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Thrill Factor

2015 1 season 11 eps TV-G

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Season 1

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Season 1

30 min

S1 · E1 · Aug 12, 2015

Fear of Falling 355 Feet Episode 1

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.

30 min

S1 · E2 · Aug 12, 2015

Battle of the Sexes Episode 2

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.

30 min

S1 · E3 · Aug 19, 2015

Kari Has No Sense Episode 3

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.

30 min

S1 · E4 · Aug 19, 2015

In The Hot Seat Episode 4

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.

30 min

S1 · E5 · Aug 26, 2015

Tory's Terrifying Jump Episode 5

Tory and Kari are on a scientific quest to find out if there really is such a thing as an adrenaline junkie.

30 min

S1 · E6 · Aug 26, 2015

Surviving the Apocalypse Episode 6

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.

30 min

S1 · E7 · Sep 2, 2015

In The Drivers Seat Episode 7

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

30 min

S1 · E8 · Sep 2, 2015

Slippery When Wet Episode 8

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

30 min

S1 · E9 · Sep 9, 2015

Air Heads Episode 9

Kari & Tory climb aboard specially outfitted acrobatic aircrafts to test how intense g force conditions affect a person's body and mind.

30 min

S1 · E10 · Sep 9, 2015

Bobsled Shred Episode 10

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?

30 min

S1 · E11 · Oct 25, 2015

Fall Frenzy Episode 11

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.

11 episodes in Season 1

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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.

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Cast

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Tory Belleci

Self

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Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns

Kari Byron

Self

Also in

Crash Test World

Total runtime 5h 30m · Episode length 30 min · Type Documentary

Show info

Premiered

August 12, 2015

Final episode

October 25, 2015

Status

Canceled

Network

Travel Channel

Country

United States

Type

Documentary

Episode length

30 min

Total runtime

5h 30m

Original language

English

Production

T

Travel Channel

Production

B

BASE Productions

Production

United States

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Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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