WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.800 --> 00:00:01.768 Next. 2 00:00:01.768 --> 00:00:02.769 - Feel the wind. 3 00:00:02.769 --> 00:00:04.004 - Alright. 4 00:00:04.004 --> 00:00:05.839 - [Narrator] On Survival Science, 5 00:00:05.839 --> 00:00:07.774 Nick Mundt and Laura Schara. 6 00:00:07.774 --> 00:00:09.142 - [Laura] Okay. 7 00:00:09.142 --> 00:00:11.811 - [Narrator] Face raging storms, 8 00:00:12.746 --> 00:00:14.581 hurricane force winds, 9 00:00:15.882 --> 00:00:17.417 torrential rain, 10 00:00:17.417 --> 00:00:19.419 (screaming) 11 00:00:19.419 --> 00:00:20.887 bone chilling blizzards, 12 00:00:20.887 --> 00:00:23.089 (screaming) 13 00:00:23.089 --> 00:00:24.657 and even tornadoes. 14 00:00:26.659 --> 00:00:30.230 They find out how science and technology 15 00:00:30.230 --> 00:00:34.234 can help you survive the worst of nature's fury. 16 00:00:35.101 --> 00:00:38.471 (whirring and screaming) 17 00:00:38.471 --> 00:00:41.241 (dramatic music) 18 00:00:44.044 --> 00:00:46.146 - Hey everybody, welcome to Survival Science. 19 00:00:46.146 --> 00:00:47.981 On this episode Laura and I 20 00:00:47.981 --> 00:00:49.783 have something extra special planned. 21 00:00:49.783 --> 00:00:51.317 - That's right, Nick to be honest with you, 22 00:00:51.317 --> 00:00:52.886 I'm a little nervous about it 23 00:00:52.886 --> 00:00:54.054 because we've all heard stories about 24 00:00:54.054 --> 00:00:55.688 people who have battled the elements, 25 00:00:55.688 --> 00:00:57.057 and have lived to tell the story. 26 00:00:57.057 --> 00:00:58.558 - That's right a lot of people get caught 27 00:00:58.558 --> 00:01:00.693 in the back country when nature unleashes its fury. 28 00:01:00.693 --> 00:01:03.430 They get caught in rain, sleet, snow, wind, 29 00:01:03.430 --> 00:01:04.964 even freezing temperatures. 30 00:01:04.964 --> 00:01:06.433 - So today we're gonna do a little science 31 00:01:06.433 --> 00:01:07.834 behind what happens to our bodies 32 00:01:07.834 --> 00:01:11.438 when they're exposed to extreme elements. 33 00:01:11.438 --> 00:01:13.206 - That's right, we're gonna simulate the storms 34 00:01:13.206 --> 00:01:14.507 that put people in danger. 35 00:01:14.507 --> 00:01:15.542 - So you ready to get wet? 36 00:01:15.542 --> 00:01:16.476 - Let's do it. 37 00:01:16.476 --> 00:01:17.544 - I mean I'm talking soaked. 38 00:01:17.544 --> 00:01:18.378 - No. - Okay let's go. 39 00:01:18.378 --> 00:01:20.080 (laughing) 40 00:01:20.080 --> 00:01:21.981 (dramatic music) 41 00:01:21.981 --> 00:01:24.717 - [Narrator] The stories are all too common. 42 00:01:24.717 --> 00:01:27.320 Outdoorsmen caught unprepared for sudden 43 00:01:27.320 --> 00:01:29.689 and extreme changes in weather. 44 00:01:29.689 --> 00:01:32.525 (dramatic music) 45 00:01:32.525 --> 00:01:34.694 Nick and Laura have enlisted our 46 00:01:34.694 --> 00:01:37.397 Hollywood special effects team 47 00:01:37.397 --> 00:01:40.733 to help us create our own killer storms. 48 00:01:42.202 --> 00:01:44.737 - What we have here is our super powered wind machine, 49 00:01:44.737 --> 00:01:47.006 and this thing is driven by everybody's favorite, 50 00:01:47.006 --> 00:01:49.609 the Chevy 350, fuel injected of course. 51 00:01:49.609 --> 00:01:52.512 And it runs right to this big old fan right? 52 00:01:52.512 --> 00:01:54.314 - [Laura] That's right, it's basically a tornado in a can, 53 00:01:54.314 --> 00:01:58.051 and this fan has a seven foot wingspan, 54 00:01:58.051 --> 00:01:59.886 and can blow wind up to 100 miles an hour. 55 00:01:59.886 --> 00:02:01.688 - And on the front we've got water hooked up to it, 56 00:02:01.688 --> 00:02:04.124 so when the fan turns on, it's basically like a hurricane, 57 00:02:04.124 --> 00:02:07.060 it blows water sideways, and it'll just blow your skin off. 58 00:02:07.060 --> 00:02:09.662 - I can't wait to see you stand in front of it. 59 00:02:09.662 --> 00:02:10.930 - Cool, let's get this thing fired up 60 00:02:10.930 --> 00:02:12.799 and let's get to some tests shall we? 61 00:02:12.799 --> 00:02:15.535 - [Narrator] For our first test, 62 00:02:15.535 --> 00:02:18.071 we'll be measuring wind chill. 63 00:02:18.071 --> 00:02:20.306 Nick will be the guinea pig 64 00:02:20.306 --> 00:02:23.476 facing off against the monster wind machine. 65 00:02:23.476 --> 00:02:25.311 - Alright well Nick is wearing a thermometer 66 00:02:25.311 --> 00:02:27.347 that's going to show us what happens to his body temperature 67 00:02:27.347 --> 00:02:29.249 as the wind speed increases. 68 00:02:29.249 --> 00:02:31.885 Now we're gonna start it out with a mild gusty wind, 69 00:02:31.885 --> 00:02:33.987 and then we're gonna crank it up 70 00:02:33.987 --> 00:02:36.723 to hurricane level speed. 71 00:02:36.723 --> 00:02:39.526 - [Narrator] Human performance expert David Sandler 72 00:02:39.526 --> 00:02:41.561 will help us gather the data. 73 00:02:41.561 --> 00:02:44.597 He's come armed with an amazing Flir thermal camera 74 00:02:44.597 --> 00:02:48.535 that will clearly show changes in Nick's body temperature 75 00:02:48.535 --> 00:02:50.470 as wind chill kicks in. 76 00:02:52.338 --> 00:02:54.307 - Right now Nick it kinda looks like 77 00:02:54.307 --> 00:02:55.975 it's a little cool around your heart. 78 00:02:55.975 --> 00:02:57.210 Is there a reason for that? 79 00:02:57.210 --> 00:02:58.611 - Hey, cold heart warm hands you know? 80 00:02:58.611 --> 00:03:00.146 (laughing) 81 00:03:00.146 --> 00:03:02.315 - Alright, ready? 82 00:03:02.315 --> 00:03:03.650 Three, two, one, 83 00:03:07.954 --> 00:03:08.788 crank it. 84 00:03:10.190 --> 00:03:12.425 (whirring) 85 00:03:18.464 --> 00:03:22.635 - [Narrator] The wind machine is working to perfection. 86 00:03:24.604 --> 00:03:25.905 The fan is kicking out over 87 00:03:25.905 --> 00:03:29.842 100 mile per hour winds at the source. 88 00:03:29.842 --> 00:03:32.145 Down in the gully where Nick is standing 89 00:03:32.145 --> 00:03:35.582 (dramatic music) 90 00:03:35.582 --> 00:03:39.686 the wind speed is at level one hurricane force, 91 00:03:39.686 --> 00:03:41.854 about 75 miles per hour. 92 00:03:41.854 --> 00:03:44.624 (dramatic music) 93 00:03:48.161 --> 00:03:50.263 As Nick's skin temperature drops, 94 00:03:50.263 --> 00:03:53.099 he's turning from orange to yellow. 95 00:03:55.034 --> 00:03:57.804 His exposed skin is an icy white. 96 00:03:59.138 --> 00:04:02.475 After just one minute in the wind storm, 97 00:04:03.610 --> 00:04:05.712 the ratings are dramatic. 98 00:04:08.748 --> 00:04:09.849 - Whoa, whoa. 99 00:04:10.883 --> 00:04:12.752 - [Laura] How did that feel? 100 00:04:12.752 --> 00:04:14.988 - Yeah, that's some power, major. 101 00:04:14.988 --> 00:04:16.256 - [Laura] That's amazing right now. 102 00:04:16.256 --> 00:04:17.090 - Major power. 103 00:04:17.090 --> 00:04:18.891 (cheering) 104 00:04:18.891 --> 00:04:20.360 - Wow, that was something else. 105 00:04:20.360 --> 00:04:21.160 - [Laura] Your hair is something else right now, 106 00:04:21.160 --> 00:04:22.695 I'm gonna tell you that. 107 00:04:22.695 --> 00:04:23.997 - Yeah I don't know what it does to my body temperature, 108 00:04:23.997 --> 00:04:25.698 but it sure messes up the comb over. 109 00:04:25.698 --> 00:04:26.899 - How'd it feel? 110 00:04:26.899 --> 00:04:28.101 - You can tell right off the bat, 111 00:04:28.101 --> 00:04:29.569 it just goes right through your clothes, 112 00:04:29.569 --> 00:04:30.937 and you can definitely feel the temperature drop. 113 00:04:30.937 --> 00:04:32.639 - As that temperature keeps dropping, 114 00:04:32.639 --> 00:04:35.608 then your body starts hogging all of its heat 115 00:04:35.608 --> 00:04:38.544 into the center right so that the heart stays hot, 116 00:04:38.544 --> 00:04:40.346 the brain stays hot, but the rest of your periphery 117 00:04:40.346 --> 00:04:42.081 starts to get colder and colder. 118 00:04:42.081 --> 00:04:44.417 (dramatic music) 119 00:04:44.417 --> 00:04:45.418 - [Narrator] During the test, 120 00:04:45.418 --> 00:04:48.187 Nick's heart rate jumped 65% 121 00:04:49.555 --> 00:04:52.725 while his breathing rate tripled. 122 00:04:52.725 --> 00:04:55.228 And incredibly, the wind chill dropped his 123 00:04:55.228 --> 00:04:58.998 skin temperature 24% in just one minute. 124 00:05:00.433 --> 00:05:01.734 - Well are you ready to try it? 125 00:05:01.734 --> 00:05:02.969 - I guess I'm ready. 126 00:05:02.969 --> 00:05:03.636 - I wanna get you in front of it now. 127 00:05:03.636 --> 00:05:04.837 My glasses. 128 00:05:04.837 --> 00:05:06.472 - Thank you. 129 00:05:06.472 --> 00:05:08.975 - [Narrator] During Laura's test, 130 00:05:08.975 --> 00:05:11.077 we'll be looking at the energy expended 131 00:05:11.077 --> 00:05:13.946 trying to brace against the force of the wind. 132 00:05:13.946 --> 00:05:16.249 - Well, I'm gonna prepare my hair so 133 00:05:16.249 --> 00:05:17.750 (laughing) 134 00:05:17.750 --> 00:05:19.786 I'm gonna braid mine, this is not my first wind rodeo. 135 00:05:19.786 --> 00:05:20.753 - There you go. 136 00:05:20.753 --> 00:05:21.921 - Alright. 137 00:05:21.921 --> 00:05:23.256 - Here we go and 138 00:05:24.490 --> 00:05:25.858 cue the wind. 139 00:05:25.858 --> 00:05:28.594 (dramatic music) 140 00:05:39.605 --> 00:05:42.342 - [Narrator] The hurricane winds are slamming Laura 141 00:05:42.342 --> 00:05:45.044 with about three Gs of force. 142 00:05:45.044 --> 00:05:47.814 (dramatic music) 143 00:05:49.749 --> 00:05:52.318 She's expending energy rapidly, 144 00:05:53.686 --> 00:05:57.223 just trying to stay upright against the storm. 145 00:05:58.825 --> 00:06:01.094 (laughing) 146 00:06:02.261 --> 00:06:03.863 - Okay well. 147 00:06:03.863 --> 00:06:05.732 - [Nick] Wow, looks like you were working. 148 00:06:05.732 --> 00:06:07.200 - That was something else. 149 00:06:07.200 --> 00:06:08.034 - Yeah, looks like you were working pretty hard. 150 00:06:08.034 --> 00:06:09.235 - I was working hard. 151 00:06:09.235 --> 00:06:11.137 Plus I have a nice grit in my teeth now. 152 00:06:11.137 --> 00:06:12.672 (laughing) 153 00:06:12.672 --> 00:06:14.073 - It takes a lot out of you to do that. 154 00:06:14.073 --> 00:06:16.175 - I was really having to like lean into it. 155 00:06:16.175 --> 00:06:17.910 - Counteracting the force of the wind 156 00:06:17.910 --> 00:06:20.012 has to obviously produce a force to do that 157 00:06:20.012 --> 00:06:21.714 which is your muscles going to work 158 00:06:21.714 --> 00:06:24.584 which increases your heart rate, your breathing rate, 159 00:06:24.584 --> 00:06:26.686 and of course your calorie expenditure. 160 00:06:26.686 --> 00:06:28.054 It's like going through a workout, 161 00:06:28.054 --> 00:06:29.956 and that's just to hold yourself into position. 162 00:06:29.956 --> 00:06:31.591 So if you had to do anything else, 163 00:06:31.591 --> 00:06:33.493 get back to safety or whatever, 164 00:06:33.493 --> 00:06:35.561 you would have that extra amount of work 165 00:06:35.561 --> 00:06:38.064 on top of whatever the task is ahead of you. 166 00:06:38.064 --> 00:06:39.832 - Wow, I need to go warm up after that. 167 00:06:39.832 --> 00:06:40.833 (laughing) 168 00:06:40.833 --> 00:06:41.667 - Nice job. 169 00:06:41.667 --> 00:06:44.437 (dramatic music) 170 00:06:45.838 --> 00:06:48.541 - [Narrator] Up next, Laura and Nick go head on 171 00:06:48.541 --> 00:06:50.877 into the teeth of the storm. 172 00:06:54.180 --> 00:06:56.182 (dramatic music) 173 00:06:56.182 --> 00:06:59.218 Nick and Laura have battled against hurricane force winds 174 00:06:59.218 --> 00:07:01.454 of about 75 miles per hour, 175 00:07:02.522 --> 00:07:04.924 but that was down in the gully. 176 00:07:04.924 --> 00:07:07.660 Now we've put them directly in front 177 00:07:07.660 --> 00:07:10.663 of the 100 mile per hour monster. 178 00:07:10.663 --> 00:07:13.266 - Alright are you guys ready? 179 00:07:13.266 --> 00:07:15.535 (whirring) 180 00:07:22.041 --> 00:07:23.409 - [Narrator] Within seconds, 181 00:07:23.409 --> 00:07:25.278 they realize it's almost impossible 182 00:07:25.278 --> 00:07:28.681 to even stand up against these kinds of winds. 183 00:07:28.681 --> 00:07:30.950 (whirring) 184 00:07:32.452 --> 00:07:34.353 The wind pressure slamming against them 185 00:07:34.353 --> 00:07:37.089 is exceeding four and a half Gs. 186 00:07:37.089 --> 00:07:39.292 (whirring) 187 00:07:43.396 --> 00:07:47.266 - 100 miles an hour, you can't argue with that. 188 00:07:47.266 --> 00:07:49.068 - [Narrator] Wind and cold can 189 00:07:49.068 --> 00:07:52.371 very quickly lead to hypothermia. 190 00:07:52.371 --> 00:07:57.176 That's when the body's core temperature drops below 191 00:07:57.176 --> 00:07:58.110 95 degrees. 192 00:08:00.680 --> 00:08:02.315 - What people need to know is 193 00:08:02.315 --> 00:08:04.016 when you start to become hypothermic, 194 00:08:04.016 --> 00:08:06.018 it's really hard to reverse the effects of hypothermia, 195 00:08:06.018 --> 00:08:07.787 I mean there's just not much you can do right? 196 00:08:07.787 --> 00:08:10.323 - Well the wind, not only does it chill the body, 197 00:08:10.323 --> 00:08:13.826 but it also makes you work harder. 198 00:08:13.826 --> 00:08:15.528 - So now we've seen what wind does 199 00:08:15.528 --> 00:08:18.297 as far as you know dropping the temperature. 200 00:08:18.297 --> 00:08:20.466 What happens when you add the element of water? 201 00:08:20.466 --> 00:08:23.736 - Well water will decrease your body temperature 202 00:08:23.736 --> 00:08:27.907 25 times faster, and so that itself becomes a major problem. 203 00:08:29.876 --> 00:08:32.512 Now when it's raining, you may not have 204 00:08:32.512 --> 00:08:35.081 that quickly of a drop, but you've got the water 205 00:08:35.081 --> 00:08:37.450 accumulating on your skin, and the wind 206 00:08:37.450 --> 00:08:40.052 starts to cause like ice onto your skin, 207 00:08:40.052 --> 00:08:42.088 and that's the fastest way to frostbite. 208 00:08:42.088 --> 00:08:43.856 - Awesome, well, you ready to make it rain 209 00:08:43.856 --> 00:08:45.258 and get some frostbite? 210 00:08:45.258 --> 00:08:46.926 - Yeah let's try it, I'm ready to go. 211 00:08:46.926 --> 00:08:48.461 Is your face okay, it looks like it hurts. 212 00:08:48.461 --> 00:08:50.062 - Well yours is killing me so let's just get out of here. 213 00:08:50.062 --> 00:08:52.665 (laughing) 214 00:08:52.665 --> 00:08:55.935 - [Narrator] Every year there are nearly 1,300 deaths 215 00:08:55.935 --> 00:08:58.938 related to hypothermia and exposure. 216 00:09:00.406 --> 00:09:02.808 To add rain to the equation, 217 00:09:02.808 --> 00:09:05.645 we've brought in a 4,000 gallon water tanker 218 00:09:05.645 --> 00:09:07.747 used for Hollywood rain scenes 219 00:09:07.747 --> 00:09:10.182 as well as fighting wildfires. 220 00:09:10.182 --> 00:09:12.184 - This thing really pumps out a lot of water. 221 00:09:12.184 --> 00:09:13.152 - Is this good here? 222 00:09:13.152 --> 00:09:14.487 - I think this is good. 223 00:09:14.487 --> 00:09:15.888 Everybody ready? 224 00:09:15.888 --> 00:09:16.923 Let her rip. 225 00:09:16.923 --> 00:09:17.757 - Oh boy. 226 00:09:17.757 --> 00:09:19.125 (cheering) 227 00:09:19.125 --> 00:09:19.959 - Oh yeah. 228 00:09:19.959 --> 00:09:21.694 - Getting a little wet. 229 00:09:21.694 --> 00:09:23.696 - Look at that. 230 00:09:23.696 --> 00:09:25.131 - [Laura] Unbelievable. 231 00:09:25.131 --> 00:09:27.600 - So we can adjust this here. 232 00:09:27.600 --> 00:09:29.368 Oh yeah you're gonna get wet girl. 233 00:09:29.368 --> 00:09:30.870 (cheering) 234 00:09:30.870 --> 00:09:32.238 (laughing) 235 00:09:32.238 --> 00:09:34.473 Alright, well looks like it works to me. 236 00:09:34.473 --> 00:09:35.975 - Okay well just think of what 237 00:09:35.975 --> 00:09:39.078 this is gonna be like when we add the wind to it. 238 00:09:39.078 --> 00:09:40.980 - Wind and rain, it's not good. 239 00:09:40.980 --> 00:09:41.981 - Nothing better. 240 00:09:41.981 --> 00:09:44.250 (laughing) 241 00:09:44.250 --> 00:09:46.619 Alright well we saw where most of our rain's gonna come from 242 00:09:46.619 --> 00:09:48.087 that massive truck over there 243 00:09:48.087 --> 00:09:49.755 but we also need a little bit of driving rain. 244 00:09:49.755 --> 00:09:51.557 - That's right, this is a pump that's gonna run us, 245 00:09:51.557 --> 00:09:54.860 oh probably about 15 gallons per minute. 246 00:09:54.860 --> 00:09:56.996 So in addition to our Wildland fire truck, 247 00:09:56.996 --> 00:09:58.631 which is gonna soak everything, 248 00:09:58.631 --> 00:10:01.100 we've got this water running up into this machine, 249 00:10:01.100 --> 00:10:03.069 and that's gonna give us the force we need 250 00:10:03.069 --> 00:10:04.303 for the driving rain Laura. 251 00:10:04.303 --> 00:10:07.006 - Well I'm happy I brought my rain gear. 252 00:10:07.006 --> 00:10:08.307 - Seriously? 253 00:10:08.307 --> 00:10:09.976 - [Laura] Yeah I brought my rain gear, I never-- 254 00:10:09.976 --> 00:10:11.444 - We're not supposed to have rain gear. 255 00:10:11.444 --> 00:10:13.946 - Well who goes into the outdoors without rain gear. 256 00:10:13.946 --> 00:10:15.748 - Well this is a show about hypothermia. 257 00:10:15.748 --> 00:10:18.417 - Well I came prepared. 258 00:10:18.417 --> 00:10:20.019 - Well I think we're ready to conduct 259 00:10:20.019 --> 00:10:22.288 a wind and rain experiment on you guys. 260 00:10:22.288 --> 00:10:24.423 - Awesome I'm ready, I've got my rain gear on, 261 00:10:24.423 --> 00:10:25.424 it's waterproof. 262 00:10:25.424 --> 00:10:26.993 - Yeah she's gonna do this one 263 00:10:26.993 --> 00:10:28.661 because she forgot to tell me to bring the rain gear. 264 00:10:28.661 --> 00:10:30.596 - No no no no, this is gonna work great 265 00:10:30.596 --> 00:10:33.132 with both of you doing it because that way we can 266 00:10:33.132 --> 00:10:37.069 contrast the difference, one wearing proper protective gear, 267 00:10:37.069 --> 00:10:39.405 and one in normal clothes. 268 00:10:39.405 --> 00:10:40.773 I'm gonna get out of here so I keep dry 269 00:10:40.773 --> 00:10:42.008 and I can watch what's going on. 270 00:10:42.008 --> 00:10:43.209 - You're gonna do great, you're gonna do great. 271 00:10:43.209 --> 00:10:44.844 - Yeah, how come I gotta be cold and wet. 272 00:10:44.844 --> 00:10:46.712 - I'm just gonna bundle up to make sure my hair stays dry. 273 00:10:46.712 --> 00:10:47.546 - I'll be over here. 274 00:10:47.546 --> 00:10:48.781 - Okay, take your time. 275 00:10:48.781 --> 00:10:50.349 - [David] Alright, we'll see how these guys do. 276 00:10:50.349 --> 00:10:53.252 (dramatic music) 277 00:10:53.252 --> 00:10:54.487 Alright are you guys ready? 278 00:10:54.487 --> 00:10:55.421 - Yes. - No. 279 00:10:55.421 --> 00:10:57.089 - Yes. 280 00:10:57.089 --> 00:10:59.825 - [David] Alright, cue the storm. 281 00:10:59.825 --> 00:11:01.927 - You should always remember your rain gear. 282 00:11:01.927 --> 00:11:04.897 (whirring) 283 00:11:04.897 --> 00:11:07.233 (screaming) 284 00:11:09.135 --> 00:11:10.269 - [Nick] Oh my God. 285 00:11:10.269 --> 00:11:12.805 (screaming) 286 00:11:12.805 --> 00:11:16.642 (whirring and dramatic music) 287 00:11:31.457 --> 00:11:34.794 (laughing and groaning) 288 00:11:41.967 --> 00:11:43.703 - Oh my gosh that is freezing. 289 00:11:43.703 --> 00:11:45.337 - You're such a good friend Laura. 290 00:11:45.337 --> 00:11:46.739 - Yeah well you know what Nick, 291 00:11:46.739 --> 00:11:48.074 this is why you remember your rain gear 292 00:11:48.074 --> 00:11:49.308 when you're going to the outdoors. 293 00:11:49.308 --> 00:11:50.943 - Nice job guys, you guys are wet. 294 00:11:50.943 --> 00:11:51.777 - [Both] Yes. 295 00:11:51.777 --> 00:11:52.712 - How do you feel? 296 00:11:52.712 --> 00:11:53.512 - Frozen. - Wet. 297 00:11:53.512 --> 00:11:54.480 - [David] Frozen, wet. 298 00:11:54.480 --> 00:11:55.414 (laughing) 299 00:11:55.414 --> 00:11:56.615 - And it was like 30 seconds, 300 00:11:56.615 --> 00:11:57.850 it felt like 10 minutes in the rain, 301 00:11:57.850 --> 00:11:59.351 but that was a short time I'm guessing. 302 00:11:59.351 --> 00:12:01.020 - So one of the big things I notice is 303 00:12:01.020 --> 00:12:05.424 Nick is shaking like crazy, he's soaking wet, and you seem-- 304 00:12:05.424 --> 00:12:06.726 - Just a little chilly. 305 00:12:06.726 --> 00:12:08.227 - Yeah, chilly, exactly, 306 00:12:08.227 --> 00:12:10.329 so you got a little bit wet, a little bit of wind, 307 00:12:10.329 --> 00:12:11.964 but nothing like what happened to Nick. 308 00:12:11.964 --> 00:12:13.599 - [Nick] She's having fun and I'm miserable. 309 00:12:13.599 --> 00:12:15.134 - Yeah, I was laughing the whole time actually 310 00:12:15.134 --> 00:12:17.136 even though it was not funny, I was laughing. 311 00:12:17.136 --> 00:12:19.805 - But you could see how fast someone will start to 312 00:12:19.805 --> 00:12:23.042 deteriorate if they don't have protective gear on. 313 00:12:23.042 --> 00:12:24.310 - [Laura] Within seconds. 314 00:12:24.310 --> 00:12:25.778 - Exactly, within seconds literally. 315 00:12:25.778 --> 00:12:27.580 So the protective gear buys a little bit more time. 316 00:12:27.580 --> 00:12:28.647 - Yeah well lucky you. 317 00:12:28.647 --> 00:12:29.982 - Alright, yeah. 318 00:12:31.851 --> 00:12:34.186 You know what there is a lot of water in my sleeve, 319 00:12:34.186 --> 00:12:35.855 there's no doubt, it's all the way up to here. 320 00:12:35.855 --> 00:12:37.089 - [Nick] Oh you poor thing. 321 00:12:37.089 --> 00:12:38.357 - I know you should feel sorry for me. 322 00:12:38.357 --> 00:12:40.259 (laughing) 323 00:12:40.259 --> 00:12:41.694 - You guys wanna go, maybe let him warm up. 324 00:12:41.694 --> 00:12:42.928 - [Both] Yeah. 325 00:12:42.928 --> 00:12:44.263 - Let's go get me wrung out a little. 326 00:12:44.263 --> 00:12:46.499 (laughing) 327 00:12:47.600 --> 00:12:48.601 - [Narrator] Next up. 328 00:12:48.601 --> 00:12:49.535 - This is gonna hurt Nick. 329 00:12:49.535 --> 00:12:50.803 - [Narrator] The deep freeze. 330 00:12:50.803 --> 00:12:53.139 (screaming) 331 00:12:56.642 --> 00:12:58.177 (dramatic music) 332 00:12:58.177 --> 00:12:59.712 - Well so far we've seen how wind and rain 333 00:12:59.712 --> 00:13:01.547 can have a deadly effect on the body. 334 00:13:01.547 --> 00:13:03.849 (dramatic music) 335 00:13:03.849 --> 00:13:05.417 - That's right, and one thing we haven't studied 336 00:13:05.417 --> 00:13:07.720 is the cold, and I mean extreme cold. 337 00:13:07.720 --> 00:13:09.455 Our friends here at North Hollywood Ice, 338 00:13:09.455 --> 00:13:10.823 they're in the cold business. 339 00:13:10.823 --> 00:13:12.291 - [Laura] That they are, they have a huge 340 00:13:12.291 --> 00:13:13.826 refrigerator warehouse base where they 341 00:13:13.826 --> 00:13:15.628 keep everything way below freezing. 342 00:13:15.628 --> 00:13:17.630 - So we brought our wind and rain machine, and 343 00:13:17.630 --> 00:13:20.199 we're gonna take it inside and make the cold even colder. 344 00:13:20.199 --> 00:13:22.501 - That's perfect, I brought my cold weather gear. 345 00:13:22.501 --> 00:13:23.803 - Seriously? 346 00:13:23.803 --> 00:13:25.404 - Yeah, you don't have yours? 347 00:13:25.404 --> 00:13:26.238 - No. 348 00:13:27.072 --> 00:13:27.973 You're killing me. 349 00:13:27.973 --> 00:13:29.008 - Follow me. 350 00:13:29.008 --> 00:13:31.310 (dramatic music) 351 00:13:31.310 --> 00:13:33.145 - So we're here at this giant freezer warehouse 352 00:13:33.145 --> 00:13:34.613 at North Hollywood Ice. 353 00:13:34.613 --> 00:13:35.981 - It's not too bad in here. 354 00:13:35.981 --> 00:13:39.251 - Yeah, not too bad, I think it's about 355 00:13:40.152 --> 00:13:41.153 14 degrees right? 356 00:13:41.153 --> 00:13:42.087 - Let's ask David here. 357 00:13:42.087 --> 00:13:43.389 - It's actually 13 degrees. 358 00:13:43.389 --> 00:13:44.623 - 13 degrees. 359 00:13:44.623 --> 00:13:47.159 Well as you can see, I'm in normal clothes. 360 00:13:47.159 --> 00:13:48.527 - I'm in warm clothes. 361 00:13:48.527 --> 00:13:50.062 - It's definitely getting cold. 362 00:13:50.062 --> 00:13:51.597 - I'm feeling great. 363 00:13:51.597 --> 00:13:52.798 - Tell us about the data, what are you seeing there? 364 00:13:52.798 --> 00:13:53.933 - Well, what I'm seeing right now is 365 00:13:53.933 --> 00:13:55.601 Laura look really comfortable, 366 00:13:55.601 --> 00:13:58.003 her heart rate, her breathing, just normal. 367 00:13:58.003 --> 00:13:59.505 - Right. 368 00:13:59.505 --> 00:14:00.973 - Your heart rate is already accelerated a little bit, 369 00:14:00.973 --> 00:14:03.242 about 10 beats, you're breathing a little faster. 370 00:14:03.242 --> 00:14:06.178 So now we're gonna introduce another element, 371 00:14:06.178 --> 00:14:08.247 we're gonna introduce some wind into this 372 00:14:08.247 --> 00:14:10.049 to see how your bodies react. 373 00:14:10.049 --> 00:14:10.883 - I say blast us. 374 00:14:10.883 --> 00:14:11.717 - Okay. 375 00:14:11.717 --> 00:14:12.551 - [David] Alright. 376 00:14:12.551 --> 00:14:13.385 - Rip it. 377 00:14:13.385 --> 00:14:14.320 - [David Get Ready. 378 00:14:14.320 --> 00:14:15.688 - This is gonna hurt Nick. 379 00:14:15.688 --> 00:14:16.522 For real. 380 00:14:18.657 --> 00:14:21.493 (screaming) 381 00:14:21.493 --> 00:14:22.828 - [Nick] That is cold. 382 00:14:22.828 --> 00:14:25.164 (screaming) 383 00:14:26.599 --> 00:14:28.601 - [Laura] How many seconds do you need to get the reading? 384 00:14:28.601 --> 00:14:30.836 - [David] Well it takes a little bit. 385 00:14:30.836 --> 00:14:33.505 We wanna watch Nick get a little colder. 386 00:14:33.505 --> 00:14:35.241 - [Laura] This is so cold. 387 00:14:35.241 --> 00:14:36.976 - Your head is warm believe it or not. 388 00:14:36.976 --> 00:14:38.744 - Oh my cheeks. 389 00:14:38.744 --> 00:14:40.312 - What's it saying? 390 00:14:40.312 --> 00:14:42.815 - [David] It's saying you guys are getting cold quick. 391 00:14:42.815 --> 00:14:43.983 - Oh my gosh. 392 00:14:43.983 --> 00:14:45.517 - [Laura] This is really bad. 393 00:14:45.517 --> 00:14:46.819 - [David] Laura's doing much better than you are though. 394 00:14:46.819 --> 00:14:49.121 - This is really bad, okay. 395 00:14:49.121 --> 00:14:51.891 (laughing) 396 00:14:51.891 --> 00:14:54.460 My cheeks really feel frozen. 397 00:14:54.460 --> 00:14:55.561 - Okay, okay. 398 00:14:58.030 --> 00:14:59.665 - [Laura] Why do I always laugh 399 00:14:59.665 --> 00:15:01.734 when we go through these horrible experiments? 400 00:15:01.734 --> 00:15:03.435 - That is freezing cold. 401 00:15:03.435 --> 00:15:05.471 - It's so cold. 402 00:15:05.471 --> 00:15:09.642 - That wind really makes it go a lot colder. 403 00:15:09.642 --> 00:15:11.644 It almost literally gives me vertigo, 404 00:15:11.644 --> 00:15:13.846 like I get almost dizzy because of the 405 00:15:13.846 --> 00:15:15.681 cold blast on my head. 406 00:15:17.850 --> 00:15:19.585 - Without the protection, you know 407 00:15:19.585 --> 00:15:20.419 you're gonna be in a lot of trouble. 408 00:15:20.419 --> 00:15:21.553 - You're really toast. 409 00:15:21.553 --> 00:15:22.922 Well I have something for you Nick. 410 00:15:22.922 --> 00:15:24.156 - Yeah, what? 411 00:15:24.156 --> 00:15:24.957 - I mean I know you didn't bring your own 412 00:15:24.957 --> 00:15:26.292 winter gear with you but 413 00:15:26.292 --> 00:15:27.693 you might need a Kleenex for your nose. 414 00:15:27.693 --> 00:15:29.595 It kinda looks like it was used but I tried. 415 00:15:29.595 --> 00:15:31.130 (laughing) 416 00:15:31.130 --> 00:15:33.299 - [Narrator] Now to make things more brutal, 417 00:15:33.299 --> 00:15:35.067 Laura adds water. 418 00:15:35.067 --> 00:15:37.569 - [Laura] Don't worry, it's fresh new lawn fertilizer. 419 00:15:37.569 --> 00:15:39.672 - Alright, following you. 420 00:15:41.407 --> 00:15:43.642 - Nick, this is gonna hurt. 421 00:15:44.810 --> 00:15:46.111 Are you feeling it yet, you feeling it? 422 00:15:46.111 --> 00:15:47.947 - I can already tell that's gonna be colder. 423 00:15:47.947 --> 00:15:49.315 My legs are already-- 424 00:15:49.315 --> 00:15:50.149 - Frozen? 425 00:15:50.149 --> 00:15:51.083 - Oh yeah. 426 00:15:51.083 --> 00:15:52.017 - Your jeans a little stiff? 427 00:15:52.017 --> 00:15:54.253 - Yeah, they're gonna be. 428 00:15:54.253 --> 00:15:56.588 I can already feel it, we don't even have the fan on yet. 429 00:15:56.588 --> 00:15:58.390 - I know wait until this fan starts going. 430 00:15:58.390 --> 00:15:59.758 - [David] You sure you wanna do this? 431 00:15:59.758 --> 00:16:00.592 - Let's do it. 432 00:16:00.592 --> 00:16:01.427 - Alright blast us. 433 00:16:01.427 --> 00:16:02.261 - Get it over with. 434 00:16:02.261 --> 00:16:03.095 - [David] Hang on. 435 00:16:03.095 --> 00:16:06.031 (whirring) 436 00:16:06.031 --> 00:16:06.999 - [Laura] Oh Lord. 437 00:16:06.999 --> 00:16:09.735 (dramatic music) 438 00:16:11.203 --> 00:16:12.938 Brutal, that is brutal. 439 00:16:12.938 --> 00:16:14.473 I'm saying it's brutal and I'm sitting here dry. 440 00:16:14.473 --> 00:16:15.441 - My hands are colder and wet, 441 00:16:15.441 --> 00:16:16.675 my thighs are freezing. 442 00:16:16.675 --> 00:16:18.610 - You look like your purple right now Nick. 443 00:16:18.610 --> 00:16:20.846 (whirring) 444 00:16:22.014 --> 00:16:23.382 How are you hanging in here right now? 445 00:16:23.382 --> 00:16:24.483 I'm actually good. 446 00:16:24.483 --> 00:16:25.584 - Alright, that's good. - You're done? 447 00:16:25.584 --> 00:16:26.518 - I'm out. - Alright, let's go. 448 00:16:26.518 --> 00:16:27.186 - I'm out, I'm out, let's go. 449 00:16:27.186 --> 00:16:28.954 (laughing) 450 00:16:30.322 --> 00:16:33.459 (dramatic music) 451 00:16:33.459 --> 00:16:34.426 - Whoa, that was cold. 452 00:16:34.426 --> 00:16:36.028 - It was cold, it was cold. 453 00:16:36.028 --> 00:16:37.629 - Gives a whole new meaning to the word brain freeze. 454 00:16:37.629 --> 00:16:38.564 - Yeah. 455 00:16:38.564 --> 00:16:40.199 - Well this was a great contrast 456 00:16:40.199 --> 00:16:42.801 of what it's like to be protected and unprotected 457 00:16:42.801 --> 00:16:44.103 as we added the elements. 458 00:16:44.103 --> 00:16:45.671 - Usually going into a situation like that, 459 00:16:45.671 --> 00:16:47.873 I would have long underwear on, 460 00:16:47.873 --> 00:16:49.742 I'd have a bunch of different layers, 461 00:16:49.742 --> 00:16:51.643 wind protection, I'd have my neck covered, 462 00:16:51.643 --> 00:16:53.312 I'd have my face covered, my ears, 463 00:16:53.312 --> 00:16:55.180 I wouldn't have any skin that would be able to 464 00:16:55.180 --> 00:16:57.549 you know get frostbite on it but 465 00:16:57.549 --> 00:16:59.618 when you feel the wind coming through you is one thing, 466 00:16:59.618 --> 00:17:01.420 but you know now that my pants are wet 467 00:17:01.420 --> 00:17:06.025 and my sweater was wet, really, a lot of danger in there. 468 00:17:06.025 --> 00:17:06.959 - [Narrator] Next up. 469 00:17:06.959 --> 00:17:08.394 - I'm Maverick, you're Goose. 470 00:17:08.394 --> 00:17:10.896 - [Narrator] Inside a twister. 471 00:17:12.765 --> 00:17:14.366 (whirring) 472 00:17:14.366 --> 00:17:16.502 - Laura and I have been putting our lives on the line 473 00:17:16.502 --> 00:17:20.572 to see what it's like when weather comes in guns a-blazing. 474 00:17:20.572 --> 00:17:22.341 So now it's time to have some fun. 475 00:17:22.341 --> 00:17:23.942 We're gonna study the world's 476 00:17:23.942 --> 00:17:25.944 worst weather pattern, the tornado. 477 00:17:25.944 --> 00:17:28.313 (dramatic music) 478 00:17:28.313 --> 00:17:30.816 - Which brings us to iFly indoor skydiving 479 00:17:30.816 --> 00:17:32.651 here in Hollywood, California. 480 00:17:32.651 --> 00:17:34.353 - That's right, behind us is a wind tunnel, 481 00:17:34.353 --> 00:17:36.188 and this thing can create wind speeds 482 00:17:36.188 --> 00:17:38.757 strong enough to lift a human right off his feet. 483 00:17:38.757 --> 00:17:41.493 (dramatic music) 484 00:17:42.728 --> 00:17:44.530 - [Narrator] About 1,000 tornadoes 485 00:17:44.530 --> 00:17:46.899 strike in America every year. 486 00:17:46.899 --> 00:17:49.468 They come in all sizes and strengths, 487 00:17:49.468 --> 00:17:54.406 and are ranked along what's called the Fujita scale, 488 00:17:54.406 --> 00:17:56.241 ranging from F0 to F5. 489 00:17:57.676 --> 00:18:00.979 Some devastating F5 tornadoes have been recorded 490 00:18:00.979 --> 00:18:04.550 with winds over 300 miles per hour. 491 00:18:04.550 --> 00:18:06.285 - Alright guys, come on in, 492 00:18:06.285 --> 00:18:08.120 have a seat right here for me. 493 00:18:08.120 --> 00:18:09.655 - [Narrator] Flight instructor Rafal 494 00:18:09.655 --> 00:18:12.724 demonstrates the proper body position in the wind tunnel. 495 00:18:12.724 --> 00:18:15.461 - Any questions, comments, concerns, sacrifices? 496 00:18:15.461 --> 00:18:17.896 - Yes, what happens if you shoot right to the top? 497 00:18:17.896 --> 00:18:20.032 - You're definitely not going to shoot straight up, 498 00:18:20.032 --> 00:18:21.433 we have controlled wind power. 499 00:18:21.433 --> 00:18:22.935 Good question though. 500 00:18:22.935 --> 00:18:24.470 - But for him could you get the power level high? 501 00:18:24.470 --> 00:18:27.272 - [Rafal] A little bit higher, just to mess with him I will. 502 00:18:27.272 --> 00:18:30.142 - [Narrator] Then it's time for Nick and Laura to suit up. 503 00:18:30.142 --> 00:18:32.177 (dramatic music) 504 00:18:32.177 --> 00:18:34.179 - [Laura] What happens to your cheeks at 100 miles an hour? 505 00:18:34.179 --> 00:18:36.582 - They look very glamorous in the wind as they flap. 506 00:18:36.582 --> 00:18:38.617 - Just like a dog with its head out the window. 507 00:18:38.617 --> 00:18:41.954 (dramatic music) 508 00:18:41.954 --> 00:18:43.222 I'm Maverick, you're Goose. 509 00:18:43.222 --> 00:18:44.056 - [Nick] Alright. 510 00:18:44.056 --> 00:18:45.691 (laughing) 511 00:18:45.691 --> 00:18:48.794 (dramatic music) 512 00:18:48.794 --> 00:18:50.095 - Even though tornadoes are known 513 00:18:50.095 --> 00:18:52.931 to lift a 500,000 pound home off its foundation 514 00:18:52.931 --> 00:18:55.167 and throw a car over a mile away, 515 00:18:55.167 --> 00:18:56.869 it's hard to imagine what it would feel like 516 00:18:56.869 --> 00:18:58.704 to step into a tornado. 517 00:18:58.704 --> 00:19:01.206 - Well with this wind tunnel, it'll definitely help us out. 518 00:19:01.206 --> 00:19:03.809 We'll be in winds that are over 120 miles an hour. 519 00:19:03.809 --> 00:19:05.711 - And that speed is actually close 520 00:19:05.711 --> 00:19:07.079 to a small F1 tornado so we're gonna see 521 00:19:07.079 --> 00:19:09.248 what it feels like to step into the vortex. 522 00:19:09.248 --> 00:19:10.849 - Why don't you tell us a little bit about 523 00:19:10.849 --> 00:19:12.851 the science behind the wind tunnel, and how it really works? 524 00:19:12.851 --> 00:19:15.954 - Absolutely, so we have two 400 horsepower fans 525 00:19:15.954 --> 00:19:18.357 that are circulating wind all around our facility, 526 00:19:18.357 --> 00:19:20.125 and pushing out into a column of air. 527 00:19:20.125 --> 00:19:23.061 Our fans can generate winds up to 170 miles per hour, 528 00:19:23.061 --> 00:19:27.266 and that's capable of lifting up to 300 pounds. 529 00:19:27.266 --> 00:19:28.867 - That's awesome, I'm ready to get in. 530 00:19:28.867 --> 00:19:30.335 - I'm ready too, let's do it. 531 00:19:30.335 --> 00:19:33.138 (dramatic music) 532 00:19:33.138 --> 00:19:34.806 (shouting) 533 00:19:34.806 --> 00:19:37.576 (dramatic music) 534 00:19:58.664 --> 00:20:00.866 - [Nick] That was amazing, it was like feeling 535 00:20:00.866 --> 00:20:02.067 that you didn't have any weight, 536 00:20:02.067 --> 00:20:03.802 you were just floating in the air and 537 00:20:03.802 --> 00:20:06.805 it was actually kinda hard to stay stabilized but 538 00:20:06.805 --> 00:20:10.008 the feeling of weightlessness is unbelievable. 539 00:20:10.008 --> 00:20:12.778 (dramatic music) 540 00:20:17.749 --> 00:20:20.152 (rock music) 541 00:20:22.888 --> 00:20:24.790 - [Laura] The adrenaline rush that you have 542 00:20:24.790 --> 00:20:26.992 in just a few minutes of being in the air 543 00:20:26.992 --> 00:20:28.994 was unbelievable, it was so much fun. 544 00:20:28.994 --> 00:20:31.430 (rock music) 545 00:20:32.631 --> 00:20:34.032 - Well Laura, I think all of these tests 546 00:20:34.032 --> 00:20:35.934 have really shown us the power of nature's fury, 547 00:20:35.934 --> 00:20:38.704 and what can happen if you get caught with your pants down. 548 00:20:38.704 --> 00:20:41.039 - That's why it's important to pack the right pants Nick, 549 00:20:41.039 --> 00:20:42.241 and also the right gear 550 00:20:42.241 --> 00:20:43.675 if you're spending time in the outdoors. 551 00:20:43.675 --> 00:20:45.210 - That's right, well that about does it for this episode. 552 00:20:45.210 --> 00:20:47.346 - So join us next time as we put nature to the test 553 00:20:47.346 --> 00:20:48.981 on Survival Science, you ready to play? 554 00:20:48.981 --> 00:20:50.315 - I'm going again for sure. 555 00:20:50.315 --> 00:20:51.416 - Me too, I'm first. 556 00:20:51.416 --> 00:20:52.251 - Okay.