Extraordinary Humans (Season 1)

Thom Hunt goes in search of a man who claims he can place any animal into a trance. We take Kanzawa Tadashi better known as Beast Master to Bison Creek and put him amongst the Wildebeest.

In this episode Tom meets Ito Kinichi who claims to be the fastest human on all fours. Thom uses motion capture to analyze his unique form of human movement. In our second part Thom meets Juan Ruiz who as a blind person uses the unique form of echolocation to see.

In Hanover Germany Matthias Schlitte has a genetic condition making his right arm 33% bigger than his left and has trained it to become even bigger and stronger becoming an arm wrestling champion Dickson Oppong aka the Human Camel claims he can drink a staggering 5 liters of water.

Thom Hunt goes in search of a unique human Eskil Ronningsbakken capable of balancing on the edge of the 100-meter vertical drop of the Puerto Nuevo Bridge. Thom calls in a fear expert to measure his own response to walking the “most dangerous path on earth” Spain’s Caminito Del Ray.

Thom meets Rubik’s cube champion Gabriel Dechichi capable of solving a cube in under 10 seconds. There are people who can solve the cube faster but Gabriel can solve 3 jumbled Rubik’s cubes purely from memory whilst blindfolded.

Thom’s quest takes him to London to investigate a woman with the loudest shout on earth. Annalisa Flanagan holds the world record.

Thom Hunt is in Thailand where he meets Ru Anting with a unique ability which he discovered when he almost drowned as a child. The water from his nose squirted out of his eyes.

Thom meets Jin Songhao who submerges his body in ice longer than anyone else without succumbing to the deadly effects of cold.

Thom Hunt meets a man who claims to have a skull capable of withstanding extreme forces; Li Xin demonstrates this by performing a headstand on the tip of a nine-inch nail.

Thom goes in search of two people with incredible skills. Rick Smith known for his feats involving the throwing of playing cards. With his extraordinary skill Rick turns an ordinary playing card into a weapon with lethal speed power and accuracy.