| Episode # |
Episode Name |
Description |
Original Air Date |
| 0 |
Pilot |
An introduction to high speed cameras, what happens to us when we get punched, how sound waves break glass, and how dogs really drink water. |
March 18, 2008 |
| 1 |
Stone Breaking |
Breaking stone slabs, Diet Coke and Mentos geysers, Frisbee dog. |
October 15, 2008 |
| 2 |
Will It Blend? |
Juggling balls to chainsaws, blending things you shouldn't, breaking a beer bottle bare-handed. |
October 15, 2008 |
| 3 |
Dry Ice Bomb |
Throwing water on a grease fire, the power of dry ice, the wonders of soap bubbles, a tablecloth pull trick. |
October 22, 2008 |
| 4 |
Fuel Girls |
The Fuel Girls' fiery breath, skateboard champion Greg Lutzka's killer kick flips, and Russ Byars' world record winning stone-skipping technique. |
October 22, 2008 |
| 5 |
Taser |
What happens when you're hit by a taser gun, how a pole vaulter defies gravity for a record-making jump, and how a jack hammer pounds the pavement...and the body. |
October 29, 2008 |
| 6 |
Human Crash Dummy |
Cameras capture Human Crash Test Dummy, Rusty Haight, as he helps the state police by intentionally crashing his car for science. Two young archers take their best shot William Tell style. |
October 29, 2008 |
| 7 |
Samurai Sword Master |
The secrets behind a samurai swordsman's lethal blow, a pool pro's award-winning moves, and the inner workings of a hummingbird. Plus, the artful side of an accident with tempered glass. |
November 5, 2008 |
| 8 |
Free Runner |
The art and the science behind a gravity-defying free runner, the strange solid liquid non-Newtonian fluid, and the beauty of water droplets. |
November 5, 2008 |
| 9 |
Bull Whip |
The sonic boom of a bull whip, no two wet dogs shake exactly alike, and a Boston Bruin's star puts two hockey sticks to the test. |
November 12, 2008 |
| 10 |
Liquid Nitrogen |
The freezing power of liquid nitrogen, stopping bullets with "Dragon Skin," and lighting up fireworks. |
November 12, 2008 |
| 11 |
Break-dancing |
The destructive force of power tools, the seemingly physics-bending motions of break-dancing, and why a bullet fired underwater goes askew. |
November 19, 2008 |
| 12 |
Paintball |
Storm-blown glass, make a mess with paintballs, serve up a flaming cocktail with some trick bartenders, and spring into action with the Yo Yo Pros. |
November 19, 2008 |
| 13 |
Cheerleading |
Shoot skeets with an Olympian, capture the airborne acrobatics of Boston College cheerleaders, and find out how a baseball can break a hard baseball bat. |
November 26, 2008 |
| 14 |
Trial Bikes |
The stunts of two urban bike riders, the athletic precision of an ice skater, and the tricks of a cardthrower whose 90-mph focused toss can chop vegetables and put out candles. |
November 26, 2008 |
| 15 |
Sharpshooter |
An Old West Champion Sharpshooter, get cooking with the Feasty Boys, look at things differently with a Schlieren camera, and try their hand at a 3-bladed boomerang. |
December 3, 2008 |
| 16 |
Barefooter |
A world-class "barefooter" as he twists and turns across the water without skis, more razor-sharp cutting with a Samurai martial arts expert, a drummer with a world speed record, and Jeff's electrifying new art project. |
December 3, 2008 |
| 17 |
Stuntmen |
What really happens in a movie fight scene, the secret behind bowling a strike, and the noisemakers behind a cicada and a rattlesnake. |
December 10, 2008 |
| 18 |
Body Modification |
The pain of body modification, the energy flow of a Wushu master, quick-stepping tap dancers, and the what happens to a firecracker in a wine glass. |
December 10, 2008 |
| 19 |
Mouse Trap |
Trap-testing with Rev. Tommy Gunn and the high-flying Cirque du Soleil, exploring their inner stuntmen, and capturing the sophisticated simplicity of making music and weed-whacking. |
December 17, 2008 |
| 20 |
Lawn Tools |
Putting various items through a lawn mower and wood chipper; Cirque Du Soleil rehearsal. |
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