Part lumberjack and part mountain climber, modern-day arborists hang in one of the world’s most extreme work environments, using technical skill and nerves of steel to take down the toughest trees in the trickiest locations.
Grade levels: Senior High (10-12)
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Car Torture Track
Ford’s Lommel Proving Grounds in Northern Belgium is where testers put car prototypes through the wringer to make sure the cars are designed to last.
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JAXA Rovers
Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency are developing a new generation of smaller, faster, and smarter space rovers.
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Tundra Buggy
Ziya goes for a drive across the Arctic tundra in the biggest off-roader you’ve ever seen.
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Swiss Ski Jump
The Swiss ski jump team use advanced technology to help them jump farther than ever before.
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Halley 6
The British Antarctic Survey team build a research base that is tough enough to last through 30 Antarctic winters but light enough to be moved at a moment’s notice.
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Full Contact Jousting
Charlie Andrews, 7-time World Champion of Full Contact Heavy Armored Jousting, is trying to resurrect the public’s passion for a medieval extreme sport.



