with Frankenstein meets the high-stakes world of Industrial Light & Magic? Don Bies reveals the winding path from operating a puppet's tongue to guarding the most famous props in cinematic history at the Lucasfilm archives. This is a story of how resourcefulness, brutal honesty from mentors, and a well-timed laser cutter can turn a backyard tinkerer into a steward of movie magic.
Most makers waste hundreds on pre-packaged tool kits that gather dust. Adam Savage reveals a more aggressive strategy: buy the cheapest possible version first, then let your actual projects pay for the professional-grade upgrades.
Adam Savage takes on the legendary Demon Core, recreating the specialized magnesium transport box used during the Manhattan Project. From machining cooling fins in Richlite to dealing with exploding rubber stoppers in liquid nitrogen, this guide reveals the grit and precision required to build a museum-quality atomic relic. It’s a masterclass in historical forensics and hardware optimization that proves the most dangerous stories are often the ones you build with your own hands.