#ripgrantimahara

[wayward-angels-club]

1970-2020

When I was in middle school my afternoons were spent begging my mom to push dinner back just a few more minutes because me and my brothers were desperate to see the end of the daily mythbusters episode. It aired every week day at 5pm on the Discovery Channel.

It taught me lessons I still carry with me. It taught me a love for science, a love for problem solving, and experimentation, it taught me to think critically about everything I could. It taught me how to have fun while learning and that sometimes you were allowed to swim around in a giant slip of glucose water to test the human bodies ability to swim in vicious liquids. And that you always always always need to make sure you are both upwind and behind proper safety protection when you blow shit up.

I have loved the show since the first episode I saw of it. Not even a week ago my family was talking about the episode on folding a piece of paper more than eight times, and trying our hand at it at the dinner table.

Grant Imahara, was a treasured piece of my childhood, a treasured piece of what made me into the geeky, science loving, forever learning young adult I am now. It broke my heart to hear he passed, knowing that beyond everything he was busting the greatest myth we as a species have ever encountered and that whatever the result he wouldn’t be able to share it with us as he did so many other myths.

Rest In Peace Grant, your enthusiasm for learning and science and myth busting(usually with some explosives) spurred a generation of thinkers (and frazzled parents) and while I had planned to already I’ll be showing my kids the show so that they too can grow with it. You’ll rest forever in the hearts and minds of my generation, your legacy will live on each time a child asks a question we know the answer to because of your experiments. Thank you, I’ll keep learning and thinking and discovering for you.

[kentkb]

Remembering @grantimahara on his birthday. Grant helped me be the best 3 armed #zombie I could be. Grant was friendly and smart with a good sense of humor. If only we all had more time with him. #ripgrantimahara https://www.instagram.com/p/CkFWtjlL7JD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[elgrekotz]

#GrantImahara dedicated his life to using his skills to make people smile. #RIPGrantImahara #chokablok #witcheslair (at Bagamoyo The Old Fort) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCwEWzwHgHK/?igshid=6gq7zcvg8ar1

[nicotaurus13]

I’m at a lost and shocked to hear about Grant Imahara passing. Loved you in Mythbusters. You’ll be missed. RIP 💔😭 #mythbusters #ripgrantimahara https://www.instagram.com/p/CCo1e_dhPQU3SvcqK-Vi0pnbXY4DeUlhOvdqBg0/?igshid=bdq2gqjhtqw2

[upyourgeek]

SAD NEWS: Grant Imahara, a former host of the Discovery Channel show “Mythbusters” has died, according to a statement from Discovery. He was 49. "We are heartbroken to hear this sad news about Grant. He was an important part of our Discovery family and a really wonderful man. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family," the statement said. It added that the host died "suddenly," but no other details about Imahara’s death were provided. "Grant Imahara was an electrical engineer who dedicated his life to using his skills to make people smile," the statement said. Besides hosting "Mythbusters" for 10 years, he was "one of the few officially trained operators for famed droid R2-D2 within the Star Wars universe" and engineered the Energizer Bunny's memorable beat. He was also a Battlebots competitor and winner in the 1990s and early 2000s, and last year judged the robotic combat competition. Imahara co-hosted more than 200 episodes of “Mythbusters,” beginning with season 3 in 2005 and through 2014. He joined the show after an invitation from host Jamie Hyneman and was a part of the Build Team with Kari Byron and Tory Belleci. He replaced welder Scottie Chapman. Imahara was best known for making the robots and other electronics needed for the experiments on the hit show. Imahara went on to host “White Rabbit Project” on Netflix with Byron and Belleci, in which the team investigated topics like jail breaks, superpower technology, heists, and World War II weapons through scientific experiments and builds. The show ran for one season in 2016 and was not renewed. Before making his way onto TV, Imahara worked for Lucasfilm’s THX division and later joined Industrial Light and Magic. He worked there for nine years and contributed to movies like the three “Star Wars” prequels, “Jurassic Park,” “The Matrix Reloaded,” “The Matrix Revolutions,” “Galaxy Quest” and “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.” He also appeared on “Drunk History,” “Battlebots,” “Sharknado 3,” the web series “Star Trek Continues” and the Marvel animated series “Avengers Assemble.” Condolences from to the Up Your Geek Family. #peaceinparadise #rip #ripgrantimahara #gonebutneverforgotten https://www.instagram.com/p/CCoV3zHH8Vd/?igshid=1kpwzurw8z339

[alex12agudelo]

Former co-host of Mythbusters and White Rabbit Grant Imahara has past away he was a wonderful person and he will be missed very much. My condolences go out to his family and friends #mythbusters #ripgrantimahara https://www.instagram.com/p/CCoCzzqhVxL/?igshid=pr9zqqrwulbk

[wretched-hive]

#ripgrantimahara (at Tarpon Springs, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCnyALKDbfj/?igshid=11vkeimxp454g

[servermonkey]

. for @grantimahara #rip #grantimahara #ripgrantimahara https://www.instagram.com/p/CCnf0Hgna_u/?igshid=1frs0pv705aao