The Mythbusters were incredibly influential in my desire to pursue engineering. I also liked watching Battlebots, seeing all the crazy things they would come up with... I wish the best for his friends and family.
Oh man, I forgot about battle bots. Loved that show - haven’t thought about it in years but wow, must be loads of fun building those things...
RIP to an all around positive addition to our world.
Normally I ignore the "rich and famous" obits, however Grant's passing is really quite upsetting. MythBusters meant a great deal to me during my college years, right as I was trying to figure out where I wanted to go in life. The build team was always the best. With the loss of Jessie in 2019, it's been a hard year for Mythbusters.
See with the Mythbusters (sidekicks), I can't really see them as rich; I mean I'm sure they made some decent money off of it, but I doubt it set them up for life and I wouldn't be surprised if they got screwed over in that show in favor of Jamie / Adam. I never heard why they were let go / quit the show, although I've always suspected it was because the show just wasn't as popular anymore.
I can view it just fine here in Germany. Hm, wonder what's up with that.
Europe != Germany
But Germany is indeed in Europe. So, if someone says that it cannot be viewed in Europe, as in the whole continent, than saying that you can view it in Germany invalidates the initial assumption.
Btw I'm in another European country and I can see the article as well.
I think the weakened blood vessels show up on MRI and CT scans. I don't think it's usually done unless you have specific risk factors. Probably best to let your doctor know about your family history.
For several years Grant had the only other master/slave robot arm I could find on youtube. I was so excited when I found one and saw it was his...
I felt a real connection with him, even though I didn't know him personally. It's been a long time dream of mine to be on battlebots, and I treasure the Deadblow T-shirt I got there about 20 years ago. This truly hurts.
One of his most recent creations was a Baby Yoda! So sad to hear of his passing, like many others here I was inspired by him and still aspire to be a creative coder and builder like he was. https://youtu.be/I7P4frD_GiE
Amazing. What a great engineer, and a great person. Rest in peace, Mr. Imahara.