
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
View all seasonsE1. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.






