Smash Lab

The team attempts to protect a building from an explosion by painting it with a layer of truck bed liner paint designed to protect vehicles from scratches.

The Smash Lab teams tests a special type of carbon fiber used to reinforce tunnels to see if it can protect a home from destructive hurricanes.

The team uses giant airbags mounted to the front of a train in an attempt to push cars to safety when faced with the 8,000-ton locomotive.

The team builds an artificial earthquake machine in order to determine if a ball-bearing floor system found in airplanes can save homes from earthquakes.

The Smash Lab team uses roller coaster braking technology with hopes of helping occupants escape from burning buildings.

The Smash Lab crew uses a bit of rocket science to find a way of stopping heavy trailers when a vehicle's brakes go out.

The team works with a top-secret torpedo technology to revolutionize mid-ocean rescue to help stranded sailors.

The Smash Lab team attempts to use carbon monoxide fire extinguishers to help the police better handle high-speed car chases.

The Smash Lab crew dons their lifejackets and takes to the water hoping to use parachute technology to eject someone from an out-of-control speedboat.

The team attempts to save a Boeing 747 from an explosion using a material-filled membrane used to soak up the energy from bombs called Blastwrap.