I Got Lucky

The Hawaiin islands offer some of the most breathtaking views in the world as anyone whos hiked their trails can attest Nevertheless hiking the Kaua Crater Trail on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu can lead to some slippery situations Just ask beach volleyball player Heather Friesen who shares her story of survival which can be all about falling the right way

Lots of people enjoy the rush from skydiving When a group of friends go skydiving together in Wisconsin what starts out as a nice formation turns into an explosive affair Skydiving instructor Mike Robison shares what its like to collide with another airplane at 12000 ft

Lots of people love the rush of speed Racing down a mountain traveling at 75 mph while lying on a skateboard is one way to get that rush but it will likely lead to some crushing situations Professional racer Darius Escander shares how it feels to have a bonecrunching collision with a wall

Fire and water are basic elements of our existence They can offer life and threaten death Follow scientists as they take a closer look at what happens when drivers lose control of their vehicles For another speedrelated experience see what happens when a plane crashes down on a busy road

Going hanggliding for the first time in your life can be exhilarating but it can also have some unexpected and undesirable consequences American tourist Chris Gursky shares the terrifying experience of flying 2000 ft above the Swiss Alps hanging on by only one hand Its not what he anticipated but its the hand he was dealt and he had to make it work in order to survive

In the annals of incredible splashy but unintended vehicle accidents youll learn about what may be the pinnacle Take a look at what happens when one brave if foolhardy person tries to break the landspeed record but without the use of a rocket And thats not all Scientists review even more illadvised illfated dashed and dented feats of misguided vehicular skill and folly

Lots of people like the adrenaline rush from skydiving For these individuals spending a whole weekend skydiving may sound like fun but it can have some concussive consequences Amateur skydiver Ben Pigeon describes what its like to get knocked unconscious during a skydive before deploying the parachutes ripcord

Which is the scarier of these two scenarios A snowmobile rider is caught in an icy avalanche and buried under a huge pile of snow in the Rocky Mountains and a man loses control of his vehicle and plummets down a steep cliff Take a look at how both of these two survived their horrifying accidents

A competitive mountain biker crashes causing him to plummet down 50 feet of rugged terrain and five passengers get lucky in surviving a terrifying car crash Scientists examine the accidents and reveal how the biker survived and how the collision ended without any fatalities

A small airplane struggles to get off the ground and crashes into a forest Scientists explain how all four passengers survived this violent collision Also see what happens when a daredevil attempts to ride a dirt cliff in a sand buggy

Car racing is dangerous on a closed track but things get even scarier when the car is on a mountain road Scientists examine the shocking footage of a race car that plummeted 100 feet down a mountain The scientists hope to explain how the two passengers could have survived this terrifying ordeal without experiencing lifethreatening injuries

During one of the toughest vehicle races in the world a car flips over multiple times and then rapidly bursts into searing flames Experts attempt to explain how the 64yearold driver of the race car survived this terrifying crash

Motorcycles are exciting to drive but motorcycle accidents are anything but a thrill A motorcyclists worst fear comes true when he flies off a cliff and drops 250 feet into a ravine Scientists review the shocking footage of the accident and endeavor to explain how the rider survived this horrifying accident

Hikers love the tranquility of nature But when things go wrong nature feels dangerous In British Columbia a hiker is left hanging clinging on for dear life after falling into freezing cold rapids Scientists review what happened to the hiker and explain how he made it out of this icy experience alive