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The Untold Truth Of Bjork
In 2020, Adam Savage was asked what the most surprising result they’d ever gotten was, and he answered (after saying that he was pretty sure Jamie Hyneman would have the same response) that it was the golf ball car. The idea started with the fact that the dimples on a traditional golf ball allow for it to go much farther than a non-dimpled golf ball because of aerodynamics. That led to the myth that if dimples got added to a car, it would become more aerodynamic and get much better gas mileage. Sounds crazy, right?
They coated a car first with clay, then carved golf ball-like dimples out of the clay. The verdict? It worked: The dimpled car saved 14% in gas, and their reactions said it all. “Oh my god, both of us, laughing, laughing, astonished, astounded, amazed that we got this incredible result,” Savage said. “That was by far one of the most surprising and wonderful days.” Even better was what came afterward, and it’s this behind-the-scenes tidbit that raises this segment in the rankings. Savage said that they received a letter from one of the major car companies, saying they had done the same test in one of their wind tunnels and thought the “MythBusters” were wrong. “My favorite part about that?” he said. “One of these multi-billion-dollar corporations went through the effort and took the time … like, we caused that to happen! We wasted their time! I love that!”
