Season 1
11 episodes · Aug 12, 2015
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S1E1Fear of Falling 355 Feet
Aug 12, 201530mTory & 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.
S1E2Battle of the Sexes
Aug 12, 201530mKari & 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.
S1E3Kari Has No Sense
Aug 19, 201530mTory 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.
S1E4In The Hot Seat
Aug 19, 201530mTory 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.
- S1E5
Tory's Terrifying Jump
Aug 26, 201530mTory and Kari are on a scientific quest to find out if there really is such a thing as an adrenaline junkie.
- S1E6
Surviving the Apocalypse
Aug 26, 201530mTory and Kari step aboard an epic coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California called Apocalypse to see what physiological effects thrill rides have on the body.
S1E7In The Drivers Seat
Sep 2, 201530mTory & Kari set up shop trackside at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, CA, where Tory enrolls in racing school at Simraceway Performance Driving Center.
- S1E8
Slippery When Wet
Sep 2, 201530mKari heads to Wet 'N' Wild in Palm Springs, CA to learn the science behind waterslides.
- S1E9
Air Heads
Sep 9, 201530mKari & Tory climb aboard specially outfitted acrobatic aircrafts to test how intense g force conditions affect a person's body and mind.
- S1E10
Bobsled Shred
Sep 9, 201530mKari & 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?
- S1E11
Fall Frenzy
Oct 25, 201530mKari & Tory travel across the US, exploring the fun of fear as they enter two of the country's most notorious haunted houses. Along the way, they examine the science behind some of the country's most epic fall traditions.