Jamie Hyneman poses on top of M5 for an August 2007 photo shoot by Discovery Channel.
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Is duct tape alone strong enough to lift a car into the air? Jamie Hyneman is on the case in 2009.
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A virtually unchanged Jamie Hyneman poses in the blueprint room, circa 2003.
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Jamie Hyneman plays the good guy to Adam Savage's villain in 2009's "Dumpster Diving."
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Jamie Hyneman at the Encinal Boat Launch in Alameda, California, on April 10, 2008, shooting for Shark Week.
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Jamie Hyneman readies a house and its occupant for a simulated hurricane in Florida.
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Jamie Hyneman in Alaska, shooting 2008's "Alaska Special."
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Does shifting the center of gravity in a bus going 50 mph enable it to make sharp turns without flipping over? Jamie Hyneman takes on the movie Speed in 2009's "Demolition Derby Special."
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Jamie Hyneman tests golf-ball aerodynamics at NASA's wind chamber in 2009.
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For 2008's "James Bond Special," Jamie Hyneman suits up in villain attire in order to test the bite force of Bond's mythical foe, Jaws.
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Is it possible to lift a sunken boat from the ocean floor using only ping-pong balls? In 2004, Jamie Hyneman was on the case in Monterey Bay.
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