Human Body: Ultimate Machine Videos

Human Body: Ultimate Machine Videos

Human Body

Sensation - Pain

(04:44)

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Of all sensations, the one that most of us would rather not feel is pain. But the pain response can be vital to our survival.

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Human Body

Strength - Endurance

(04:32)

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Push it to the limit and your body will hit the wall and then start to cannibalise itself.

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Human Body

Sensation - Control

(03:37)

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Our sensations can work faster than we can think. Find out how our sense of control can make the difference between a successful rescue and disaster.

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Human Body

Sensation - Sweat

(04:24)

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As a body's core temparature rises, the internal cooling system kicks in - sweat.

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Human Body

Sight - Colour

(04:27)

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How our ability to see in colour can mean the difference between life and death.

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Strength - Superhuman

(03:41)

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Trapped under half a ton of rock, slipping down the side of a cliff - can Sinjin find the strength to survive?

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Human Body

Strength - Bones

(04:42)

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A man is sucked up into a tornado, tossed around inside and thrown to the ground a quarter of a mile away - without breaking a single bone in his body.

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Human Body

Sight - Reaction

(03:20)

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Officer Stan Berry has to see then calculate what matters and what doesn't whilst chasing a suspect at160kph. How is this possible?

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Human Body

Sight - Memories

(04:04)

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Michael lost his sight at the age of three but forty years later doctors restored it. So why can his eyes make no sense of the world? Discover how our memories fuel ou...

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Human Body

*US VO* Super Strength

(03:06)

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Trapped under half a ton of rock, slipping down the side of a cliff - can Sinjin find the strength to survive?

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Human Body

*US VO* Strength - Energy

(04:10)

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Push it to the limit and your body will hit the wall and then start to cannibalise itself.

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Human Body

*US VO* Strength - Bones

(04:28)

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A man is sucked up into a tornado, tossed around inside and thrown to the ground a quarter of a mile away - without breaking a single bone in his body.

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Human Body

Strength - Free Running

(03:11)

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Our knees are a supreme piece of engineering. They help to absorb up to ten times our bodyweight when jumping around - which is handy if you're a free runner.

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