The Discovery Channel's Destroyed in Seconds: My Review

Although no one likes to talk about it, people love to see disaster. And after it's over, they regret ever having seen it and tell everyone how catastrophic it really was. Either way, the makers of Destroyed in Seconds were right about one thing: creating a show about destruction would become very, very popular. Composed of short clips, lending credibility to the "in seconds" part of the name, the series shows just how quickly things can be destroyed. Within 22-minute episodes, Destroyed in Seconds packs in several heart-stopping videos that keep the viewer on the edge of their seat.

What's Destroyed in Seconds all about?

Ron Pitts, an NFL broadcaster with Fox Sports since 1994, hosts and narrates Destroyed in Seconds, elaborating on the causes of each catastrophe and what happened after them. And these aren't petty little explosions, like your first impression may trick you into believing. Take these few examples to persuade you otherwise: a man is sucked into a jet engine, three people are caught under a moving ferry, a dragster disintegrates at 130 mph, a raceboat disintegrates at 240 mph, and a gasleak leads to the explosion of several buildings. However, these are only few out of many other devastating clips that can be found on Destroyed in Seconds. While many of these could have been avoided, as Ron Pitts explains before each clip, all of them were not, and consequently landed on the series. Forget YouTube. Destroyed in Seconds is the new best series to access destruction right at your fingertips.

Where can I learn more about the show?

Click here if you want a complete list of the upcoming episodes in the series. If you want even more information about Destroyed in Seconds, you can check out The Discovery Channel's website here. Finally, the best place to preview the show would probably be YouTube. Just remember that you're only getting a fraction of the show, and watching excerpts on YouTube shouldn't be a compromise you're willing to take. Tune in to Destroyed in Seconds to see the wildest and most disastrous events that have ever been captured on camera.

Sources:
"Destroyed in Seconds." Wikipedia.
"Destroyed in Seconds." The Discovery Channel.