Todd Sampson's Life on the Line

Season 1

2017 · 6 episodes · 3h 2m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Heat Transfer

   21 Mar 2017 · 32 min

   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. 

   2. Resistance

   28 Mar 2017 · 30 min

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

3. 

   3. Friction

   4 Apr 2017 · 30 min

   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. 

   4. Conservation Of Energy

   11 Apr 2017 · 29 min

   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. 

   5. Air Pressure

   18 Apr 2017 · 31 min

   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. 

   6. Buoyancy

   25 Apr 2017 · 30 min

   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.