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Preview: Season 52 Episode 10 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
A first-of-its-kind experiment aims to stage a multi-vehicle pileup to gain new data on car safety.
What really happens in a multi-vehicle pileup? A first-of-its-kind experiment aims to stage a high speed crash to gain new insights on car safety. But how can they create and study a complex collision without putting any lives in danger?
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Ultimate Crash Test: Countdown Preview
Preview: Season 52 Episode 10 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
What really happens in a multi-vehicle pileup? A first-of-its-kind experiment aims to stage a high speed crash to gain new insights on car safety. But how can they create and study a complex collision without putting any lives in danger?
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- We don't know what's going to happen.
- Action all vehicles.
- [Narrator] To test how we react in a highway pile up.
- What the hell's that?
- [Narrator] And collect valuable data on safety systems.
- To get you from point A to point B safely.
- [Narrator] But how can they pull it off without putting anyone in danger?
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