Season 1

1. Heat Transfer

2017-03-21 · 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. Resistance

2017-03-28 · 30m

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

3. Friction

2017-04-04 · 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. Conservation Of Energy

2017-04-11 · 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. Air Pressure

2017-04-18 · 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. Buoyancy

2017-04-25 · 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.