diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/howstuffworks.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/howstuffworks.py
index 76b74c51d..65ba2a48b 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/howstuffworks.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/howstuffworks.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class HowStuffWorksIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'thumbnail': 're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
                 'duration': 161,
             },
+            'skip': 'Video broken',
         },
         {
             'url': 'http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/7199-survival-zone-food-and-water-in-the-savanna-video.htm',