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Thrill Factor

Thrill Factor

2015•30m•Documentary
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Exploring the exciting world of thrill rides, waterslides and other heart-pumping experiences through a scientific lens, hosts Kari Byron and Tory Belleci dive into the engineering and physics that explain why these rides excite adrenaline junkies.

StatusCanceled
Runtime30m
LanguageEN
First Air DateAug 12, 2015

Episodes

Episode 1 - Fear of Falling 355 FeetE130m

Fear of Falling 355 Feet

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

Episode 2 - Battle of the SexesE230m

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

Episode 3 - Kari Has No SenseE330m

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

Episode 4 - In The Hot SeatE430m

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

E530m

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

E630m

Surviving the Apocalypse

Tory 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.

Aug 26, 2015

Episode 7 - In The Drivers SeatE730m

In The Drivers Seat

Tory & Kari set up shop trackside at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, CA, where Tory enrolls in racing school at Simraceway Performance Driving Center.

Sep 2, 2015

E830m

Slippery When Wet

Kari heads to Wet 'N' Wild in Palm Springs, CA to learn the science behind waterslides.

Sep 2, 2015

E930m

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

E1030m

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

E1130m

Fall Frenzy

Kari & 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.

Oct 25, 2015

Actors

Tory Belleci

Tory Belleci

Self

Kari Byron

Kari Byron

Self

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