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STRENGTH - Tornado Boy

Carried away by a tornado, he miraculously landed in a nearby cornfield with just a few bumps.

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  • Play Human Body: STRENGTH - Street Gymnast
    STRENGTH - Street Gymnast

    Human Body (02:55)

    These remarkable urban athletes push their bones, muscles and joints to the max.
  • Play Human Body: STRENGTH - Tornado Boy
    STRENGTH - Tornado Boy

    Human Body (03:00)

    Carried away by a tornado, he miraculously landed in a nearby cornfield with just a few bumps.
  • Play Human Body: BRAIN POWER - Lost in a Cave
    BRAIN POWER - Lost in a Cave

    Human Body (02:53)

    How does one of the most ancient parts of the human mind keep us alive in the most desperate situations?
  • Play Human Body: SIGHT - Optical Illusions
    SIGHT - Optical Illusions

    Human Body (01:20)

    Movie sets and magicians can often fool the eye. Why can't we see what's really there?
  • Play Human Body: SIGHT - Lifeguard
    SIGHT - Lifeguard

    Human Body (02:50)

    Keeping watch for swimmers in distress requires lighting fast processing of visual information.
  • Play Human Body: SENSATION - Shaolin Monks
    SENSATION - Shaolin Monks

    Human Body (01:43)

    Intense training and mental discipline allow these masters to endure incredible pain and punishment.
  • Play Human Body: BRAIN POWER - NASCAR Driver
    BRAIN POWER - NASCAR Driver

    Human Body (02:59)

    The pressure's on as the body's control center endures races at high speeds for hours in a hot car.
  • Play Human Body: SENSATION - Polygraph Tests
    SENSATION - Polygraph Tests

    Human Body (02:57)

    How does a lie detector use your body's natural stress reactions to pick the truth from your mind?
  • Play Adrenaline Lab: Jeff Wise Explains Adrenaline's Power
    Jeff Wise Explains...

    Adrenaline Lab (02:07)

    Writer and adventurer Jeff Wise explains the biology of an adrenaline rush, an ancient evolutionary response that gives us temporarily "superhuman" control over our bodies and brains.
  • Play Assignment Discovery Shorts: Ice Mummy
    Ice Mummy

    Assignment Discovery Shorts (03:01)

    In 1991 skiers find a frozen corpse buried in the snow. Scientists investigate the Ice Mummy.
  • Play Assignment Discovery Shorts: Ice Man
    Ice Man

    Assignment Discovery Shorts (02:43)

    In order to find out where this Ice Man came from, scientists looks at vegetation around the area and compare it to materials found in his intestines.
  • Play Assignment Discovery Shorts: Digestion
    Digestion

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    This clip describes the process of digestion in a human.
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