Destroyed In Seconds — Season 1, Episode 56: Episode 56
Documentary, Reality • 22 min • 2 seasons, 76 episodes • ★ 7.3/10
Episode synopsis
Calpe, Spain – A small town near the Atlantic Coast is battered by a massive flood sweeping away everything in its path. Curitiba, Brazil – A chemical plant explodes, sending canisters flying hundreds of feet through the air. Lake Elsinore, CA – Rodrigo Ampudia survives a nasty barrel roll in his off-road truck during a race. San Diego, California – A car smashes into an office when the driver accidentally stepped on the gas instead of the brake. Fontana, CA – A motorcycle race. Peter Bilicki records the race and Louis Asher, who was in front of him, wipes out. Hiawatha, KS – A tornado comes down and sends debris flying. Marble Falls, TX – Two-time speedboat champion Don Bausher wins a race but his boat goes out of control and rips apart. Cape Canaveral, FL – The Atlas-Centaur rocket falls back onto the launchpad and explodes.
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.