Here’s a video excerpt of Adam Savage’s wonderful talk at Maker Faire. He’s telling the story of a life-changing experience that’s helped form his character and how massively screwing up can sometimes end up as a positive.

MythBuster Adam Savage’s Colossal Failures
[You can see additional clips from Adam's talk and watch the entire hour-long presentation on the link above.]

More:

• Make: Online’s Mythbusters interview, Part 1
• Mythbusters interview, Part 2