Destroyed In Seconds — Season 1, Episode 59: Episode 59
Documentary, Reality • 22 min • 2 seasons, 76 episodes • ★ 7.3/10
Episode synopsis
Punta Gorda, FL – Hurricane Charley wreaks havoc in the neighborhoods, and storm chasers Jim Reed and Greg Zamarippa are caught in the hurricane. Buenos Aires, Argentina – A paint factory containing acetone, xylene and turpentine is ablaze. Crandon, WI – An off-road race. Mike Jenkins loses control and crashes into a fence and 5 other drivers are thrown off-guard, resulting in a massive pile-up. Anne Arundel County, MD – Cameraman Ben Smolen tags along with a group of friends going to Travis Pastrana's stunt park compound for Nitro Circus filming. Angel Fire, NM - During the first Winter X Games, modified snow shovel racing was introduced. San Dimas, CA – Dexter Tuttle's speedboat disintegrates at high speeds and he is thrown like a ragdoll across the water. Shakopee, Minnesota – A snowmobile race. Racer Bobby LePage is crushed by fellow racer Ross Martin. A series of accidents involving fighter jets on aircraft carriers which led to aircraft carriers being made safer.
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.