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.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 7 of Smash Lab resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Smash Lab Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Blast Proof House
• s01e02 - Crash Absorbing Concrete
• s01e03 - Hurricane Proof House
• s01e04 - Train Crash
• s01e05 - Earthquake Proof House
• s01e06 - High Rise Escape
• s01e07 - Fireproof House
• s01e08 - Runaway Trailer
• s01e09 - Fluidized Sand
• s01e10 - Long Range Life Boat
• s01e11 - CO2 Cop Car
• s01e12 - Boat Ejector Seat
• s01e13 - Bomb Proof Plane

Smash Lab Show Summary

Smash Lab features a team of skilled engineers as they take on everyday technology and apply it in fun new ways. For example, would the material used in a bulletproof Kevlar vest be able to protect an airliner from bombs? The Smash Lab team will test it and see!