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Test, TEST or Tester may refer to:

• Test (assessment), an assessment intended to measure the respondents' knowledge or other abilities
  • Physical fitness test
  • Driving test
  • Performance test (assessment)
  • Performance test (bar exam)
• Test match (disambiguation), an international sporting contest
• River Test, a river in England
• The upper part of a four-poster bed
• Tester, a canopy over a tomb or pulpit, also known as a sounding board

Mathematics and statistics[link]

• Statistical test, a statistical procedure aiming to classify the elements of a population
• Statistical hypothesis testing, a method of making statistical decisions using experimental data, particular case of the former

Science and technology[link]

• Concept inventory, an assessment to reveal student thinking on a topic
• test (Unix), a Unix command for evaluating conditional expressions
• TEST (x86 instruction), an x86 assembly language instruction
• Software testing, the process of verifying that a software program works as expected
• Experiment, a part of the scientific method
• Test (biology), the shell of sea urchins and certain microorganisms
• Test method, a definitive procedure that produces a test result
• Chemical test, a procedure designed to prove the existence of, or to quantify, a particular substance
• Psychological testing, the use of behavioral samples to make inferences about an individual
• Physical test, a method for determining characteristics of a product
• Toxicology testing

People[link]

• Desmond Tester (1919–2002)
• John Test (1771–1849)
• Jon Tester (born 1956), junior Senator from Montana, a Democrat
• Ralph Tester, head of the Testery, a British codebreaking station at Bletchley Park
• Ruth Tester (1903–1993)
• Scan Tester (1887–1972), English folk and country musician
• William Tester (born 1960), American novelist
• Zachary Test (born 1989), American rugby union player
• Andrew Martin (1975–2009), professional wrestler who used the ring name "Test"

Media and entertainment[link]

• Tests (album), a 1998 album by The Microphones
• "Tester," a song by Anthrax on the album Stomp 442
• The Tester, a reality show produced by Sony about videogame testing
• Johnny Test, an American/Canadian animated television series

See also[link]

• Legal tests
• Lists of tests
• Quality infrastructure
• The Test (disambiguation)
• example.com

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Jamie Hyneman
Born	James Franklin Hyneman (1956-09-25) September 25, 1956 (age 55) Marshall, Michigan, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Indiana University
Occupation	MythBusters co-host, M5 Industries CEO
Years active	1986-present
Religion	None (Atheist)
Spouse	Eileen Walsh (1989-present)
Website
www.m5industries.com

James Franklin "Jamie" Hyneman (born September 25, 1956)^[1] is an American special effects expert, best known for being the co-host of the television series MythBusters. He is also the owner of M5 Industries, 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.^[2] On May 16, 2010, he delivered the commencement address and received an honorary Doctorate of Engineering, from Villanova University.^[3]

Early life, education, and early career[link]

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."^[4]

He earned a degree in Russian linguistics from Indiana University.^[5] He also received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Villanova University.^[6][7] On November 25, 2011, Hyneman was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Twente (Enschede, Netherlands) for his role in the popularization of science and technology.^[8]

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.

Personal life[link]

He has been married to Eileen Walsh, a science teacher at Encinal High School, since 1989.^[9] They met while he owned a sailboat diving charter business in the Virgin Islands.^[10] Hyneman identifies strongly with skeptics and atheists.^[11]

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Hyneman and a Blue Angels team member at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma prepare for the Sonic Boom Sound-off episode in 2009.

A distinctive part of his appearance is his dark beret, white long-sleeve button up shirt over a black t-shirt, no-rim glasses, and, occasionally, sunglasses. This, along with his walrus-style moustache and deep voice, are constant subjects for jokes by co-host Adam Savage and other team members. A sign hanging in his workshop reading "Clean Up or Die", visible in several episodes, expresses his desire to keep the shop clean and tidy.

Hyneman's demeanor on MythBusters is calm, logical and no-nonsense, in stark contrast to Savage's more animated, impulsive and energetic persona.^[12] Hyneman is often exasperated by Savage's antics and he sometimes argues with him about the best approach to take. The two often have very different ideas for performing experiments and building devices. Hyneman's ideas tend to be more simplified than his co-host's, and he has a philosophy of reducing a solution to its most basic form, wherever possible. This difference has led to numerous competitions between the two presenters when testing myths, such as testing the Goldfish Memory myth and Hoverboard myth.

His notable achievements in commercials include the can-spitting vending machine seen in 7 Up commercials, and his patented two-wheeled football shoe from Nike Lab commercials.^[13]

Hyneman has been dr.h.c. Jamie Hyneman since November 25, 2011 when he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Twente on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. He was awarded his honorary doctorate together with Adam Savage for their work in popularizing science.^[14] In the "AC on vs. Windows Down" myth, Hyneman revealed a food that he invented (and commonly eats) known as "the 444," a smoothie-like concoction of 4 fruit, 4 vegetable, and 4 grain servings. Despite skepticism by the rest of the crew, Hyneman described the 444's taste as "quite pleasant."

Other appearances[link]

The two army-junk sellers in The Darwin Awards are portrayed by Savage and Hyneman. They appear during the story of the rocket-car, which they effectively reproduced in the series' pilot episode.^[15]

He attended the annual skeptics' conference called The Amaz!ng Meeting in 2006.^[16]

Hyneman made a cameo appearance along with Savage on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on the May 1, 2008 episode "The Theory of Everything",^[17] where they play inspectors each giving thumbs-up after seeing a shirt soaked in pepper spray catch fire when shot by a taser. They would go on to test this myth and prove it confirmed with certain types of pepper spray.

He and MythBusters co-host Savage will appear as judges on the game show Unchained Reaction premiered in March 2012.^[18]

Hyneman and Savage have also voiced characters on The Simpsons episode "The Daughter Also Rises" as a parody of themselves, the "MythCrackers", which prompts Bart and Milhouse to experiment in a similar fashion.

Hyneman is currently an editor and contributor at Tested.com alongside fellow Mythbuster Adam Savage and longtime technology reviewers Will Smith, and Norman Chan.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Jamie Hyneman's M5 Industries
• Jamie Hyneman's Patent for Remote control device with gyroscopic stabilization and directional control
• Jamie Hyneman at the Internet Movie Database
• Wavecam aerial robotic camera
• Jamie Hyneman biography from the Discovery Channel