Stuck with Hackett

Artist Chris Hackett uses junk to fabricate quirky inventions for modern life. Abandoned in the desert and determined to stay cool, he melts bullets, explodes a solar chimney and assembles a propane-powered flamethrower in an effort to beat the heat.

Alone in an abandoned rail yard, Chris Hackett uses train wreckage around him to motorize a Victorian hand cart, fire up a super-hot invisible hydrogen flame and turn wood into an explosive gas -- all in an effort to build his own personal locomotive.

Chris Hackett finds himself at an abandoned RV camp in the woods. The camper lacks indoor plumbing, so he sets out to build a bathroom and shower from the discarded items onsite, but he runs into an unexpected challenge heating water for his shower.

Stuck in a junkyard, Chris Hackett gets grime from rotting cars all over him, so he sets out to make a washer and dryer from an old car. He must build a welder, reinvent the spin cycle and turn exhaust fumes into the heat he needs to dry his clothes.

Stuck in an abandoned hospital with night approaching, Chris Hackett must create electric light. He risks electrocution, builds a lamp that can set itself on fire, creates dazzling but flesh-eating limelight and turns water into a red-hot flame.

Chris Hackett is at an abandoned suburban house, but rather than pay outrageous electric fees, he decides to create his own power. By combining a car engine with a table saw motor, he hopes to get enough power to enjoy life in the suburbs.

In an airplane graveyard on a dry lakebed, Chris Hackett is inspired to build a high-speed land yacht. He'll create his own aluminum-melting foundry, turn an airplane wing into a sail and take his chances in a dirt boat held together with homemade parts.

Chris Hackett decides to create a holiday for himself, Hackestivus, and make fireworks to celebrate. He builds fountains that shoot stars and a rocket, but as the sun begins to set, he finds himself racing the clock to get his fireworks set before dark.

Using discarded food from a grocery dumpster, Chris Hackett attempts to make his own fast-food empire. To industrialize the food-making process, he uses 5000-degree metal fire to cook his burgers and a potato cannon to make French fries.

In need of rest, Chris Hackett leaves the hustle and bustle of the city and escapes to the mountains. Finding himself buried under tons of snow in a small cabin with no heat, he has to find a way to survive ten-thousand feet above sea level.