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Todd Sampson's Life on the Line

  • 2017
  • Ended
  • Documentary
  • ~30m / ep
  • 1 season

Todd Sampson puts his faith in science to the ultimate test in a series of epic experiments, trusting his life to the laws of physics.

Latest: Season 1 · 2017

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  1. E1. Heat Transfer

    Mar 21, 2017 · 32m

    Todd Sampson tests his faith in science in a series of epic experiments, trusting his life to the laws of physics. Todd goes feet first into an inferno with only a dousing of water to protect him.

  2. E2. Resistance

    Mar 28, 2017 · 30m

    Facing an AK-47 rifle underwater, Todd Sampson trusts the extraordinary power of resistance to stop a bullet before it hits him.

  3. E3. Friction

    Apr 4, 2017 · 30m

    Todd Sampson takes a leap of faith by bungee jumping with two interwoven phonebooks, and nothing but the friction between the pages arresting his fall.

  4. E4. Conservation Of Energy

    Apr 11, 2017 · 29m

    Todd Sampson puts the law of conservation of energy to the ultimate test by releasing a one-tonne wrecking ball centimetres from his face.

  5. E5. Air Pressure

    Apr 18, 2017 · 31m

    Harnessing the incredible power of air pressure, Todd Sampson attempts to climb a 13-storey building with nothing but two vacuum cleaners strapped to his back.

  6. E6. Buoyancy

    Apr 25, 2017 · 30m

    Putting his faith in the science of buoyancy, Todd Sampson ties himself to a giant cluster of helium balloons in an attempt to defy gravity.

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