Premiere: March 25, 2012

Description: Rocket scientists and special-effects artists go head-to-head in their effort to build the very best fire-and-ice themed machine.

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Theme: Fire & Ice

Teams: Team Aerospace vs. Team NAC

Judges: Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman

Guest Judge: Adam Sadowsky, president, Syyn Labs

Material Pile: tires, wood palettes, barbecues, lumber, pyro, steel, industrial fan, refrigerator, treadmill, televisions, computer monitors, steel drums, car lift, plastic owls, helicopter blades, telephone poles, spools, ramps, mattresses.

Special Episodic Materials: gasoline, ice blocks, welder guns, rollerblades, skis, instant fire logs, vacuum, hot plate, nitrous oxide, steel balls, fake snow.

Team Name: Team Aerospace

The members of Team Aerospace work at Edwards Air Force Base, NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center.

• Oscar Murillo, El Mirage, Ariz.
• Jacob Schaefer, McFarland, Wis.
• David Boyle, Fullerton, Calif.
• James Flynn, Vader, Wash.
• Albion Bowers, Lancaster, Calif.

Team Name: Team NAC

NAC stands for Noel Action Concepts, a special-effects and prop animation company run by Mark Noel. He assembled the team, which includes his sons Jesse and Mark.

• Jesse Noel, Burbank, Calif.
• Troy Dederick, Newbury Park, Calif.
• Christy Sumner, Los Angeles, Calif.
• Casey Noel, Burbank, Calif.
• Mark Noel, Los Angeles, Calif.

Winning Team: Team NAC