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# Crash Test Science! (Hacking Physics To Save Lives)
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/its-okay-be-smart/episode/crash-test-science-hacking-physics-to-save-lives-8amuau/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:16:44.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T09:54:38.000Z
- Description: Crashing a car is usually a terrible accident. But sometimes, it’s a way to save lives.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Be Smart, Season 11, Episode 19, #ZZZ_Episode_6c231100-1df9-4f3e-b72c-3363bb27ca2f, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_dc38a6e9-266e-43c1-b647-45e7445fad27, #v1.16

Crashing a car is usually a terrible accident. But in this episode, we’ll meet four engineers who crash cars for a living. They do it to understand the physics behind a dangerous crash… so they can hack those same physics principles to protect drivers and passengers instead of endangering them.