Beyond Human Limits
Three adventurous scientists risk their lives exploring the limits of their bodies. Will they survive their own experiments? The human body is a wonderfully complex machine. Confronted with extreme conditions such as hypoxia, cold, and isolation, it triggers off strange and primitive survival mechanisms that modern science is only beginning to understand. Based on true stories, with re-enactments and 3-D medical imagery, Beyond Human Limits recounts the adventures of three scientists who had risked their lives to explore the limits of their bodies.
- 2006-2015
- 1 season
- Documentary
- Not Rated
Three adventurous scientists risk their lives exploring the limits of their bodies. Will they survive their own experiments? The human body is a wonderfully complex machine. Confronted with extreme conditions such as hypoxia, cold, and isolation, it triggers off strange and primitive survival mechanisms that modern science is only beginning to understand. Based on true stories, with re-enactments and 3-D medical imagery, Beyond Human Limits recounts the adventures of three scientists who had risked their lives to explore the limits of their bodies.
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Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Hypoxia
51 mins
Hypoxia literally means the absence of oxygen, and it acts like an insidious poison that suffocates not only the lungs and muscles but also the brain. Dr. Nicolas Jaeger was fascinated by hypoxia and he put himself to the test in order to solve its enigmas. In 1979, he climbed to the top of the Andes in Peru. He lived at 6,700 meters longer than anybody in history, undergoing medical exercises each day despite the cold and discomfort.
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