Guinea Pig

From a face-wash of pepper spray to 50,000 volts from a TASER X26, Stock - the scientific guinea pig - runs the gamut of all the newest "less lethal" law enforcement weapons. Testing all the latest crime fighting technology, Stock is shot, sprayed and zapped under the watchful eye of Walker and an expert police team.

Handling a poisonous sea anemone, hand-feeding the aggressive moray eel or wrestling the tentacled terror known as the giant squid, Ryan dives deep underwater to take on nature's nastiest creatures of the deep and discover if their fearsome reputations are deserved.

The aftermath of an avalanche is a chilling reminder of the risks we take when we venture into freezing environments. Taking on the cold, Ryan is plunged into ice water, belted into a sinking car and buried alive in the snow all in an effort to see how the human body responds.

Going deep in a dive chamber then trying-out the real deal on the ocean floor, Ryan takes on one of the world's most dangerous sports - free-diving - to prove that the Guinea Pig isn't just tough...he's deep.

Reaching new heights, the Guinea Pig heads up 30,000 feet to find out what it would be like to step out of an airplane. Ryan will experience debilitating oxygen deprivation during the highest sky dive a civilian can attempt. At this extreme altitude, he'll be flying high, with a long way down.

The largest organ of the human body, skin is the most elastic substance on the planet. Ryan tests his own with poisonous plants, scarification and a full-body suspension - illustrating the extraordinary durability of what he calls Skintanium Armour.

Hollywood brought Kung Fu and Karate from Asia to mainstream North America but left the history, traditions and philosophy of these martial arts behind. Ryan explores those forgotten traditions and skills --testing pressure points, twisting into a human pretzel and getting battered with old-school weapons -- and discovers just how tough the original tough guys had to be.

A Kevlar suit and an afternoon of training is all that is between Ryan and a wall of fire as our Guinea Pig takes on the heat, but a twist of events changes the outcome of this experiment. Later, enclosed in a flashover chamber and engulfed in flames, Ryan has to rely on a firefighter's protective gear, hoping the blaze is not too hot to handle.

Physics and kinesiology are the unchallenged champions in the world of professional wrestling. This time out, Ryan learns the ropes of sports entertainment - high falls, body slams, and breaking tables. Then he's really put through his paces when he steps into the ring for a match with a 300-pound pro wrestler. Viewers get the inside scoop on sports related injuries, including head trauma.

Ryan and AmberLynn investigate the latest advancements in state-of-the-art protective suits. Ryan swims in an ocean of excrement in the hot Texas heat, crashes a motorcycle, and gets battered with baseballs, sticks and paint balls to show viewers why these suits are the barrier between life and death.

Ryan feels the snap of a Van de Graaff generator, gets a "taste" of electricity on his tongue, and shakes hands with a lightning arc. All this before he dons a metal suit and braves one million volts in a display that connects him with AmberLynn as never before. Viewers learn why electricity can be so lethal.

Get ready to scream! Ryan and AmberLynn explore fear in its most primal form when they fly to New Orleans to visit the House of Shock, one of America's scariest haunted houses. Technicians use imaging technology to peer inside their brains so viewers can see how humans manage their fright instincts. Then, AmberLynn takes on her severe phobia of heights.

Ryan and AmberLynn fly to Vegas to break a Guinness World Record that's never been seen before. Viewers learn the true meaning of mind over matter as Ryan defies the laws of physiology and physics.

The Utah desert: an unforgiving baron wasteland that's just waiting to conquer or be conquered. With no food, hardly any water, and just a little survival training, how far will Ryan and AmberLynn's bodies and minds deteriorate on this extreme 36-hour challenge? Viewers learn about heat stroke and why survival is much more a mental than physical exercise.

Ryan has tested less than lethal weapons used by armed forces on a daily basis before, now he's at it again testing the latest advances in crowd control and person stopping devices.

Ryan wants to put all things water to the test. First he goes off to test a water-based JetLev flying machine. He then takes on some really rough rapids and then jumps off a 10 meter high waterfall.