Outrageous Acts of Danger

Host Todd Sampson seeks to prove the power of resistance by volunteering to be shot by an AK-47 while submerged in a swimming pool.

Todd Sampson demonstrates incredible power of air pressure by scaling a building with the aid of two vacuum cleaners strapped to his back.

Todd explores the law of friction by hurling himself off a cliff attached to a bungee cord secured only by two phone books with their pages weaved together.

Todd Sampson tests the Law of Conservation of Energy by releasing a wrecking ball directly in his path.

Exploring the physics of heat transfer, Todd Sampson rides a custom sled through a 1400-degree fire with nothing but a thin film of water to protect him.

Todd Sampson ties himself to a giant cluster of helium balloons in an attempt to defy gravity with the help of astrophysicist Dr. Lisa Harvey-Smith.