Indestructibles

Indestructibles

Synopsis

It is the stuff nightmares are made of: A skydiver loses his parachute and crashes into a high-voltage power line, a speeding car slams into a father holding his four month-old infant, and a giant wave knocks a man off a cliff and into an underwater cave . Although most people who find themselves in these horrific situations will not live to tell their story, there are those who miraculously manage to survive. The Indestructibles takes a 360 degree look at the science of surviving an extreme disaster. The aim of each episode is to answer one key question: How in the world did someone survive that? Using original footage and scientific investigation, the series uncovers the hard and fast science behind some of the most amazing survival stories of our time.

Episodes

  • Electrocuted Skydiver

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    A skydiving adventure goes horribly wrong when Scott Lutz's main parachute separates and flies off during his sky dive.

  • High-Speed Bike Crash

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    Tumbling off a bicycle at a speed of 108 mph is beyond imagination for most anyone. But not for a professional downhill speed biker like Eric Barone with multiple world speed records on a bicycle. For him it's the worst case scenario. And on May 12, 2002 on Volcano Cerro Negro in Nicaragua it came true. Eric Barone had already passed the velocity sensor and had done a new world record when his bike suddenly broke in two. By watching the crash it seems almost impossible that anybody could survive such an accident. But Eric Barone did. That raises two key questions we will answer in this episode. Why did Eric Barone's bike break and how could he...

  • The, Baby Car Crash

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    There are days that one shouldn't set a step out onto the street. You never know what is waiting for you around the next corner - everything can happen and change your life in the blink of an eye. Andrew Leitch and his parents are out on a stroll with his little baby boy Hayden who just turned 4 months. It's a special day for the family but as it turns out it will be different than they'd hoped for. Surveillance cameras record what happens on the suburb's streets. A car drives directly towards the family, neither stopping, nor turning - giving the Leitchs no time to react and leaving them directly in the path of this roaring rampage.

  • Flying Car Crash

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    A spectacular flying car crash against an overpass breaks a Firebird into pieces. In August 2010, Dayton/Ohio, teenager Brennan Eden's car goes airborne after hitting a guardrail which sends him flying across the highway. Eden's life is at stake. Miraculously, he completely recovers. Eden has no memory of the accident and no idea of how he survived. This episode of The Indestructibles will answer the two key questions: Why did Eden's car go airborne in the first place? And how did he survive the crash into the bridge, a crash that by all accounts should have killed him? With the support of a spirited stunt team and some mind-blowing experiments,...

  • Mauled By Lions

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    It's feeding time at the Wellington Zoo in New Zealand. Robert Bennett, who usually tends to the camels and giraffes, decides to help out with the lions because of a staff shortage that day. He enters the cage and places the meat at the lions' feeding spot. But in a split second, this routine feeding ritual goes horribly wrong. Two young male lions appear right behind him and leap onto him, dragging Robert down. The lions attack with their paws and jaws, hooking their teeth into Robert's neck. Robert is rushed to the hospital. Despite the injuries, Robert survives with no major damage. An experienced trainer re-enacts the scenario using dummies...

  • Lost At Sea

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    January 1993, Hugh Alexander takes a few days off to spend time with his girlfriend Katja. Destination: paradise. They spend four fabulous days in Hawaii. But their last day changes everything. To take pictures, Katja and Hugh drive up to the North Shore, which is well known for its impressive waves. Soon the couple experiences just what this reputation is based on. A huge wave breaks over the couple's heads, dragging them closer and closer to the edge of the cliff - not once, but twice. While Katja is able to hold onto the rocks, Hugh falls down 20 feet into the wild surf of the ocean. He spots a hole in the cliff and manages to swim inside....

  • Seven Minutes Under Water

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    During a kayak ride down the Chattooga River with his friends, Rod Baird suddenly flips over. Upside down, he drifts straight towards the rapids and gets stuck underwater beneath a giant rock. Without any chance to free himself, Rod loses consciousness and cannot breathe for seven minutes. Friends and rescuers manage at last to pull him out of the water. Surviving this terrifying experience, Rod sets out for answers. A fluid dynamics expert studies the river's conditions on the day of the accident to gain answers on the force of the water. Factors such as Rod's physical health and diving reflex are considered to help Rod finally understand the...