Destroyed In Seconds — Season 1, Episode 57: Episode 57
Documentary, Reality • 22 min • 2 seasons, 76 episodes • ★ 7.3/10
Episode synopsis
Heber City, UT – 400 pounds of snowmobile slam down on Steve Medrano's head as he attempts a dangerous backflip. Zephyrhills, FL – Skydiver David "TK" Hayes tumbles across a pond when he comes in too fast. Brands Hatch Circuit, West Kingsdown, England – Chris Martin takes a nasty wipeout during a motorcycle race, crashing into the safety barrier. Memphis, TN 1979 – Multiple barrels of parathion insecticide explode, spewing a cloud of toxic gas that threatens the city. Wiltshire, England – Rival racers Peter Chambers and Godfrey Jones crash into a dirt barrier. Tri-Cities, WA – The 2006 Hydroplane Atomic cup. Dave Villwock drives a Miss Elam Plus speedboat that flips and slams into the water. Broadbottom, England 2005 – Comp safari racing with the Northern Off Road Club (NORC). An orange land off-road rover, driven by Dave Brown and his navigator, tries a jump, catches too much air. La Paz, Bolivia – 2 weeks of heavy rain erodes a hillside, and causes multiple houses to collapse.
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.