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MythBusters AB?
OK, First! (I think...)
Tonight we finally get to see Adam's AB.
(At least I think it's an AB. )
Tonight we finally get to see Adam's AB.
(At least I think it's an AB. )
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Oh Boy!
That is just so cool!
Can I still say this and be over 40?
Oh..or should I say "Sweeeeeeeeet"?
It looks absolutely excellent.
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Can I still say this and be over 40?
Oh..or should I say "Sweeeeeeeeet"?
It looks absolutely excellent.
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DR Ulloa wrote: I think you need to get your eyes checked. That is no Federation. It's definately an AB. Show me a Federation that looks like that and I'll dress as Belloq in his ceremonial garb for Halloween!
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get ya dress ready..
http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?t ... ht=fed+iii
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..(Spoilers!) I'm going to tear a phone book in half! This episode revealed the secret. (and no, not along the binding, and no preperation..) Also, they demonstrated that simply interleaving 2 phone books together, no glue, it took 8,000 lbs to pull them apart- weird but true.. Two cars couldn't seperate them, they had to use two TANKS to do it. - Meanwhile Adam is tearing piles of phone books in half by hand. The hat was only worn for a few seconds in a seperate spot where Adam says to visit Mythbusters.com. There was only this head-on view.
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The shape is good, but the felt will never match.darthbish wrote:DR Ulloa wrote: I think you need to get your eyes checked. That is no Federation. It's definately an AB. Show me a Federation that looks like that and I'll dress as Belloq in his ceremonial garb for Halloween!
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get ya dress ready..
http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?t ... ht=fed+iii
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The color is all off. You simply cannot compare the felt, even with the uber low-res photo of Adam. However, Holt's Federation is definately the best one I've ever seen...sorry, no dress.darthbish wrote:DR Ulloa wrote: I think you need to get your eyes checked. That is no Federation. It's definately an AB. Show me a Federation that looks like that and I'll dress as Belloq in his ceremonial garb for Halloween!
Dave
get ya dress ready..
http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?t ... ht=fed+iii
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Well, Adam did confirm at one point (elsewhere) that he ordered an AB, and we also heard that he had filmed an episode wearing it. This clip was likely filmed at that time. The moment I saw it, I knew it could be nothing else.
I think it does look strange on him, but it's a new style for him, and it looks like the hat was tilted forward against the wind, making the crown look unusually high.
At any rate; Adam, if you're reading - Nice Hat! Wear it. A lot.
I think it does look strange on him, but it's a new style for him, and it looks like the hat was tilted forward against the wind, making the crown look unusually high.
At any rate; Adam, if you're reading - Nice Hat! Wear it. A lot.
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No, during that scene he didn't turn his head in a direction that would allow that, and that's the only time he was wearing it in this episode. I'm sure it'll turn up again.BendingOak wrote:There an easy way to tell if it's a AB or akubra. Do we have a shot of the bow?
I'm almost positive it's an AB, for the simple reason (as Chewbacca Jones stated in his post) Adam mentioned on another forum that he had ordered an AB for himself. Besides, if you were making Mythbusters money would you settle for a Fed?
Zombie Jones wrote:No, during that scene he didn't turn his head in a direction that would allow that, and that's the only time he was wearing it in this episode. I'm sure it'll turn up again.BendingOak wrote:There an easy way to tell if it's a AB or akubra. Do we have a shot of the bow?
I'm almost positive it's an AB, for the simple reason (as Chewbacca Jones stated in his post) Adam mentioned on another forum that he had ordered an AB for himself. Besides, if you were making Mythbusters money would you settle for a Fed?
Nahhhhhh................I wouldn't "settle" for a Fed..
I'D PREEEEEEEFER A FED
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I knew I was gonna take some heat for that comment--thanks for not disappointing me!darthbish wrote:Zombie Jones wrote:No, during that scene he didn't turn his head in a direction that would allow that, and that's the only time he was wearing it in this episode. I'm sure it'll turn up again.BendingOak wrote:There an easy way to tell if it's a AB or akubra. Do we have a shot of the bow?
I'm almost positive it's an AB, for the simple reason (as Chewbacca Jones stated in his post) Adam mentioned on another forum that he had ordered an AB for himself. Besides, if you were making Mythbusters money would you settle for a Fed?
Nahhhhhh................I wouldn't "settle" for a Fed..
I'D PREEEEEEEFER A FED
Don't get me wrong, I love my Fed IV. But, quite honestly, if money and wait times were not an issue I think almost every member here would own an AB Fedora.
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I don't want to turn this into a "which hat is better" thread. I'm just going to say "don't knock it till you try it." I don't think you understand becuase you've probably never seen, held, or worn an AB. Nothing wrong with a Federation, but your comparing apples and oranges, if I can commandeer Michaelson's favorite quote.darthbish wrote:Zombie Jones wrote:No, during that scene he didn't turn his head in a direction that would allow that, and that's the only time he was wearing it in this episode. I'm sure it'll turn up again.BendingOak wrote:There an easy way to tell if it's a AB or akubra. Do we have a shot of the bow?
I'm almost positive it's an AB, for the simple reason (as Chewbacca Jones stated in his post) Adam mentioned on another forum that he had ordered an AB for himself. Besides, if you were making Mythbusters money would you settle for a Fed?
Nahhhhhh................I wouldn't "settle" for a Fed..
I'D PREEEEEEEFER A FED
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Neither do I.DR Ulloa wrote: I don't want to turn this into a "which hat is better" thread. I'm just going to say "don't knock it till you try it." I don't think you understand becuase you've probably never seen, held, or worn an AB. Nothing wrong with a Federation, but your comparing apples and oranges, if I can commandeer Michaelson's favorite quote.
Dave
In fact the "apples & oranges" is a good analogy.
Some people prefer apples, others oranges. Both have there own unique texture and taste.
Why does a person prefer one over the other??...
They just do.
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I don't know. It came from my wife and she's from Columbia. I don't know where she got it. Maybe it's just her and her mom.Michaelson wrote:It is? Maybe in the KINGSPORT area it is....but not around Tullahoma!Ark Hunter wrote:It's compairing "pigs and puppies" in Tennessee.... but your comparing apples and oranges, if I can commandeer Michaelson's favorite quote.
Regards! Michaelson
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Except that he did always have a preference for Akubra's in the past!Zombie Jones wrote:No, during that scene he didn't turn his head in a direction that would allow that, and that's the only time he was wearing it in this episode. I'm sure it'll turn up again.BendingOak wrote:There an easy way to tell if it's a AB or akubra. Do we have a shot of the bow?
I'm almost positive it's an AB, for the simple reason (as Chewbacca Jones stated in his post) Adam mentioned on another forum that he had ordered an AB for himself. Besides, if you were making Mythbusters money would you settle for a Fed?
Isn't RPF the other forum he's on? Why doesn;t someone here PM him and just ask. I made this a public thread on purpose!
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If I may, let me interject:
I think it's a "good" hat, either way. Why? Because he's wearing a fedora in the first place. That puts him at the "grown-up table" to begin with. Hats of that ilk are sorely lacking in the general populace.
Secondly, and exclusive to this forum ( and it's kin ), IT'S AN INDY STYLE HAT! Come on! How many other people are wearing them on TV? Without any sense of irony?
Finally, not having seen any other views ( I saw the broadcast ), I wonder if it doesn't have a diamond crease in the top giving the perception of the reverse taper.
I think it's a "good" hat, either way. Why? Because he's wearing a fedora in the first place. That puts him at the "grown-up table" to begin with. Hats of that ilk are sorely lacking in the general populace.
Secondly, and exclusive to this forum ( and it's kin ), IT'S AN INDY STYLE HAT! Come on! How many other people are wearing them on TV? Without any sense of irony?
Finally, not having seen any other views ( I saw the broadcast ), I wonder if it doesn't have a diamond crease in the top giving the perception of the reverse taper.
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I think that is probable. His Bushmen don't reverse taper, and those are straight sided hats, virtually the same as Fed 4s blockwise. I've seen him wear those with both a center dent and a teardrop. Or, his top dent is completely popped up in back..Or, it's a very round hat on a long head? I ask customers to measure their head width, and I make a custom block for each hat based on it. (Drop me a pm Adam, I'll make you a Winston360, and hand deliver it to Mythbusters HQ, - it's a 20 minute drive.)kiltie wrote: I wonder if it doesn't have a diamond crease in the top giving the perception of the reverse taper.
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