Guinea Pig
Ryan Stock and his partner AmberLynn Walker do things in their everyday lives most people would never consider doing on even the most outrageous dare. For Stock - an extreme circus performer -sword swallowing, nasal drilling and fire eating are all in a day's work. Gifted with an incredible resilience to pain, this time Stock is pushing his body to the limits of human endurance - all in the name of science. Guinea Pig follows Stock - aided by his partner Walker - as a human scientific guinea pig exploring the effects of various tests on the human body. Extremely dangerous and executed by professionals in a controlled environment - do not try this at home! - Stock's Guinea Pig experiences present a new way of interacting with the world and its various effects on the human body. AmberLynn Walker works with leading experts to explain the science behind the challenges Stock undertakes. From bumps and bruises to blackouts and breaks, Stock endures it all - and lives to tell the tale!
- 2007-2009
- 3 seasons
- Documentary
Ryan Stock and his partner AmberLynn Walker do things in their everyday lives most people would never consider doing on even the most outrageous dare. For Stock - an extreme circus performer -sword swallowing, nasal drilling and fire eating are all in a day's work. Gifted with an incredible resilience to pain, this time Stock is pushing his body to the limits of human endurance - all in the name of science. Guinea Pig follows Stock - aided by his partner Walker - as a human scientific guinea pig exploring the effects of various tests on the human body. Extremely dangerous and executed by professionals in a controlled environment - do not try this at home! - Stock's Guinea Pig experiences present a new way of interacting with the world and its various effects on the human body. AmberLynn Walker works with leading experts to explain the science behind the challenges Stock undertakes. From bumps and bruises to blackouts and breaks, Stock endures it all - and lives to tell the tale!
Season 3 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2009
Episode 1
King of the Ring
21 mins
Physics and kinesiology are the unchallenged champions in the world of professional wrestling. Ryan learns the ropes of the entertaining sport - high falls, body slams, and breaking furniture. Then he's really put through his paces when he steps into the ring with a pumped up professional wrestler for a live match!
Episode 2
More Super Suits
21 mins
Ryan swims in an ocean of excrement in the hot Texas heat, gets battered with baseballs, sticks and paint balls and crashes a motorcycle - all to test whether the latest technology used to create new state-of-the-art protective suits really do keep the body safe from serious harm.
Episode 3
Shock Value
21 mins
Electricity is raw power unleashed, and Ryan is going on a power trip. He feels the snap of a Van de Graaff generator, gets a "taste" of electricity on his tongue, and shakes hands with a lightning arc before donning a metal suit and braving 1 million volts of electricity to connect him with AmberLynn in an electrifying display.
Episode 4
Fears
Episode 5
Swim or Sink
21 mins
Ryan takes an exhilarating solo flight strapped to the never-before-seen water-based JetLev flying machine. He's then reminded of the strength of the surge after he trains in temperamental and treacherous whitewater rapids and takes a wet and wild ride off the edge of a 10-metre-high waterfall.
Episode 6
Episode #3.6
Episode 7
Full Speed Ahead
21 mins
Onward and upward! We're compelled to have Ryan propelled: he becomes one of the fastest men on earth with spring-loaded velocity stilts and he walks on water on the nose of two dolphins before flying (face first!) down an Olympic skeleton track at 100 kilometres an hour. Finally, we shoot for the moon when we turn Ryan into a human cannonball!
Episode 8
Episode #3.8
Episode 9
Episode #3.9
Episode 10
Sideshow Science
21 mins
Ryan's the Guinea Pig on TV, but he doesn't turn it off when the cameras stop rolling. He pushes it to the max in his personal life, too, touring North America with AmberLynn as extreme sideshow performers. How does he swallow swords, blast fireballs from his mouth, and force hooks through his nose without mortal consequences?