58% Thrill Factor
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S01E10 - "Bobsled Shred"
Aired on Sep 10, 2015, 12:30 AM
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Fear of Falling 335 Feet (Pilot)
Tory & Kari examine how drop rides are designed to exploit riders' natural fear of falling. The two use themselves as test subjects as they plummet 335 feet on Falcon's Fury, the tallest freestanding drop ride in North America.
Aug 12, 2015
30 min
Battle of the Sexes
Kari & Tory conduct a battle of the sexes to determine which gender handles the rush of extreme thrills better. They will test groups of men and women on the launch coaster Thunderbird - going upside-down through 160-ft loop.
Aug 12, 2015
30 min
Kari Has No Sense
Tory experiments with Kari senses as she rides Colorado's Glenwood Canyon Flyer ride, which swings riders over a 1,300-foot cliff. She'll be vision and hearing deprived, testing how sight and sounds add to the thrills of a ride.
Aug 19, 2015
30 min
In the Hot Seat
Tory and Kari use accelerometers and state-of-the-art eye-tracking equipment to determine the best place seat on a roller coaster. Their laboratory is Hades 360 in Wisconsin, the only wooden coaster that has a corkscrew.
Aug 19, 2015
30 min
Tory's Terrifying Jump
Tory and Kari are on a scientific quest to find out if there really is such a thing as an adrenaline junkie.
Aug 26, 2015
30 min
Surviving the Apocalypse
Kari and Tory make their way to Southern California's Six Flags Magic Mountain to see just how long they can survive on the thrill ride known as Apocalypse.
Aug 26, 2015
30 min
In the Driver's Seat
Tory & Kari head to Sonoma Raceway, and Tory enrolls in professional racing school. He pushes the pedal to the metal, testing the limits of his thrill ride, but things go awry when his car spins out of control.
Sep 2, 2015
30 min
Slippery When Wet
Kari heads to Wet 'N' Wild in Palm Springs, CA to learn the science behind waterslides.
Sep 2, 2015
30 min
Air Heads
Kari & Tory climb aboard specially outfitted acrobatic aircrafts to test how intense g force conditions affect a person's body and mind.
Sep 9, 2015
30 min
Bobsled Shred
Kari & Tory ride down a bobsled 60 mph around dangerous curves at Lake Placid, NY, a training ground for Olympian bobsled riders. However, will the thrill of the bobsled match that of the traditional roller coaster ride?
Sep 9, 2015
30 min
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