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In each episode of Destroyed in Seconds the world's most shocking natural destructive forces are captured on film.
From well-orchestrated implosions of massive structures to rampaging tornadoes, catastrophic mid-air collisions and sudden terrorist attacks, no topic is too trivial or taboo for this show.
Be they acts of nature or caused by man, this is much more than just a clip show.
Destroyed in Seconds is not meant simply to shock and entertain, but to explore the causes of mass destruction and how, when possible, families and communities can bounce back from devastation.
Can't get enough of the awesome spectacle of destruction? Well you're not alone. Few can ever get their fill of the mesmerising power of savage forces wreaking havoc and devastation.
Destruction Scale
From an exploding hand grenade to a massive asteroid smashing into the Earth, a range of natural and man-made forces can wreak differing amounts of carnage.
The standard way to understand their destructive force is to calculate the equivalent amount of trinitrotoluene, or TNT, one of the most commonly used explosives measured in weight. Here are a few examples:
RKG-3 anti-tank hand grenade. 1.25 lbs.
Briefcase bomb 50 lbs.
Demolition of 10-story building. 200 lbs.
1,000 lb bomb, World War II. 670 lbs.
MOAB bomb. 10.6 tons.
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Average-sized tornado. 5.1 kilotons.
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. 15 kilotons.
Thermonuclear warhead on ICBM. 1.5 megatons.
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. 5 megatons.
"Tsar Bomba" - USSR H-bomb, 1961. 50 megatons.
Kashmir earthquake, 2005. 178 megatons.
Mount St. Helens eruption, 1980. 500 megatons.
San Francisco earthquake, 1906 1 gigaton.
Krakatoa eruption, 1883. 5.6 gigatons.
10-km asteroid impact, 65 million years ago. 100,000 gigatons.
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