Smash Lab

Season 1

TV-PG

A team of scientists blast, smash and destroy an array of vehicles and buildings in their pursuit of finding better, safer designs.

Where to Watch Season 1

13 Episodes

Blast Proof House
E1
Blast Proof HouseCan the team use the latest aviation break through to prevent a car or bus crossing the meridian and smashing into oncoming traffic? The team tries to re-purpose an amazing technology called an aerated concrete arrestor bed.
Crash Absorbing Concrete
E2
Crash Absorbing ConcreteEngineers determine if a new aviation technology called an aerated concrete arrestor bed can be used to prevent out-of-control vehicles from crossing the highway median and plowing into oncoming traffic.
Hurricane Proof House
E3
Hurricane Proof HouseThe team tests a kind of carbon fiber to see, if it could be used to reinforce tunnels or keep a house from being destroyed in a hurricane.
Train Crash
E4
Train CrashIn response to the fact that over 3000 people die each year due to railroad crossing accidents, the team tests the idea to use large airbags, located at the front of the train, so cars are safely pushed away.
Earthquake Proof House
E5
Earthquake Proof HouseThe Smash Lab team thinks carbon fiber fabric can be used to hurricane proof a house. That includes damage from wind and flying debris. Their control tests don't fair well because they're looking to handle a category 5.
High Rise Escape
E6
High Rise EscapeThe team tries to figure out how to decrease the number of fire-related deaths by having a stunt man test magnetic roller coaster brakes.
Fireproof House
E7
Fireproof HouseThe goal is to insulate a home from forest fires. A good portion of the show has the team working on ways to get the huge blanket over the home and secure the gaps. They estimate the home to be devoured in 1 1/2 minutes without protection and the experiment is considered a failure after a couple of minutes where something catches fire.
Runaway Trailer
E8
Runaway TrailerThe team investigates if you can stop a runaway trailer with truck using rockets. After testing 3 ways of using the rockets, a direct backwards-facing trailer-mounted system is used. A glitch in the firing system results in premature ignition, ending the experiment
Fluidized Sand
E9
Fluidized SandThe team experiments with fluidized sand to help stop bank robbers in getaway cars.
Long Range Life Boat
E10
Long Range Life BoatThe team combines a life boat with torpedo technology to perform a long range rescue.
C02 Cop Car
E11
C02 Cop CarThe team equips a police car with CO2 (carbon dioxide) fire extinguishers in order to disable a car during a high speed chase.
Boat Ejector Seat
E12
Boat Ejector SeatDeanne and the boys use ways to escape speedboat crashes with a parachute. First Deanne and the guys tried to use a parachute to escape a car crash. Second the gang tried to deploy an underwater chute to slow down one boat before it crashed into another. The theory was to give people time to escape a head-on collision with another boat before the first one crashed into it.
Bomb Proof Plane
E13
Bomb Proof PlaneThe team uses a material named Blastwrap in an attempt to protect a 747 from an explosion.