Superhuman Showdown on Discovery Channel
Sword swallower. Thomas Blackthorne
MANILA, Philippines – “Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing,” said boxing great Muhammad Ali.
This October on the all new SUPERHUMAN SHOWDOWN, be prepared to start believing that just about anything is achievable. Join globally acclaimed scientists, leading sports scientist and former British Olympic athlete Professor Greg Whyte; brain surgeon and scientist Dr. Rahul Jandia, MD and PhD; and neuropsychiatrist and brain behaviour expert Dr. Heather Berlin, as they embark on a heart-thumping worldwide quest to track down and investigate individuals with mind-blowing unique abilities that extend far beyond that of ordinary humans.
French Spider-Man Alain Robert
From incredible extreme cold water swimmers to body-defying contortionists, champion eaters consuming massive quantities of food at lightning speed to record-breaking mathematicians, witness these astounding individuals pit their talent in a series of extraordinary challenges designed to push their skills to the extreme edge. Get ready to hold your breath on SUPERHUMAN SHOWDOWN, premiering Monday at 10 p.m., starting October 15. Encores every Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., and Saturday at 6:00 p.m.
Five parts of jaw-dropping bionic capabilities, SUPERHUMAN SHOWDOWN investigates the physical and mental makeup of the world’s most extraordinary people to determine the science behind their superhuman skills. Categorising their feats based on five unifying traits including speed, strength, endurance, brain power or skill, each episode sees five superhumans push themselves to the limit in a series of rigorous scientific tests. Following these stringent analyses in a high-tech lab, Dr. Rahul, Professor Whyte and Dr. Berlin then select the two most impressive individuals from each category to go head to head in a gruelling final showdown where they take their abilities further than they have ever taken them before.
On SUPERHUMAN SHOWDOWN, find out how Iona Luvsandorj, from Mongolia, twists her body backwards over her head whilst holding her entire body weight with just her mouth; see Austrian, Hannes Arch withstand forces of up to 14G whilst flying a plane, without passing out; learn how many head spins a break dancer from Kyoto, Aichi Ono, can perform in one minute without experiencing any dizziness; try solving three Rubik’s cubes simultaneously, while blindfolded like Gabriel Barbar from Brazil, and much more on the following episodes of SUPERHUMAN SHOWDOWN:
