Thrill Factor - Season 1

Thrill Factor - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes10
DatesAug 12, 2015 - Oct 25, 2015

Episodes

Fear of Falling 335 Feet (Pilot)
Season 1Episode 130 min

Fear of Falling 335 Feet (Pilot)

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
Battle of the Sexes
Season 1Episode 230 min

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
Kari Has No Sense
Season 1Episode 330 min

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
In the Hot Seat
Season 1Episode 430 min

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
Tory's Terrifying Jump
Season 1Episode 530 min

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
Surviving the Apocalypse
Season 1Episode 630 min

Surviving the Apocalypse

Kari and Tory make their way to Southern California's Six Flags Magic Mountain to see just how long they can survive on the thrill ride known as Apocalypse.

Aug 26, 2015
In the Driver's Seat
Season 1Episode 730 min

In the Driver's Seat

Tory & Kari head to Sonoma Raceway, and Tory enrolls in professional racing school. He pushes the pedal to the metal, testing the limits of his thrill ride, but things go awry when his car spins out of control.

Sep 2, 2015
Slippery When Wet
Season 1Episode 830 min

Slippery When Wet

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

Sep 2, 2015
Air Heads
Season 1Episode 930 min

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
Bobsled Shred
Season 1Episode 1030 min

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

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