Destroyed In Seconds — Season 1, Episode 50: Episode 50
Documentary, Reality • 22 min • 2 seasons, 76 episodes • ★ 7.3/10
Episode synopsis
Persian Gulf, off the coast of Doha, Qatar – Boat driver Sheikh Hassan and his throttleman Matteo Nicolini, are racing in The Spirit of Qatar speedboat when it flips and crashes. Querétaro, Salamanca and Guanajuato, Mexico 5/7/07 – The Popular Revolutionary Army or EPR bomb gas pipelines owned by Pemex. Louisville, KY – Jeremy Stenberg is at a stunt show when, during a backflip, he falls off his bike midway. Villa Martelli, Argentina – A chemical factory catches fire. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The annual base jump event. Pierre Pascal's parachute opens backwards and he collides with the Petronas Towers. Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA – Dan Horan comes out of a 5-year retirement and collides with Mike Chrisman's dragster. Lake Hood Seaplane Base, Anchorage, Alaska – A de Havilland Beaver crashes after taking off. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – Hurricane Kenna wreaks havoc on the western coast of Mexico.
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.