Thrill Factor

Episode 1

Fear of Falling 355 Feet

Wed, Aug 12, 2015 22 mins

Tory & Kari examine how drop rides are designed to exploit riders' natural fear of falling. The two use themselves as test subjects as they plummet 335 feet on Falcon's Fury, the tallest freestanding drop ride in North America.

Episode 2

Battle of the Sexes

Wed, Aug 12, 2015 22 mins

Kari & Tory conduct a battle of the sexes to determine which gender handles the rush of extreme thrills better. They will test groups of men and women on the launch coaster Thunderbird - going upside-down through 160-ft loop.

Episode 3

Kari Has No Sense

Wed, Aug 19, 2015 21 mins

Tory experiments with Kari senses as she rides Colorado's Glenwood Canyon Flyer ride, which swings riders over a 1,300-foot cliff. She'll be vision and hearing deprived, testing how sight and sounds add to the thrills of a ride.

Episode 4

In the Hot Seat

Wed, Aug 19, 2015 21 mins

Tory and Kari use accelerometers and state-of-the-art eye-tracking equipment to determine the best place seat on a roller coaster. Their laboratory is Hades 360 in Wisconsin, the only wooden coaster that has a corkscrew.

Episode 5

Tory's Terrifying Jump

Wed, Aug 26, 2015 22 mins

Tory and Kari are on a scientific quest to find out if there really is such a thing as an adrenaline junkie.

Episode 6

Surviving the Apocalypse

Wed, Aug 26, 2015 22 mins

Tory and Kari step aboard an epic coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California called Apocalypse to see what physiological effects thrill rides have on the body.

Episode 7

In the Driver's Seat

Wed, Sep 2, 2015 21 mins

Tory & Kari set up shop trackside at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, CA, where Tory enrolls in racing school at Simraceway Performance Driving Center.

Episode 8

Slippery When Wet

Wed, Sep 2, 2015 21 mins

Kari heads to Wet 'N' Wild in Palm Springs, CA to learn the science behind waterslides.

Episode 9

Air Heads

Wed, Sep 9, 2015

Episode 10

Bobsled Shred

Wed, Sep 9, 2015

Episode 11

Fall Frenzy

Sun, Oct 25, 2015

Kari and Tony experience fall frights and visiting two epic haunted houses.