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The Unexpected Destruction of Elaborately Engineered Artifacts(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-09-09
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A Misguided Adventure in Risk Eradication, Happening Without Known Cause In Connection with Events that are Not Necessarily Related
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Alan Kelley's eagerly awaited edit of the largest Survival Research Laboratories event ever. SRL adds 5000 spectators , 60 tons of machines , 50 srl members working tirelessly on site for 3 weeks, at an Austin, Texas racetrack to equal major mayhem. Artfully condensed on video to 18 min.
Languages: English.
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