World's Most Amazing Videos — Season 1, Episode 7: Seconds from Impact

Episode synopsis

Catastrophe strikes from every angle in this jaw-dropping episode. A massive rocket explodes without warning, sending 250 tons of fiery debris raining from the sky. In the mountains, a powerful mudslide tears through the earth, obliterating a home in seconds. In a burning high-rise, hundreds are trapped with no way out — until a makeshift ladder becomes their last chance at survival, 12 stories above the ground. Meanwhile, out at sea, a fisherman reels in a deadly predator — and suddenly finds himself in a fight to stay alive. And in a final heart-stopping moment, a fighter pilot ejects just seconds before his jet crashes into the ground. Can he survive the impact? Explosions. Escapes. Unbelievable survival. These are real people… caught in real danger… with real stories to tell. This is… The World’s Most Amazing Videos.

About World's Most Amazing Videos

World's Most Amazing Videos is a reality television series that showcases accidents, disasters, police chases and other extraordinary events that are caught on video camera. These videos normally shown anybody involved in these aforementioned incidents survive nonetheless. Although it is similar in content to the other series Real TV and Maximum Exposure, it takes a more serious tone. Originally, the show appeared on NBC as a timeslot filler program. A new series of episodes of the show were created in 2006 first-run for Spike TV, after a six-year hiatus from the NBC stint.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Edge of Destruction
• E2The Scariest Show on Earth
• E3Chaos in an Instant
• E4Crash, Burn, and Survive
• E5Impact: Seconds from Disaster
• E6Engulfed in Chaos
• E8Unstoppable Danger
• E9Survival at Sea and Beyond
• E10Explosive Moments
• E11Collision Course
• E12Frozen Terror & Fiery Chaos
• E13Collision Course: Thrills, Spills, and Survival