What are the best episodes of Smash Lab?

The best rated episodes of Smash Lab are: High Rise Escape - S1E6 rated 5.7, Runaway Big Rig - S2E5 rated 5.5, Crash Absorbing Concrete - S1E2 rated 5.3, Fluidized Sand - S1E9 rated 5.0, Blast Proof House - S1E1 rated 4.8, Unbreakable Car - S2E2 rated 4.5

What are the worst episodes of Smash Lab?

The lowest rated episodes of Smash Lab are: Runaway Trailer - S1E8 rated 2.0, Long Range Life Boat - S1E10 rated 2.0, C02 Cop Car - S1E11 rated 2.0, Car Over a Cliff - S2E1 rated 2.0, Unsinkable Car - S2E4 rated 2.0, Trapped in a Boat - S2E6 rated 2.0

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Dec 2007 - Sep 2008

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Best Episodes of Smash Lab

High Rise Escape
S1 Ep6
5.7
13th Feb 2008
The team tries to figure out how to decrease the number of fire-related deaths by having a stunt man test magnetic roller coaster brakes.
Runaway Big Rig
S2 Ep5
5.5
4th Sep 2008
The Smash Lab explores various ways to stop a stolen semi truck within a distance of only 100 feet. Deanne and Nathaniel test giant nets, while Chuck and Gadget try to blow the tires by using spikes and explosives.
Crash Absorbing Concrete
S1 Ep2
5.3
16th Jan 2008
Engineers 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.
Fluidized Sand
S1 Ep9
5.0
5th Mar 2008
The team experiments with fluidized sand to help stop bank robbers in getaway cars.
Blast Proof House
S1 Ep1
4.8
26th Nov 2007
Can 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.
Unbreakable Car
S2 Ep2
4.5
12th Aug 2008
Can a car survive a 55 MPH crash? The team tries various ways to make a car crash-proof, for both side and front impact collisions.

Worst Episodes of Smash Lab

Runaway Trailer
S1 Ep8
2.0
27th Feb 2008
The 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
Long Range Life Boat
S1 Ep10
2.0
19th Mar 2008
The team combines a life boat with torpedo technology to perform a long range rescue.
C02 Cop Car
S1 Ep11
2.0
26th Mar 2008
The team equips a police car with CO2 (carbon dioxide) fire extinguishers in order to disable a car during a high speed chase.
Car Over a Cliff
S2 Ep1
2.0
5th Aug 2008
The team tries to make crashing a car over a cliff survivable. Ideas tested include stabilizing rods, an anchor, and inflatable exterior airbags.
Unsinkable Car
S2 Ep4
2.0
26th Aug 2008
Chuck and Nathaniel try to make a car unsinkable. Deanne and Gadget try to figure out a way to get back on a cruise ship after falling overboard.
Trapped in a Boat
S2 Ep6
2.0
11th Sep 2008
The Smash Lab team explores ways to escape from a capsized boat. Chuck and Nathaniel use an air filled bell, while Deanne and Gadget try a plasma cutter.

Smash Lab Episode Guide

Blast Proof House
S1 Ep1
4.8
26th Nov 2007
Can 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
S1 Ep2
5.3
16th Jan 2008
Engineers 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
S1 Ep3
4.0
23rd Jan 2008
The 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
S1 Ep4
4.0
30th Jan 2008
In 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
S1 Ep5
4.0
6th Feb 2008
The team tries to figure out if technology can be used to isolate a house from the shaking of the ground, caused by an earthquake.
High Rise Escape
S1 Ep6
5.7
13th Feb 2008
The 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
S1 Ep7
3.5
20th Feb 2008
The 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
S1 Ep8
2.0
27th Feb 2008
The 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
S1 Ep9
5.0
5th Mar 2008
The team experiments with fluidized sand to help stop bank robbers in getaway cars.
Long Range Life Boat
S1 Ep10
2.0
19th Mar 2008
The team combines a life boat with torpedo technology to perform a long range rescue.
C02 Cop Car
S1 Ep11
2.0
26th Mar 2008
The 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
S1 Ep12
4.5
2nd Apr 2008
Deanne 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
S1 Ep13
4.5
9th Apr 2008
The team uses a material named Blastwrap in an attempt to protect a 747 from an explosion.

Smash Lab was a reality television series that premiered on December 26, 2007, on the Discovery Channel. The idea of the show is to take everyday technology and test it in "extraordinary ways."

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