Need for Speed
Survivors of harrowing accidents tell their stories as scientists and experts explain what happened — or if they just got lucky
Episodes
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The Farther You Fall
When two skydiving planes collide mid-air, how is it possible to survive the fiery explosion?
Big Momentum
When people push the limits, the limits love to push back
Fireball in the Suburbs
This week, "I Got Lucky" explores the dangerous consequences of one of our most common impulses: to move to the suburbs
Thrill-Seekers Beware
What would you do if you were 2000 feet in the air on a hang-glider, and realized you weren't buckled in?
Cliff Hanger
Throw yourself off a cliff, what could go wrong?
Fight or Flight
After being knocked unconscious, a skydiver survives a 14000 foot fall — but how?
Buried Alive
How does a snowmobiler buried alive in an avalanche cheat certain death?
Defying Gravity
How does a mountain biker survive falling on his neck and head, 50 feet down a rocky precipice?
Thin Air
The experts unpack two crashes that should have killed everyone on board
Waiting to Explode
How do a driver and passenger survive a terrible roll down a mountain?
Trial by Fire
A driver and his crew are almost cooked alive
Man vs. Machine
A motorcyclist recalls his incredible tale of survival after a horrific crash
Swept Away
What can go wrong does go wrong at a river crossing
About
This electrifying series presents the most shocking accidents ever filmed and examines how the survivors managed to cheat death. As survivors and eyewitnesses share their stories, panels of experts react and dissect the scientific principles behind these extraordinary events, revealing what role the laws of science play in the people's survival — or if they just got lucky.
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