Tory Belleci
Himself
Thrill Factor (2015)
Season 1
Thrill Factor explores the exciting world of thrill rides, waterslides and other heart-pumping experiences through a scientific lens. Hosts Kari Byron and Tory Belleci dive into the engineering and physics that explain why these rides excite adrenaline junkies.
Released Aug. 12, 2015
Episode 30 min
2+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.travel, tmdb.experiment, tmdb.travel, tmdb.theme-park
Watch Providers: Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Travel Channel, BASE Productions
Network: Travel Channel
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Fear of Falling 355 Feet
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.
Aug. 12, 2015, midnight
S1E2 - Battle of the Sexes
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.
Aug. 12, 2015, midnight
S1E3 - Kari Has No Sense
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.
Aug. 19, 2015, midnight
S1E4 - In The Hot Seat
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.
Aug. 19, 2015, midnight
S1E5 - Tory's Terrifying Jump
Tory and Kari are on a scientific quest to find out if there really is such a thing as an adrenaline junkie.
Aug. 26, 2015, midnight
S1E6 - Surviving the Apocalypse
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.
Aug. 26, 2015, midnight
S1E7 - In The Drivers Seat
Tory & Kari set up shop trackside at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, CA, where Tory enrolls in racing school at Simraceway Performance Driving Center.
Sept. 2, 2015, midnight
S1E8 - Slippery When Wet
Kari heads to Wet 'N' Wild in Palm Springs, CA to learn the science behind waterslides.
Sept. 2, 2015, midnight
S1E9 - Air Heads
Kari & Tory climb aboard specially outfitted acrobatic aircrafts to test how intense g force conditions affect a person's body and mind.
Sept. 9, 2015, midnight
S1E10 - Bobsled Shred
Kari & Tory ride down a bobsled 60 mph around dangerous curves at Lake Placid, NY, a training ground for Olympian bobsled riders. However, will the thrill of the bobsled match that of the traditional roller coaster ride?
Sept. 9, 2015, midnight
S1E11 - Fall Frenzy
Kari & Tory travel across the US, exploring the fun of fear as they enter two of the country's most notorious haunted houses. Along the way, they examine the science behind some of the country's most epic fall traditions.
Oct. 25, 2015, midnight
Network: Travel Channel
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 330 min.
Released: Aug. 12, 2015
Last Air Date: Oct. 25, 2015, midnight
Status: Canceled
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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