Destroyed In Seconds — Season 1, Episode 44: Avalanche, Window Washers
Documentary, Reality • 22 min • 2 seasons, 76 episodes • ★ 7.3/10
Episode synopsis
The star of an extreme ski video goes one-on-one with an avalanche and loses. Then, 400-foot flames erupt when chemical tanks ignite, and gale-force winds cause two window washers to slam into the side of a skyscraper. Finally, a famous daredevil motorcyclist makes a fateful miscalculation, and a spray of water suddenly brings down a century-old building.
About Destroyed In Seconds
Destroyed in Seconds is a half-hour American television series that airs on Discovery Channel. Hosted by Ron Pitts, it features video segments of various things being destroyed fairly quickly such as planes crashing, explosions, sinkholes, boats crashing, fires, race car incidents, floods, etc. The nature of the show closely resembles Real TV. The show uses real video of real events, and commentary explaining the destruction portrayed. Most videos have stock sound effects added. Some of the events seen resulted in fatalities, and all of the events have property damage. It is currently on hiatus.