Discovery Channel - Smash Lab tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1486712 2008-09-12T13:44:55-04:00 TypePad Roll-Over Rescue tag:typepad.com,2003:post-55535490 2008-09-12T13:44:55-04:00 2008-09-12T13:45:09-04:00 Episode:Crash-Proof Log Hauler The Challenge:To prevent a log truck roll-over. The Materials:A super vacuum and a gyroscope. What to Watch For:Stuntman-assisted log-truck crash. When to Watch:Thursday, Sept. 18, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.Get a reminder. Crystal Byrd

Episode:Crash-Proof Log Hauler4084515

The Challenge:To prevent a log truck roll-over.

The Materials:A super vacuum and a gyroscope.

What to Watch For:Stuntman-assisted log-truck crash.

When to Watch:Thursday, Sept. 18, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.Get a reminder.

 Capsized tag:typepad.com,2003:post-55423058 2008-09-10T14:56:46-04:00 2008-09-10T14:56:59-04:00 Episode:Trapped in a Boat The Challenge:To escape from an overturned ship with no outside help. The Materials:Plasma cutter, clear vinyl and steel hoops. What to Watch For: �??The bucket of death.�?? When to Watch:Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at 10 p.m.... Crystal Byrd

Episode:Trapped in a Boat Smashlabcapsizedboatep19

The Challenge:To escape from an overturned ship with no outside help.

The Materials:Plasma cutter, clear vinyl and steel hoops.

What to Watch For: �??The bucket of death.�??

When to Watch:Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.Get a reminder.

 Rig on the Run tag:typepad.com,2003:post-54753866 2008-08-27T10:10:57-04:00 2008-09-02T15:44:19-04:00 Episode:Runaway Big Rig The Challenge:To stop a 400 ton, 18-wheeler truck moving at top speed. The Materials: Polypropylene and nylon ropes, explosive spike strips, textile brakes and more. What to Watch For: A massive big rig blow out. When to... Crystal Byrd <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><em><a href="http://blogs.discovery.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/29/smashlabhosts400x250.jpg"></a></em></p> <p><strong>Episode:</strong>Runaway Big Rig<a href="http://blogs.discovery.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/08/27/smashlabstolen18wheelerep17.jpg"><img title="Smashlabstolen18wheelerep17" height="250" alt="Smashlabstolen18wheelerep17" src="http://blogs.discovery.com/smash_lab/images/2008/08/27/smashlabstolen18wheelerep17.jpg" width="400" border="0" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 5px 5px" /></a> <a href="http://blogs.discovery.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/08/20/smashlabcapsizedep18.jpg"></a><a href="http://blogs.discovery.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/08/11/smashlabsnowboundep15.jpg"></a><br /><strong><br />The Challenge:</strong>To stop a 400 ton, 18-wheeler truck moving at top speed.</p> <p><strong>The Materials:</strong> Polypropylene and nylon ropes, explosive spike strips, textile brakes and more.</p> <p><strong>What to Watch For:</strong> A massive big rig blow out.</p> <p><strong>When to Watch:</strong>Thursday, Sept. 5, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. <for series.html?paid="1.14362.25497.28071.x&lt;/p"></for></p></div> In Deep Water tag:typepad.com,2003:post-54459002 2008-08-20T16:42:34-04:00 2008-08-20T16:42:44-04:00 Episode:Unsinkable Car The Challenge:Engineer a survival strategy for a sinking car and an unmanned rescue for a woman overboard. The Materials: Co2-powered grappling hook gun, archer�??s bow and arrow, polyurethane foam and water mixture, bilge pumps, and more. What to... Crystal Byrd

Episode:Unsinkable CarSmashlabcapsizedep18

The Challenge:Engineer a survival strategy for a sinking car and an unmanned rescue for a woman overboard.

The Materials: Co2-powered grappling hook gun, archer�??s bow and arrow, polyurethane foam and water mixture, bilge pumps, and more.

What to Watch For: Gadget�??s hook, line and sinker.

When to Watch:Tuesday, August 26, at 10 p.m. ET/PT

 A Snowball's Chance tag:typepad.com,2003:post-54049730 2008-08-13T09:30:44-04:00 2008-08-13T15:35:06-04:00 Episode: Extreme Snow Plow The Challenge:To engineer a clever escape from an extreme whiteout. The Materials: A jet engine and a hot-air balloon. What to Watch For: Blackened snow. You just have to watch to find out what that's about.... Crystal Byrd

Episode: Extreme Snow Plow Smashlabsnowboundep15

The Challenge:To engineer a clever escape from an extreme whiteout.

The Materials: A jet engine and a hot-air balloon.

What to Watch For: Blackened snow. You just have to watch to find out what that's about.

When to Watch:

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 Destruction Impossible tag:typepad.com,2003:post-53780082 2008-08-06T09:47:22-04:00 2008-08-13T11:33:53-04:00 Episode: Unbreakable Car The Challenge: To find out what it would take to make an indestructible car. The Materials: Reactive armor technology and metal-aluminum foam. What to Watch For: Metal mayhem. When to Watch:Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.... Crystal Byrd

Episode: Unbreakable CarSmashlabcarolymoicsep16

The Challenge: To find out what it would take to make an indestructible car.

The Materials: Reactive armor technology and metal-aluminum foam.

What to Watch For: Metal mayhem.

When to Watch:Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Get a reminder.

 Back with a Blast tag:typepad.com,2003:post-53465478 2008-07-29T20:35:24-04:00 2008-07-29T20:36:25-04:00 Smash Lab returns with seven new episodes and a couple of new faces. Tune in on a new night, starting Tuesday, Aug. 5. We'll continue to give you the lowdown on upcoming episodes. Here's a peek at the next premiere... Robin Bennefield

Smashlabhosts400x250 Smash Lab returns with seven new episodes and a couple of new faces. Tune in on a new night, starting Tuesday, Aug. 5. We'll continue to give you the lowdown on upcoming episodes. Here's a peek at the next premiere episode.

Episode: Car Over a Cliff

The Challenge: To make a cliff dive in a car survivable.

The Materials: Airbags fitted outside the car and stabilizing steel rods.

What to Watch For: The amazing crashes, of course.

When to Watch: Tuesday, August 5, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

 Extinguishing the Bad Guys tag:typepad.com,2003:post-47583348 2008-03-26T18:00:41-04:00 2008-03-26T18:00:51-04:00 Episode 11: CO2 Cop Car The Challenge: Use fire extinguishers attached to a police car to snuff out the engine of a speeding getaway car. The Material: Cool CO2 gas can instantly put out a fire and stop a car... Robin Bennefield

Smashlabcopcar3 Episode 11: CO2 Cop Car

The Challenge: Use fire extinguishers attached to a police car to snuff out the engine of a speeding getaway car.

The Material: Cool CO2 gas can instantly put out a fire and stop a car engine, but the task here will be the positioning of the extinguishing device.

What to Watch For: Some unusual chase scenes.

When to Watch: Wednesday, March 26, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

 Torpedo to the Rescue tag:typepad.com,2003:post-47277316 2008-03-19T19:45:54-04:00 2008-03-19T19:46:06-04:00 Episode 10: Long-Range Lifeboat The Challenge: Use torpedo technology to design a manned Coast Guard lifeboat that can be dropped onto an ocean rescue scene from a long-range plane in a matter of minutes. The Material: A phenomenon called supercavitation,... Robin Bennefield <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><strong><a href="http://blogs.discovery.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/03/19/smashlablifeboat2_3.jpg"><img width="400" height="250" border="0" alt="Smashlablifeboat2_3" title="Smashlablifeboat2_3" src="http://blogs.discovery.com/smash_lab/images/2008/03/19/smashlablifeboat2_3.jpg" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: right;" /></a> Episode 10:</strong> Long-Range Lifeboat</p> <p><strong>The Challenge:</strong> Use torpedo technology to design a&nbsp; manned Coast Guard lifeboat that can be dropped onto an ocean rescue scene from a long-range plane in a matter of minutes.</p> <p><strong>The Material: </strong>A phenomenon called supercavitation, where a bubble is formed behind an object that travels through water at a high rate of speed. The bubble sheaths the vessel in an armor of water vapor, reducing its drag by as much as 70 percent, possibly enabling a rescue boat to be dropped straight out of an airplane and survive the impact with the water.</p> <p><strong>What to Watch For:</strong> Kevin�??s belly flop and the team pushing a boat out of a plane at 100 miles per hour. </p> <p><strong>When to Watch: </strong>Wednesday, March 19, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.</p></div> Quicksand Crime Stopper tag:typepad.com,2003:post-46583586 2008-03-04T17:37:29-05:00 2008-03-04T17:37:44-05:00 Episode 9: Fluidized SandThe Challenge: Use liquid sand in high-speed chases to deter getaway cars or stolen armored bank trucks. The Material: Fluidized sand. This high-tech material is used to clean metal tool surfaces. When water is blown through the... Robin Bennefield

Smashlabsand3 Episode 9: Fluidized Sand

The Challenge: Use liquid sand in high-speed chases to deter getaway cars or stolen armored bank trucks.

The Material: Fluidized sand. This high-tech material is used to clean metal tool surfaces. When water is blown through the sand, it turns into quicksand instantly. The Smash Lab team wonders if it can become a quick crime deterrent.

What to Watch For: A huge bed of sand becoming liquid.

When to Watch: Wednesday, March 5, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Get a reminder.