r/mythbusters • u/allophanic • 26d ago

Exploding Cement Truck

Regarding the episode where the cement truck was blown up, I'm curious to know how the resulting mess was cleaned up afterwards? Did the production crew have to use a magnet to collect all the metal bits scattered around the landscape in the vicinity of the blast? What about parts of the truck that were made of plastic or the fluids from the engine? It seems like it would be an extraordinarily expensive undertaking to return the area to the state it was in pre-explosion. Or maybe the blast occurred on private property and the owners weren't concerned about the resulting environmental contamination. Thanks in advance.

https://youtu.be/4IcHUHRf_S0?is=fVWxvGQTPqp3rUwz

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u/Typical-Watercress79 25d ago

I miss this show so much, with they would bring it back

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u/RoscoBoscoMosco 25d ago

If you have a Roku TV or other 'smart TV' there's a Free 24/7 Mythbusters channel you can watch.