10. They Were Tired Too
Ending a large project also comes with a catharsis. For Savage and Hyneman, they’d long overspent their respective energy for doing the show. “I’m tired,” said Savage to EW. “We’ve been making the show 40 weeks a year. That’s a rough schedule, even in television.” Add up the years and months. It equals more time spent than earning a high school education. It probably bests the knowledge gained from traditional schooling too, just without the pop quizzes.