Meet an incredible man from California who loves to hang glide… despite the fact that he is confined to a wheelchair.
Countries: CA
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Holloman Test Sled
Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico houses the longest and fastest sled track in the world and is the place where the US military tests things like rockets and missiles.
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Boxer Jocks
Got a score to settle with someone? How about using these life-sized Rock ’em Sock ‘Em Robots?
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Echolocation
Dan ventures deep into a cave in China to try to catch a horseshoe bat so he can study how their ugly faces help them find their way in the dark.
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Burning Down the House
The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety has a unique research centre in Florida that studies how to minimize damage during natural disasters.
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Pilot Survival Training
Join us at the Aviation Survival Training Center where military pilots undergo emergency survival training.
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Leviathan
Canada’s Wonderland is in the process of constructing one of the world’s biggest and fastest steel roller coasters, standing over three hundred feet high.
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World of Speed
Jay Ingram takes us to the Bonneville Salt Flats and shows us the incredible variety of vehicles that show up each year to set speed records.
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Stair Lab
Researchers at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute are trying to solve the common problems involved in helping people walk again after accident or surgery.
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Swooping (Part 2)
In the next stage of the canopy piloting competition, the teams are now shooting more for accuracy than speed.