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# Crowdsourced Car Acquisitions
'Mythbusters' Adam Savage Seeks Old Rides on Twitter

By Elsa Blaine | Published 2009-05-21 | Autos
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twitter-mythbusters-adam-savage-cars
References: [twitter](http://twitter.com/donttrythis) & [dsc.discovery](http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/mythbusters.html)

Want your beater of a car to be a star? Adam Savage of [Discovery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/return-of-the-cheetah)’s hit TV show ‘Mythbusters’ has posted a call for [old cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/land-rover-series-2) on [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fsd) today.

Savage Twittered saying, “D’you have a car you want to give to Mythbusters to smash? If you’re in the Bay Area, email smashmycar@gmail.com."

Be guaranteed though that if you do respond, you will never see that car in drivable condition again. ‘Mythbusters’ hosts Adam and his co-host Jamie Hyneman have been the eradicators of many a vehicle, from sub-compacts to buses.

Check out the video here of the boys pancaking an innocent little car with a rocket-powered monolith of a wall.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.0/10
- Popularity: 22% | Activity: 1% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What Makes This Trend Stand Out

- **Crowdsourced Car Destruction:** There is a potential for a platform that connects car owners willing to donate their non-functional vehicles for the purpose of destructive scientific experiments like those performed on Mythbusters.
- **Social Media-based Supply Chain:** More industries can use fast social media platforms like Twitter to quickly and easily ask for supplies, equipment, or products for their businesses.
- **Content-driven Research and Development:** Businesses can improve their research and development process by incorporating ideas that are being shared on social media platforms like Twitter.

### Sectors Adopting This

- **Media and Entertainment:** There is an opportunity for media and entertainment companies to create content-driven stories that can go viral on social media platforms like Twitter.
- **Automotive:** The car industry can leverage crowdsourcing platforms to obtain non-functional vehicles for destructive research and development purposes, testing new safety standards and vehicle designs.
- **Consumer Electronics:** Technology companies can use fast social media platforms like Twitter to quickly identify user needs and react accordingly by developing and releasing new products and updates.

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