born September 25, 1956) is an American special effect expert, best known for being the co-host of the television series mythbusters. He is also the owner of M5 industry, the special effects workshop where MythBusters is filmed. He is known among Robot Wars devotees for his robot entry, blendo, which, for a time, was deemed too dangerous for entry in the competition. He is one of the designers of the aerial robotic camera system Wavecam, used in sports and entertainment events. On May 16, 2010, he delivered the commencement address and received a Doctorate of Engineering, honoris causa, from Villanouva university.
Hyneman was born in Marshall, Michigan and raised in Columbus Indiana. Describing his early life, Hyneman said "I was a problematic kid, to be sure. I left home when I was 14 and hitchhiked all over the country."
He earned a degree in Russian lingustic from Indiana university, A variety of careers fill his resume, including scuba diver, wilderness survival expert, boat captain, linguist, pet shop owner, animal wrangler, machinist, concrete inspector, and chef. He apparently has a mild case of acrophobia (fear of heights), as mentioned in the "Hammer Drop" episode segment of Mythbusters (This is also shown in "Duct Tape Special 2").
He has been married to Eileen Walsh, a science teacher at Encinal High School, since 1989. They met while he owned a sailboat diving charter business in the Virgin Islands
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