How Lethal Was Blendo REALLY?

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The fact that Blendo as we know it is the toned-down version of what Jamie initially conceived says a lot about how Jamie's mind works.

I love the idea of "Your robot is too scary, you win"

That prologue about Jamie originally intending for Blendo to be an inertia-driven machine without knowing that those speeds would melt the robot itself is such a Jamie story. As is that tidbit about him using a turntable. He really was just committed to efficiency and doing things the right way. Legend.

I really like the high regard Adam shows for Jamie. No matter how different they are and how they can get on each other's nerves, it's always clear how much respect they have for each other. That makes me glad.

For those who are curious, 30,000 RPM at 3 feet in diameter would mean the blades would be travelling at ~3,200 mph. A little faster than Mach 4.

I've heard of winning because your opponent is DQed, but winning by DQing yourself is really something special

Jaime: "I have a horrifyingly efficient idea." Jamie's crew: "...We can approach that." Later: Win by default.

The part I love best about the Blendo story is Jamie got in the infant stages of this sport and figured out the most overpowered, perfect design on the first try.

The fact that the concept to reality went from 30,000 rpm to 400 rpm really shows the level of ambition from Jamie lol

The Death Star was actually based on a design that Jaime thought didn't have enough power.

I remember being there one year Blendo competed! It chucked a piece of another robot so hard it punched it right into the plexiglass barrier. It was definitely a scary machine. My dad went and talked to you guys after, he was so impressed. He was a physicist, and he loved the (apparent) simplicity and effectiveness of the bot. I wish he could have seen this video to learn about the engineering behind it. Thank you for bringing back that great memory. All the years I watched Myth Busters on TV, I never knew you guys made Blendo.

I was working at Colossal Pictures when Jamie was building Blendo, and I count myself as a kind of foster-father to Blendo, having contributed $20 to it's construction budget. I remember being very disappointed to hear it was not allowed to complete the competition. Then I saw the video! Blendo's driver (Johnathan?) was being careful to avoid the bowling ball swinging from a chain attached high overhead. When Blendo touched the bowling ball it went flying 20 ft in the air! Thank god it stayed attach to the chain and remained in the arena. When Blendo hit a robot you could see the pieces of metal catching the light as they flew over the tall plexiglass barriers headed for the bleachers. The way I heard it was that Robot Wars' insurance would have been pulled if Blendo was not withdrawn from the competition. So Jamie did the gentlemanly thing and withdrew so the games could continue.

I really want to see what Jamie would do with modern technology if he were to build a Battlebot today.

I appreciate how Jamie wanted 30k RPM but the compromise was 400. Original Blendo could have starred in his own 1950s cult horror film. (Of course, actual Blendo was no slouch either)

The respect Adam shows for Jamie is absolutely heartwarming. I don’t care if they are not friends - their relationship is built on respect and trust. Awesome to see.

Fun fact: What you're talking about with the angle grinder, in essence, is exactly how Rolls Royce achieve such tight tolerances for their mating surfaces on their HP/IP jet engine turbine blades.

Always nice to hear a Jamie story. I think as fans we know he's happy staying out of the spot light but we still miss him. Lucky for us we still get to spend lots of content from Adam!

The fact that Adam had to explain that Robot Wars came before Battle Bots, just made me feel suuuuuper old. Robot Wars was huge, I wanted to enter the competition so bad as a kid.

It's really impressive that the Jamie impression transcends beyond just sounding like him and actually getting the look down as well