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- [dan] what you are about to
see is not just unbelievable,
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It's also dangerous.
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Do not try this at home.
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(upbeat music)
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Imagine a suburban mom
with super strength,
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More formidable than the
world's strongest man.
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- She starts lifting the car.
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(mom screaming)
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- It's something you see in a
comic book, it's superhuman.
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- Or a man who is
immune to lightning.
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(lightning strikes)
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- It burns through his shoe,
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But twice is
apparently not enough.
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Roy struck again.
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- How about a mere
mortal who's faster
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Than a speeding bullet?
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- It's too small and too fast
for the naked eye to see.
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(gunshot)
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(clang)
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- These are the
humans so surprising.
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They are truly unbelievable.
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(spooky music)
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It's April, 1942 in shenandoah
national park, virginia
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And a violent thunderstorm
has park ranger roy sullivan
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Taking refuge in a fire
tower when suddenly
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The tower is struck
by lightning.
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(lightning and thunder crash)
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- After eight lightning
strikes on that tower,
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It's now ablaze and
roy has to escape.
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Well, on his way down
the tower he's struck.
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It burns through his shoe,
yanks off his toenail,
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But he lives through it.
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- When you are
struck by lightning,
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An extremely large amount
of electrical current flows
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Through your body to the ground.
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This is potentially
lethal, for most people.
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- [dan] the odds of
being struck by lightning
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Are just one in
15,300, pretty low.
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But ranger roy is about
to defy those odds again.
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- He is driving his pickup
truck during an electrical storm
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And a tree adjoining
his truck is struck.
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(lightning and thunder strike)
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The lightning rebounds
into the cab of his truck,
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Setting his eyebrows
and hair afire.
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- But twice is apparently
not enough for roy.
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The third time lightning
bounces off of a transformer
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And strikes him, but this
time it leaves its mark.
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It's a lichtenberg figure,
so called, across his back,
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In the shape of
a lightning bolt.
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- [dan] roy is now tied with
a man named walter summerford
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As the only known people
who have been struck
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By lightning three times,
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For at least two
years that is until-
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- Roy struck again.
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Fourth time, this time
it sets his hair on fire
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And he's got to put that out.
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He takes a wet cloth,
pats it on his head,
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Puts his hair out.
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- So now roy, the most struck
by lightning man on earth,
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Travels everywhere with a
can of water at the ready,
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Just in case he's struck
and set upon fire again.
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- [dan] unfortunately,
that can of water
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Is going to come in handy.
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- He's driving down
a mountain road.
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He sees evidence of a
lightning storm on the horizon.
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He flees in the other direction.
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- He starts driving away
as quickly as possible,
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A can of water at the ready,
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Appearing to be at a safe
distance from the ominous cloud
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That he feels is following.
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He emerges from his pickup
truck only to be struck again.
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Hair on fire, eyebrows on fire,
can of water over the head.
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Roy was prepared this time.
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- It's the same show
all over and over again.
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- [dan] incredibly, roy
has struck two more times,
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The last after he leaves
what already was for him,
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A dangerous job.
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- When roy finally retires
from the park service,
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His seventh and final time
happens while he is at leisure.
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(lightning and thunder crash)
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He gets struck while fishing.
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- Roy, in short,
is a miracle man.
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The chance of being
struck by lightning
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Seven different times is one
out of 10 to the 28th power.
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The chances of being struck
and surviving seven times
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Put the odds even
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Further off the margins
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And it would be
considered impossible,
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But for the fact that it
happens to roy sullivan.
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- So of course people
want to investigate.
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They want to understand if
there's something special
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About roy's body or
study the effects
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Of all these lightning strikes.
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But when a doctor
goes to examine him,
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Lightning strikes happen nearby
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And the doctor is no
longer interested.
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- [dan] even his own wife
isn't safe around him.
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- It's no surprise that
his wife would be dismayed
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Because when she's
hanging clothes one day
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When he's a hundred
some feet away,
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(thunder rumbling)
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She herself gets
struck by lightning.
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(thunder and lightning crash)
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- [dan] surprisingly, she
doesn't file for divorce.
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- The way roy chooses to
deal with this attraction
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That he has for things
that kill anybody else
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Is he decides to own it.
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He becomes the guinness
world's record holder
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For the number of
lightning strikes
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That someone can live through.
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He gives lectures,
he has the artifacts
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From when he's been struck.
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He essentially becomes the
human lightning rod, for real.
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- His superhuman ability
is that he shows us
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That the word impossible
should be used
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Very sparingly, if at all
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- Maybe roy's most
superhuman feat after all
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Is that he was able
to stay married.
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Must be his electric
personality.
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But perhaps that
phrase should belong
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To a guy in india
known as current mohan.
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Kollam, india.
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A 7-year-old boy
named rajmohan niar
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Is reeling from a
terrible tragedy.
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- His mother dies
when he's a child
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And he simply can't bear it.
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So he attempts to kill himself.
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He climbs a utility pole
and grabs a transformer.
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- [dan] but something
surprising happens,
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Or should I say doesn't happen.
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- He's not electrocuted,
he's not killed.
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(pulsing synthesizer music)
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- [dan] even more unbelievable,
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Mohan's survival
isn't just good luck.
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He seems able to absorb
any amount of electricity.
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(electrical current pulsing)
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- He can take electrical wire
that's plugged into a wall,
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Grab the open end of the wire
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And he serves sort of as a
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Conduit for the electricity
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To run through his body
and to power an appliance.
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- Blenders, toasters,
lighting light bulbs.
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He runs all of those
things by driving power
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Through his body.
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- Raj becomes a local celebrity
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And he basically spends
his life displaying
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These electrical shocks
and running appliances.
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- [dan] but how
is this possible?
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- Some tests have been run on
him, including hooking him up
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To a multimeter,
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Which is going to
measure the amount
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Of current going through him
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And the amount of electricity
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That he can handle is
on average 10 times
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What a normal human
being could handle.
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- Raj is sort of a mystery.
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No one knows if his organs
are wired differently.
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If for some reason biologically
he just is resistant
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To electricity, we really
cannot ever actually know.
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- [dan] or can mohan's
gift be traced back
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To that fateful childhood
day as just another
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To that fateful childhood
day as just another
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Superhero's origin story.
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- In 2020, icelandic strongman,
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Hafthor julius bjornsson
sets the world record
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For a deadlift when
he hoists 1,105 pounds
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Clear off the ground.
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(scream of triumph)
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Impressive, yes,
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Until a suburban mom does
something unbelievable.
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April 11th, 1982 starts off
like any other spring day
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For angela cavallo inside
her suburban georgia home.
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- Angela is in her kitchen
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Doing mom stuff
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And her son, who's a teenager,
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Is out in the garage
working on his chevy impala,
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And she hears a crash.
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(heavy impact of metal)
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- Angela rushes into the garage,
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She sees the impala
on top of her son.
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He is lying there,
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Pinned under the car, immobile.
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Like any mother, she's terrified
and she starts to scream
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For help.
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- [dan] that's when
11-year-old johnny edwards,
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Shows up, not exactly the
muscle she was looking for.
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- Bless this kid's heart.
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He recognizes he's probably
not gonna be much help.
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He starts running the
neighborhood, knocking on doors,
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Trying to get another
adult or two to help,
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And then she tries
to move the car.
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This is a 3000 pound vehicle.
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This is not something
you can easily lift up.
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- [dan] is it possible
that tiny angela,
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Can really best a strong man
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And lift a 3,300 pound car?
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(car creaks)
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- She starts lifting the car.
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(angela screams)
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(dramatic music builds)
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- Angela is there alone
holding up this car.
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If she lets it go, her
son could be killed.
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- [dan] she holds on for
an agonizing five minutes
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And then-
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- The kid shows back
up with two adults.
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Angela has been holding
the car this whole time.
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(suspenseful music)
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They managed to get tony
out from under the car.
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He is taken to the hospital.
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He's released a week
later on easter Sunday.
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- Powerlifters in gyms
who train for competition,
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Who put themselves
through arduous routines
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Are able to lift maybe
a thousand pounds.
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What allows a everyday
woman to not only lift
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But to hold a 3000 pound
automobile for five minutes?
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- [dan] angela has just
experienced a phenomenon
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Called hysterical strength.
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Could this superhuman trait
lie dormant within us all?
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- Everybody has the experience
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Of a trigger of adrenaline
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And we know that it rushes
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Oxygen and blood to the muscles
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And it can improve
physical performance.
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But at moments of
life-threatening crisis,
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These biochemicals
may actually give us
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A spurt of superhuman strength.
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- To lift up a vehicle is
something way more superhuman
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Than just your regular
adrenaline dump.
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That's motherly love
mixed into that.
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- Lifting a nearly two-ton car
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And holding it for five
minutes, incredible.
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It's also a feat so far
beyond the normal limits
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Of human strength that a few
doubt angela's story is true.
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Luckily, this next strange
event was captured on film.
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- It is 1988 and the
television show magnum, p.I.
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Is immensely popular
and one of the icons
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Of magnum, p.I. Alongside
magnum's ferrari
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Is the mcdonnell douglas
little ball helicopter.
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- When the helicopter
isn't featured on the show,
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It is sometimes used for
commercial tourist flights.
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Other times it's used to
help out the local utilities.
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So on this day of
Friday the 13th,
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The helicopter is flying,
hauling some equipment.
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There is an electrical
problem with the flight system
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And the helicopter begins
to lilt to one side
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And the pilot immediately
decides to land.
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- [dan] but just before
touching down disaster strikes.
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(helicopter thrumming wildly)
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(dark pulsing music)
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- The pilot after the crash
landing is trapped under
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This 3000 plus pound copter,
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- His leg is stuck,
his leg is stuck.
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Which is now taking on water
from the drainage ditch
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And is leaking highly
flammable fuel.
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- And as it slowly, slowly
starts falling to its side,
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The water starts rising.
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It's getting pretty dire as
the water fills the cabin.
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- The situation might
be fatal were it not
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For the appearance on the scene
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Of a local vietnam vet
named warren amaral,
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Or as he's better known
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By his nickname, tiny.
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The trapped pilot is
a friend of tiny's,
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A fellow vietnam veteran.
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Tiny runs up to help.
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He witnesses a scene that
is out of a nightmare.
267
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- Initially, tiny goes to
pull the helicopter pilot
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From underneath the wreckage
and his leg is stuck.
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- Get help. Get help.
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- So, he decides to take
another course of action,
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Which is lift up this
3000 pound helicopter
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And save the pilot, steve.
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- Come on.
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Come on, steve!
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Come on, steve!
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Come on, come on.
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Help me get his leg
out of underneath the chopper.
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Okay, watch your hand.
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Get his leg out.
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Okay, two legs.
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Okay
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- They're both vietnam buddies.
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They've both been
to combat together.
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They share a bond
that your average
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Civilian couldn't fathom.
286
00:14:42,667 --> 00:14:44,850
- Alright, it's okay, my man.
287
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Just relax, chill.
288
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- But to be able to lift up
that 3000 pound helicopter
289
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To save steve, it's
absolutely superhuman.
290
00:14:54,795 --> 00:14:56,895
- [dan] while scientists
understand the concept
291
00:14:56,897 --> 00:15:00,941
Of hysterical strength, they
still don't know exactly how
292
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It's triggered.
293
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- It would be very difficult
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To recreate the
situation in a lab
295
00:15:05,323 --> 00:15:08,324
Or to find drugs that
induce that situation
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That don't have
catastrophic side effects.
297
00:15:11,162 --> 00:15:13,437
So far we haven't
found a trigger
298
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Other than life
threatening crisis.
299
00:15:17,168 --> 00:15:19,276
- Sounds like something
out of incredible hulk,
300
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Capable of lifting
thousands of pounds.
301
00:15:20,838 --> 00:15:21,795
Capable of lifting
thousands of pounds.
302
00:15:22,206 --> 00:15:24,090
It is something seriously
straight out of a comic book.
303
00:15:29,297 --> 00:15:31,681
- Tales of great warriors
defeating countless enemies
304
00:15:31,683 --> 00:15:33,632
With their razor-sharp
swords are often thought
305
00:15:33,634 --> 00:15:35,768
To be exactly
that, just stories.
306
00:15:35,770 --> 00:15:39,479
But what if there were a
modern samurai so skilled
307
00:15:39,481 --> 00:15:42,274
He'd give those legends
a run for their money.
308
00:15:43,060 --> 00:15:44,402
(sword rings and clinks)
309
00:15:44,404 --> 00:15:47,697
- Machii is not only
deadly with a sword,
310
00:15:47,806 --> 00:15:53,351
But he demonstrates super
human speed with a sword.
311
00:15:54,088 --> 00:15:55,829
- [dan] among his
most impressive feats,
312
00:15:55,831 --> 00:15:57,814
Slicing a baseball
flying towards him
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00:15:57,816 --> 00:16:01,018
At a hundred miles
an hour with ease.
314
00:16:01,370 --> 00:16:02,420
(sword slices)
315
00:16:03,339 --> 00:16:04,462
- Now if you ask anybody
316
00:16:04,464 --> 00:16:05,080
Who covers sports,
317
00:16:05,082 --> 00:16:06,265
Hitting a baseball
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00:16:06,267 --> 00:16:07,233
Is the single most
319
00:16:07,235 --> 00:16:08,533
Difficult thing to do in sports.
320
00:16:08,535 --> 00:16:12,370
- Isao machii was able to
hit it with a samurai sword,
321
00:16:12,372 --> 00:16:14,940
Not a baseball bat
with a big fat barrel,
322
00:16:14,942 --> 00:16:18,260
A piece of steel that
is millimeters thick.
323
00:16:18,262 --> 00:16:20,788
- So how does machii
become the ultimate
324
00:16:20,790 --> 00:16:22,815
21st century samurai?
325
00:16:27,946 --> 00:16:30,530
- Isao machii grows
up in kawanishi,
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00:16:30,532 --> 00:16:34,093
A part of japan that
has a long, rich history
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00:16:34,095 --> 00:16:37,362
Of swords fighting, dating
back to the 10th century.
328
00:16:38,307 --> 00:16:42,150
- The samurai tradition no
longer continues in japan,
329
00:16:42,152 --> 00:16:45,537
But there is a
tradition called kendo,
330
00:16:45,539 --> 00:16:47,423
(sounds of combat)
331
00:16:47,425 --> 00:16:52,553
Which is basically the inheritor
of the samurai tradition.
332
00:16:52,555 --> 00:16:54,263
- [dan] kendo is
the art of fighting
333
00:16:54,265 --> 00:16:57,132
With bamboo swords
developed as a non-lethal
334
00:16:57,134 --> 00:16:58,483
Form of training.
335
00:16:58,485 --> 00:17:02,587
- And this is the practice
in which he trains
336
00:17:02,589 --> 00:17:05,382
And excels starting
at the age of six.
337
00:17:05,384 --> 00:17:06,650
(sword slices)
338
00:17:06,652 --> 00:17:10,229
- Then he gives the ancient
practice of tsujigiri a whirl.
339
00:17:11,248 --> 00:17:13,649
- So tsujigiri basically the
idea is you take a tatami mat
340
00:17:13,651 --> 00:17:17,836
And you place it vertically
and you slice through it.
341
00:17:17,838 --> 00:17:18,987
(quick slices wth sword)
342
00:17:18,989 --> 00:17:21,006
And the reason you
take the tatami mat
343
00:17:21,008 --> 00:17:23,325
Is because it mimics the
texture and the hardness
344
00:17:23,327 --> 00:17:25,811
And the resistance
of a human limb.
345
00:17:25,813 --> 00:17:27,897
(quick slices wth sword)
346
00:17:27,899 --> 00:17:29,264
- You can imagine these
347
00:17:29,266 --> 00:17:30,407
Tatami mats rolled up
348
00:17:30,409 --> 00:17:32,468
And as soon as you slice it,
349
00:17:32,470 --> 00:17:34,094
You impart a force on it
350
00:17:34,096 --> 00:17:36,864
That's going to
destabilize the tatami mat
351
00:17:36,866 --> 00:17:38,265
And make it fall over.
352
00:17:39,251 --> 00:17:42,102
The quickness and the
precision and the accuracy
353
00:17:42,104 --> 00:17:46,315
Required to do that
is mind blowing.
354
00:17:49,854 --> 00:17:53,439
- So machii sets his first
world record by slicing cleanly
355
00:17:53,441 --> 00:17:57,092
Through the tatami mat
seven times before a tips over.
356
00:17:57,094 --> 00:18:01,246
- [dan] then in 2007,
machii adds another record.
357
00:18:01,248 --> 00:18:04,850
1000 mat cuts in
just over 36 minutes,
358
00:18:04,852 --> 00:18:08,028
Slicing a full hour
off his previous record
359
00:18:08,030 --> 00:18:09,755
Like a human cuisinart.
360
00:18:10,757 --> 00:18:14,201
- Imagine this master
swordsman makes 1000 cuts,
361
00:18:14,203 --> 00:18:19,740
Effectively severing
1000 limbs in 36 minutes.
362
00:18:20,351 --> 00:18:22,626
It's the stuff of legend
and it's playing out
363
00:18:22,628 --> 00:18:24,145
In the 21st century.
364
00:18:25,790 --> 00:18:27,523
- [dan] over the next decade,
365
00:18:28,258 --> 00:18:29,900
He goes on to break
six more records,
366
00:18:31,379 --> 00:18:35,364
But they're nothing compared
to what he does in 2013.
367
00:18:35,366 --> 00:18:39,593
- He's going to slice a
pea-sized, a six millimeter
368
00:18:39,595 --> 00:18:41,937
Size pellet in two.
369
00:18:41,939 --> 00:18:45,173
He's going to stand 70
feet away from a bb gun
370
00:18:45,175 --> 00:18:47,776
And slice this tiny little
thing, not just hit it,
371
00:18:47,778 --> 00:18:49,545
But slice completely through it
372
00:18:49,547 --> 00:18:52,840
As it's coming at him
at 200 miles per hour.
373
00:18:54,509 --> 00:18:55,584
- [dan] at that
speed, a normal human
374
00:18:55,586 --> 00:18:57,753
Wouldn't even be able
to see the pellet
375
00:18:57,755 --> 00:18:59,847
Much less slice it in two.
376
00:19:02,443 --> 00:19:04,176
(gunshot)
(sword slices)
377
00:19:04,178 --> 00:19:06,745
- I watched this
about five times
378
00:19:06,747 --> 00:19:08,080
'cause I could not believe it.
379
00:19:08,082 --> 00:19:11,958
- It's too small and too fast
for the naked eye to see,
380
00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:13,752
(gunshot)
(sword slices)
381
00:19:13,754 --> 00:19:16,688
But when you slow down the
footage you see that he does it.
382
00:19:16,690 --> 00:19:18,198
- [dan] how is this possible?
383
00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,410
Well, according to math
and all logic, it's not.
384
00:19:21,412 --> 00:19:24,596
- The normal human reaction time
385
00:19:24,598 --> 00:19:26,415
Is around a quarter of a second,
386
00:19:26,417 --> 00:19:28,976
Which means if you
receive a visual stimuli,
387
00:19:28,978 --> 00:19:31,378
It takes you about a
quarter of a second
388
00:19:32,447 --> 00:19:34,473
Before you're able to
physically respond to it.
389
00:19:34,475 --> 00:19:38,143
In less time than that, the
pellet travels from the gun
390
00:19:38,145 --> 00:19:42,647
To him and it's not just
speed, it's also precision
391
00:19:42,649 --> 00:19:48,044
- Crazier still, he closes
his eyes at the moment,
392
00:19:48,647 --> 00:19:50,439
He cuts the bb out of the air.
393
00:19:50,441 --> 00:19:52,399
That man is not of this earth.
394
00:19:54,419 --> 00:19:58,313
- In machii, we're seeing
a being who surpasses
395
00:19:58,315 --> 00:20:03,485
What we as human beings are
understood to be capable of.
396
00:20:03,487 --> 00:20:06,822
He possesses
superpowers, in fact.
397
00:20:07,733 --> 00:20:11,076
- [dan] isao machii might be
faster than a speeding bullet,
398
00:20:11,078 --> 00:20:13,778
But there's another
superhuman whose superpowers
399
00:20:13,780 --> 00:20:16,231
Might be even more impressive.
400
00:20:16,233 --> 00:20:19,218
No wonder they call
him the batman.
401
00:20:20,838 --> 00:20:22,887
- Daniel kish may
very well be one
402
00:20:22,889 --> 00:20:24,689
Of the most remarkable
human beings
403
00:20:24,691 --> 00:20:27,359
I've ever come
across in my life.
404
00:20:27,361 --> 00:20:31,530
- Every superhero or every
superhuman has an origin story.
405
00:20:31,532 --> 00:20:36,151
At 13 months old, daniel
is diagnosed with cancer
406
00:20:36,153 --> 00:20:40,856
Of the retina in both
eyes and daniel's eyes
407
00:20:40,858 --> 00:20:42,700
Have to be removed.
408
00:20:43,619 --> 00:20:47,162
- With blind infants,
very often they will clap
409
00:20:47,164 --> 00:20:49,290
Or stomp their feet
or make a noise
410
00:20:49,292 --> 00:20:53,285
And it will elicit a response
from the world around them.
411
00:20:53,287 --> 00:20:57,464
- Very quickly, daniel
develops a very specific sound,
412
00:20:57,466 --> 00:20:59,758
A click that you can make
by pulling your tongue
413
00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:01,209
Off the roof of your mouth.
414
00:21:01,211 --> 00:21:02,452
(tongue clicking)
415
00:21:02,454 --> 00:21:03,462
Just like that.
416
00:21:04,581 --> 00:21:06,698
Thankfully his parents
encourage him to keep doing this
417
00:21:06,700 --> 00:21:10,702
Because they can see that
he's using it as a tool.
418
00:21:10,704 --> 00:21:12,871
- [dan] it's more
than just a tool.
419
00:21:12,873 --> 00:21:16,466
Daniel is cultivating what
will become his superpower.
420
00:21:16,468 --> 00:21:19,695
- Daniel developed, on
his own, a technique
421
00:21:19,697 --> 00:21:24,366
Known as echolocation,
where you emit a sound
422
00:21:25,286 --> 00:21:28,753
And the sound wave bounces
off of all the objects
423
00:21:28,755 --> 00:21:31,348
In the room and comes
back to your ears.
424
00:21:31,350 --> 00:21:34,000
And different objects
in different rooms
425
00:21:34,002 --> 00:21:36,578
Will have different
sound characteristics
426
00:21:36,580 --> 00:21:38,047
That you can learn.
427
00:21:38,049 --> 00:21:41,091
- [dan] it's a technique
not often seen in humans.
428
00:21:41,886 --> 00:21:44,769
- So bats use echolocation.
429
00:21:44,771 --> 00:21:47,330
They constantly emit sound waves
430
00:21:47,332 --> 00:21:50,500
And allow those sound waves
to bounce off of trees
431
00:21:50,502 --> 00:21:53,687
And insects, and then they
listen for those reflections
432
00:21:53,689 --> 00:21:56,665
And they use that to
navigate in the night.
433
00:21:56,667 --> 00:21:59,935
Daniel is doing the
exact same thing.
434
00:21:59,937 --> 00:22:02,854
- [dan] but how exactly does
a human develop this gift?
435
00:22:02,856 --> 00:22:05,866
(daniel clicking with tongue)
436
00:22:05,868 --> 00:22:08,893
- The visual cortex is a
big part of our brains.
437
00:22:08,895 --> 00:22:12,681
Without having visual
input that cortex
438
00:22:12,683 --> 00:22:14,299
Is looking for a job.
439
00:22:14,301 --> 00:22:17,961
So in essence,
that visual cortex
440
00:22:17,963 --> 00:22:23,291
Is now gonna be rewired and
his ears become his eyes.
441
00:22:24,144 --> 00:22:27,145
- He is able to not only
tell spatial distance,
442
00:22:27,147 --> 00:22:30,315
He's able to tell what
material something is made of.
443
00:22:30,317 --> 00:22:31,499
If it's concrete, if it's wood.
444
00:22:31,501 --> 00:22:34,819
He can tell if someone
is clothed or not.
445
00:22:34,821 --> 00:22:36,921
- [dan] the batman
channels his gift
446
00:22:37,641 --> 00:22:39,458
To accomplish something
even more unbelievable.
447
00:22:39,460 --> 00:22:43,995
- He takes his bike and
goes against a brick wall
448
00:22:43,997 --> 00:22:47,591
And first trains himself
to ride in a straight line.
449
00:22:47,593 --> 00:22:49,501
- And then he bikes
to his friend's house
450
00:22:49,503 --> 00:22:50,743
And then a little bit further.
451
00:22:50,745 --> 00:22:55,815
And now he's able to
confidently ride his bike
452
00:22:56,502 --> 00:22:58,961
Through busy streets and
unknown intersections.
453
00:22:58,963 --> 00:23:02,255
- I have two working eyes
and I don't want to ride
454
00:23:02,257 --> 00:23:03,882
A bike around traffic.
455
00:23:05,260 --> 00:23:06,668
He is the modern batman and
he is amazing, inspirational,
456
00:23:06,670 --> 00:23:10,263
He is the modern batman and
he is amazing, inspirational,
457
00:23:10,265 --> 00:23:12,808
And, without
question, superhuman.
458
00:23:17,414 --> 00:23:20,265
When people turn 30,
they often take stock
459
00:23:20,267 --> 00:23:22,784
And try to make
significant life changes.
460
00:23:22,786 --> 00:23:25,854
But how far do most
of us actually go?
461
00:23:25,856 --> 00:23:28,623
In the case of this
next superhuman,
462
00:23:28,625 --> 00:23:30,951
A lot further than
you'd believe,
463
00:23:34,715 --> 00:23:36,715
- Dean karnazes is
out celebrating his
464
00:23:36,717 --> 00:23:38,700
30th birthday with some friends.
465
00:23:39,444 --> 00:23:42,904
Now he's a little bit
bummed about turning 30,
466
00:23:42,906 --> 00:23:46,425
So he gets out of the bar
and he starts running.
467
00:23:47,311 --> 00:23:48,676
I don't know about
you, but when I've done
468
00:23:48,678 --> 00:23:50,787
A ton of tequila shots,
my first instinct
469
00:23:50,789 --> 00:23:54,733
Isn't to start running,
but 10 miles later
470
00:23:54,735 --> 00:23:57,385
The tequila wears off
and he's sober again.
471
00:23:57,387 --> 00:24:01,064
Most of us would've stopped
by now, but he keeps going.
472
00:24:03,986 --> 00:24:08,980
- He ends up running over
30 miles in one night.
473
00:24:08,982 --> 00:24:13,452
30 miles is longer
than a full marathon.
474
00:24:14,238 --> 00:24:16,588
- And the remarkable
thing here is
475
00:24:16,590 --> 00:24:18,907
That dean karnazes was not
a trained marathon runner.
476
00:24:18,909 --> 00:24:20,392
He was not a trained
distance runner.
477
00:24:20,394 --> 00:24:24,505
He had run in high school
but hadn't run in 15 years.
478
00:24:25,791 --> 00:24:26,732
- And he begins to wonder,
479
00:24:26,841 --> 00:24:27,490
What do I have here
480
00:24:27,492 --> 00:24:28,750
That I've been neglecting?
481
00:24:29,136 --> 00:24:31,427
- [dan] then this real
life energizer bunny
482
00:24:31,429 --> 00:24:33,513
Takes an incredible
leap of faith.
483
00:24:33,515 --> 00:24:37,275
- He decides to quit his
job in corporate marketing
484
00:24:37,277 --> 00:24:40,520
And become a distance runner,
to make this his life.
485
00:24:40,522 --> 00:24:41,980
- [dan] within three years,
486
00:24:42,766 --> 00:24:44,608
Dean isn't just
running marathons,
487
00:24:44,610 --> 00:24:47,869
He's running a hundred mile
ultra marathons
488
00:24:47,871 --> 00:24:49,271
And winning.
489
00:24:49,273 --> 00:24:50,739
(crowd cheering)
490
00:24:50,741 --> 00:24:53,759
- We can't overstate how
difficult on the body
491
00:24:53,761 --> 00:24:56,928
Ultra distance running is
and the idea that he's able
492
00:24:56,930 --> 00:25:00,289
To withstand these beatings
only having been training
493
00:25:00,291 --> 00:25:03,085
For a few years is
really quite remarkable.
494
00:25:05,789 --> 00:25:09,407
- [dan] in 2005, dean tests
the limits of human stamina
495
00:25:09,409 --> 00:25:13,795
And endurance, running distances
that sound impossible.
496
00:25:13,797 --> 00:25:19,142
- He runs 350 miles in 81 hours.
497
00:25:21,397 --> 00:25:24,790
- 81 hours straight
without sleep.
498
00:25:24,792 --> 00:25:26,441
That's more than three days.
499
00:25:26,443 --> 00:25:28,126
- The thing is he
didn't stop running
500
00:25:28,128 --> 00:25:30,445
Because he couldn't
keep running physically.
501
00:25:30,447 --> 00:25:33,322
He stopped running because
he couldn't stay awake
502
00:25:33,324 --> 00:25:34,407
For more than three days.
503
00:25:34,409 --> 00:25:36,017
He got sleepy.
504
00:25:36,019 --> 00:25:38,503
- [dan] and dean's
record setting runs
505
00:25:38,505 --> 00:25:39,921
Are just getting started.
506
00:25:39,923 --> 00:25:41,823
- In 2006 dean runs
507
00:25:41,825 --> 00:25:43,750
50 marathons
508
00:25:43,752 --> 00:25:45,827
In 50 different states
509
00:25:45,829 --> 00:25:47,195
In 50 days,
510
00:25:47,197 --> 00:25:47,938
Culminating in
511
00:25:47,940 --> 00:25:49,798
The new york city marathon.
512
00:25:51,576 --> 00:25:54,636
- He ends up finishing in
three and a half hours,
513
00:25:54,638 --> 00:25:58,140
Which is about an hour faster
than the average finish time.
514
00:25:58,142 --> 00:26:01,176
- 50 marathons, 50 days,
50 states right here.
515
00:26:01,178 --> 00:26:03,145
- Well, one, I wanted to
see if it could be done.
516
00:26:03,147 --> 00:26:05,505
Two. I wanted to see is
this bad for the body,
517
00:26:05,507 --> 00:26:07,649
Good for the body,
neutral for the body.
518
00:26:07,651 --> 00:26:09,351
- [dan] so how does dean keep on
519
00:26:09,353 --> 00:26:11,369
Going and going and going?
520
00:26:12,005 --> 00:26:15,532
- Lactic acid is a
byproduct of our normal
521
00:26:16,452 --> 00:26:17,618
Metabolic functions.
522
00:26:18,362 --> 00:26:19,878
If you exert yourself too much,
523
00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:21,129
The lactic acid can
build up in your muscles
524
00:26:21,131 --> 00:26:22,848
And this is what
makes them feel sore
525
00:26:22,850 --> 00:26:25,283
After a serious workout.
526
00:26:25,285 --> 00:26:26,835
But dean doesn't feel sore.
527
00:26:26,837 --> 00:26:30,355
- His ability to
essentially metabolize
528
00:26:30,357 --> 00:26:32,799
Lactic acid is better than most.
529
00:26:32,801 --> 00:26:36,319
- Dean estimates that he's
run more than 100,000 miles
530
00:26:36,321 --> 00:26:38,513
Enough to circle the
earth four times,
531
00:26:38,515 --> 00:26:41,450
Almost enough to get
him halfway to the moon.
532
00:26:41,452 --> 00:26:44,402
But while he might be
the ultra marathon man,
533
00:26:44,404 --> 00:26:49,132
Even dean would probably admit
that he's not quite as cool
534
00:26:49,134 --> 00:26:50,609
As the iceman.
535
00:26:52,921 --> 00:26:57,223
- Wim hof is a dutch madman.
536
00:26:57,868 --> 00:27:01,494
He can hold himself
submerged in an ice bath
537
00:27:01,496 --> 00:27:03,238
For hours upon hours.
538
00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:06,074
- Wim hof can hold his
breath for 10 minutes.
539
00:27:06,076 --> 00:27:08,743
For reference, the
average navy seal
540
00:27:08,745 --> 00:27:11,254
Can hold their breath
for three minutes.
541
00:27:12,966 --> 00:27:15,100
- He had the guinness
worlds record
542
00:27:15,102 --> 00:27:18,586
For swimming 188 feet under ice.
543
00:27:18,588 --> 00:27:20,121
(onlookers cheer)
544
00:27:20,824 --> 00:27:22,741
- [dan] he even holds
the guinness world record
545
00:27:22,743 --> 00:27:27,170
For running the fastest half
marathon in ice or snow,
546
00:27:27,172 --> 00:27:28,580
While barefoot.
547
00:27:28,582 --> 00:27:31,900
His time, two hours
and 16 minutes,
548
00:27:31,902 --> 00:27:35,070
Fast enough to make
dean karnazes jealous.
549
00:27:35,072 --> 00:27:36,755
- Taking it to
the other extreme,
550
00:27:36,757 --> 00:27:40,608
He runs a marathon in
namibia in the desert
551
00:27:40,610 --> 00:27:42,536
Without drinking any water.
552
00:27:44,064 --> 00:27:47,999
- [dan] so is the
iceman truly superhuman?
553
00:27:49,527 --> 00:27:52,920
- Wim hof credits all of this
to trauma suffered at birth.
554
00:27:52,922 --> 00:27:55,490
He was the second
of identical twins
555
00:27:55,492 --> 00:27:57,675
And after his sibling came out,
556
00:27:57,677 --> 00:27:58,927
They found that he
was still in there.
557
00:27:58,929 --> 00:28:01,613
He almost suffocated to death.
558
00:28:01,615 --> 00:28:04,707
By the time he was actually
born, he was purple.
559
00:28:04,709 --> 00:28:06,952
- [dan] his near
death experience
560
00:28:06,954 --> 00:28:08,603
Puts him on a strange path.
561
00:28:09,623 --> 00:28:11,890
- Later on as a young man,
he sees ice on the river
562
00:28:11,892 --> 00:28:15,343
And he decides I should jump in
563
00:28:15,345 --> 00:28:16,986
And instead of freezing to death
564
00:28:16,988 --> 00:28:21,408
Or even feeling cold, what he
claims is that he feels power.
565
00:28:22,469 --> 00:28:24,444
- [dan] but how is wim
tapping into this superpower
566
00:28:24,446 --> 00:28:28,397
At will in ways that
defy logic and science?
567
00:28:28,399 --> 00:28:31,926
- Our brains like to
keep us comfortable,
568
00:28:31,928 --> 00:28:35,630
And so anytime we have
exposure to an unpleasant
569
00:28:35,632 --> 00:28:39,408
Or a very painful stimulus,
our brain will release
570
00:28:39,410 --> 00:28:41,577
Its own pleasure
giving chemicals.
571
00:28:41,579 --> 00:28:44,672
Some of these compounds are
known as endocannabinoids,
572
00:28:44,674 --> 00:28:48,643
Which basically make you
feel high and euphoric.
573
00:28:48,645 --> 00:28:50,345
- [dan] his incredible
ability to unlock
574
00:28:50,347 --> 00:28:54,065
These chemicals allows him
to barely even feel the cold.
575
00:28:55,201 --> 00:28:58,503
- Experts find that his
extremities have more heat
576
00:28:58,505 --> 00:28:59,820
Than they naturally should.
577
00:28:59,822 --> 00:29:04,159
So is he willing his regulatory
system to create heat
578
00:29:04,161 --> 00:29:08,530
Where there isn't or is
he just built differently?
579
00:29:08,532 --> 00:29:09,697
We can't tell.
580
00:29:09,699 --> 00:29:11,032
- The ultimate irony
may be that wim hof
581
00:29:11,034 --> 00:29:13,868
Actually doesn't enjoy
what made him famous.
582
00:29:13,870 --> 00:29:15,444
In a 2022 interview,
he said quote,
583
00:29:15,446 --> 00:29:16,445
In a 2022 interview,
he said quote,
584
00:29:16,723 --> 00:29:19,841
"please don't tell anyone,
but I hate the cold."
585
00:29:23,037 --> 00:29:24,763
- If I asked you how many
windows your house has,
586
00:29:24,765 --> 00:29:26,047
Could you tell me?
587
00:29:26,049 --> 00:29:27,015
Maybe.
588
00:29:27,801 --> 00:29:29,484
How about the house
across the street?
589
00:29:29,486 --> 00:29:30,568
Probably not.
590
00:29:30,570 --> 00:29:33,104
What about that office
building on the way to work?
591
00:29:33,106 --> 00:29:36,983
Not a chance, but what if
I told you there's a man
592
00:29:36,985 --> 00:29:39,878
Who can tell you every
single intricate detail
593
00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:43,298
Of a skyscraper he
has seen only once?
594
00:29:43,300 --> 00:29:45,909
They call him the living camera.
595
00:29:47,578 --> 00:29:51,330
- One day artist steven
wilshire boards a helicopter
596
00:29:51,332 --> 00:29:56,545
And flies around the city of
new york for about 20 minutes.
597
00:29:57,731 --> 00:29:59,005
- After his 20 minute flyover,
598
00:29:59,007 --> 00:30:00,106
He goes into a studio
599
00:30:00,108 --> 00:30:01,749
In brooklyn for five
days with nothing
600
00:30:01,751 --> 00:30:04,510
But a pack of pencils,
an 18-foot-long canvas,
601
00:30:04,512 --> 00:30:07,055
And his memory of the
vision of the city.
602
00:30:07,783 --> 00:30:09,432
- [dan] when steven emerges,
603
00:30:10,243 --> 00:30:11,434
He's achieved
something that friends
604
00:30:12,262 --> 00:30:13,695
And acquaintances
just can't explain.
605
00:30:13,697 --> 00:30:17,314
He's drawn an exact replica of
the most complicated skyline
606
00:30:17,316 --> 00:30:20,268
On the planet from memory.
607
00:30:20,270 --> 00:30:22,486
- It's not like he
draws just shapes.
608
00:30:22,488 --> 00:30:24,405
It is exactly what
he saw from the air
609
00:30:24,407 --> 00:30:27,358
Down to the number of cables
on the manhattan bridge.
610
00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:30,945
- It is as if he has
taken a photograph,
611
00:30:30,947 --> 00:30:33,874
But it is all lodged
in his memory.
612
00:30:34,585 --> 00:30:36,334
- [dan] but how does he do it?
613
00:30:37,503 --> 00:30:40,505
His story begins in
london, in the late 1970s.
614
00:30:41,458 --> 00:30:43,374
- Steven wiltshire
was mute as a kid
615
00:30:43,376 --> 00:30:45,260
And when he was three years old,
616
00:30:45,879 --> 00:30:46,978
He was diagnosed with autism.
617
00:30:46,980 --> 00:30:47,962
One of the first
ways he was able
618
00:30:47,964 --> 00:30:50,465
To express himself
was through drawing.
619
00:30:50,467 --> 00:30:53,059
- Steven's parents sent
him to a special school
620
00:30:53,061 --> 00:30:55,787
That is designed for
the learning experience
621
00:30:55,789 --> 00:30:58,289
Of children with autism.
622
00:30:58,291 --> 00:30:59,674
- And this is a place where
623
00:30:59,676 --> 00:31:01,275
His proclivity for drawing
624
00:31:01,277 --> 00:31:02,810
Just flourishes.
625
00:31:02,812 --> 00:31:05,154
- And more and more he's
able to recreate things
626
00:31:05,156 --> 00:31:07,264
That he's only seen
once on a field trip
627
00:31:07,266 --> 00:31:08,532
Or on tv or in a magazine.
628
00:31:08,534 --> 00:31:12,137
He clearly has this incredible
ability to recall things
629
00:31:12,139 --> 00:31:15,064
That he's seen and put
it on paper perfectly.
630
00:31:15,066 --> 00:31:17,000
- So I've got lots
of detail drawings
631
00:31:17,002 --> 00:31:20,136
On the st. Paul's
cathedral there.
632
00:31:20,138 --> 00:31:21,095
- And that was all
just from memory?
633
00:31:21,097 --> 00:31:22,096
- Yeah.
634
00:31:22,799 --> 00:31:25,650
- [dan] you've probably
heard of photographic memory,
635
00:31:25,652 --> 00:31:28,336
But what steven has
is far more rare.
636
00:31:29,222 --> 00:31:32,640
- One of the consequences
of autism is that areas
637
00:31:32,642 --> 00:31:35,677
Of the brain don't
develop properly.
638
00:31:35,679 --> 00:31:37,670
Yet these are very sophisticated
639
00:31:37,672 --> 00:31:40,348
And computationally
intense parts of the brain.
640
00:31:40,350 --> 00:31:42,651
As a result, certain
people with autism
641
00:31:42,653 --> 00:31:45,987
Develop a type of
neuroplasticity
642
00:31:45,989 --> 00:31:47,371
Where these areas
643
00:31:47,373 --> 00:31:51,600
Of the brain are used in
other and more unique ways.
644
00:31:51,602 --> 00:31:54,679
- And again, it presents
us with the prospect
645
00:31:54,681 --> 00:31:57,123
Of life's power of compensation.
646
00:31:57,125 --> 00:32:01,686
Our neuro systems will
compensate for a difficulty
647
00:32:01,688 --> 00:32:05,890
Or a challenge in one area
by creating exceptional
648
00:32:05,892 --> 00:32:08,318
Ability and capacity in another.
649
00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:10,803
- The new york taxis
are from the memory
650
00:32:10,805 --> 00:32:11,896
Just had in my head.
651
00:32:11,898 --> 00:32:14,582
- On any given day,
I can't find my keys
652
00:32:14,584 --> 00:32:17,793
And steven is able to
recreate an entire city.
653
00:32:18,438 --> 00:32:21,106
- [dan] while steven
was born with this gift
654
00:32:21,108 --> 00:32:23,507
For 39-year-old derek amato,
655
00:32:23,509 --> 00:32:26,152
All it took was a good
whack to the head.
656
00:32:30,308 --> 00:32:32,325
- It's a normal summer day.
657
00:32:33,586 --> 00:32:36,420
Derek and some friends
are playing football
658
00:32:36,422 --> 00:32:37,831
Around the pool.
659
00:32:40,002 --> 00:32:42,460
Derek dives for a pass.
660
00:32:44,030 --> 00:32:47,465
He lands in the shallow
end of the pool.
661
00:32:48,719 --> 00:32:51,335
His head strikes the bottom.
662
00:32:51,938 --> 00:32:54,389
He suffers a severe concussion.
663
00:32:54,391 --> 00:32:57,642
(dramatic music builds)
664
00:33:00,647 --> 00:33:02,938
- He's floating in and
out of consciousness
665
00:33:02,940 --> 00:33:05,783
For the next four
days in a semi-coma.
666
00:33:06,694 --> 00:33:09,087
When he comes out of it, he's
lost a significant amount
667
00:33:09,089 --> 00:33:12,240
Of his hair, a significant
amount of his memories.
668
00:33:13,076 --> 00:33:18,121
But while derek's recovering,
he's at a friend's house
669
00:33:19,023 --> 00:33:22,333
And he's suddenly,
inexorably drawn to a piano.
670
00:33:23,027 --> 00:33:26,504
(gentle piano music)
671
00:33:28,199 --> 00:33:30,866
- Now derek has
played a little guitar,
672
00:33:30,868 --> 00:33:32,927
But he's never
trained on the piano.
673
00:33:33,621 --> 00:33:35,037
- And out of nowhere
674
00:33:35,039 --> 00:33:36,598
He just starts playing
675
00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:38,800
And it's not bad.
676
00:33:39,269 --> 00:33:40,769
In fact, it's quite good.
677
00:33:43,339 --> 00:33:46,941
- He describes actually
seeing black and white bars
678
00:33:46,943 --> 00:33:51,445
In his head, announcing
to him the notes to play.
679
00:33:51,447 --> 00:33:55,407
- [dan] soon derek surrenders
680
00:33:55,409 --> 00:33:57,485
To this strange new gift.
681
00:33:57,487 --> 00:33:59,270
- If he starts humming a tune,
682
00:33:59,272 --> 00:34:02,506
Derek immediately sees
the sheet music in his head,
683
00:34:02,508 --> 00:34:03,792
Not just for the
main instrument,
684
00:34:03,794 --> 00:34:06,402
But for a whole orchestra,
for percussion and horns
685
00:34:06,404 --> 00:34:08,797
And everything else to
fill out that melody
686
00:34:08,799 --> 00:34:12,175
And overnight becomes a
fully fledged composer.
687
00:34:13,169 --> 00:34:15,486
- [dan] but what
exactly happened
688
00:34:15,488 --> 00:34:16,996
That fateful day to turn derek
689
00:34:16,998 --> 00:34:18,698
Into an overnight beethoven?
690
00:34:18,700 --> 00:34:21,226
(gentle piano music)
691
00:34:23,004 --> 00:34:25,521
- So one of the hypotheses
692
00:34:25,523 --> 00:34:27,439
Is where the head injury
693
00:34:27,441 --> 00:34:30,001
Inhibits the left hand
side of the brain,
694
00:34:30,003 --> 00:34:31,820
Which is the logical
side of the brain,
695
00:34:31,822 --> 00:34:34,322
Thereby allowing the right
hand side of the brain,
696
00:34:34,324 --> 00:34:38,843
Which is the more
creative side to take over
697
00:34:38,845 --> 00:34:41,913
And to function without
any limitations.
698
00:34:41,915 --> 00:34:44,048
- There's another theory
that says the injury
699
00:34:44,050 --> 00:34:46,367
Can release new
neurotransmitters
700
00:34:46,369 --> 00:34:48,186
That create completely
new pathways in the brain
701
00:34:48,188 --> 00:34:50,796
That allow you to
develop these new skills.
702
00:34:50,798 --> 00:34:56,202
- It's also possible that he
has an extremely rare condition
703
00:34:56,804 --> 00:34:59,222
Called acquired savant syndrome.
704
00:35:00,291 --> 00:35:04,960
There are no more than 30
cases reported in the world.
705
00:35:04,962 --> 00:35:06,904
- In most instances, the new
706
00:35:06,906 --> 00:35:08,806
Ability is something numeric.
707
00:35:08,808 --> 00:35:09,682
Some people have a
708
00:35:09,684 --> 00:35:10,382
Sudden ability to say
709
00:35:10,384 --> 00:35:12,560
What day of the week it
710
00:35:12,562 --> 00:35:14,245
Was on July 15th, 1972.
711
00:35:14,247 --> 00:35:17,282
Other people become really,
really good at math.
712
00:35:18,626 --> 00:35:19,884
- [dan] whatever
happened in that instant
713
00:35:19,886 --> 00:35:23,913
One thing is certain derek's
life changed forever.
714
00:35:24,991 --> 00:35:27,408
- To this day, he is traveling
the world performing music
715
00:35:27,410 --> 00:35:29,727
For audiences on a global scale.
716
00:35:29,729 --> 00:35:32,480
I don't know if there's a
superhero called savant,
717
00:35:32,482 --> 00:35:34,823
But if there was,
it'd be this guy.
718
00:35:34,825 --> 00:35:37,826
- It's the biggest mystery
we could ever imagine.
719
00:35:37,828 --> 00:35:39,904
I cannot wait to
see what the science
720
00:35:39,906 --> 00:35:43,741
On this learns in the
coming 10, 20, 50 years.
721
00:35:43,743 --> 00:35:46,335
I hope I am around when we
figure the whole puzzle out.
722
00:35:46,337 --> 00:35:47,061
I hope I am around when we
figure the whole puzzle out.
723
00:35:47,355 --> 00:35:49,522
Stral music)
I hope I am around when we figure the whole puzzle out.
724
00:35:53,519 --> 00:35:55,594
- We have seen humans
with superior reflexes,
725
00:35:55,596 --> 00:35:58,072
Extreme mental fortitude,
unparalleled strength,
726
00:35:58,074 --> 00:36:02,443
Incredible memory, and just
plain, unbelievable talent.
727
00:36:02,445 --> 00:36:07,207
What happens if you combine all
these gifts into one person,
728
00:36:07,934 --> 00:36:09,951
Meet the birdman.
729
00:36:09,953 --> 00:36:13,087
(pulsing electronic music)
730
00:36:15,675 --> 00:36:18,343
- Wingsuit flying is
about mimicking flight,
731
00:36:19,145 --> 00:36:21,053
But also pushing it to the edge.
732
00:36:21,055 --> 00:36:23,680
- People call it
wingsuit flying,
733
00:36:23,682 --> 00:36:25,291
But let's just be honest.
734
00:36:25,293 --> 00:36:28,895
It's a controlled drop,
that's what it is.
735
00:36:30,406 --> 00:36:32,390
- It's not like a
thing where, like,
736
00:36:32,392 --> 00:36:34,008
Oh, on the weekend I'm gonna go
737
00:36:34,010 --> 00:36:35,142
Wingsuit flying or
something like that.
738
00:36:35,144 --> 00:36:36,978
It's like, no,
you either do this
739
00:36:36,980 --> 00:36:38,479
To absolute perfection
740
00:36:38,481 --> 00:36:39,480
Or you die.
741
00:36:39,482 --> 00:36:40,848
- [dan] in fact, roughly
742
00:36:40,850 --> 00:36:42,525
One in 500 wingsuit jumps
743
00:36:42,527 --> 00:36:44,077
Ends in death.
744
00:36:45,171 --> 00:36:47,246
- Wingsuit flying is no joke.
745
00:36:47,248 --> 00:36:48,489
It is a dangerous sport.
746
00:36:48,491 --> 00:36:53,294
There's been some years where
dozens of people have died.
747
00:36:54,505 --> 00:36:57,674
- Jokke sommer, aka,
the birdman is perhaps
748
00:36:57,676 --> 00:37:00,518
The most talented
wingsuit pilot alive
749
00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:04,430
And the fact that he is still
alive is superhuman in itself.
750
00:37:04,432 --> 00:37:07,516
- Jokke is an adrenaline
junkie from birth.
751
00:37:07,518 --> 00:37:12,038
As a child, jokke loved
snowboarding and launching off
752
00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:16,733
Of big cliffs and jumps just
to get that feeling of air
753
00:37:16,735 --> 00:37:17,852
And that sensation.
754
00:37:17,854 --> 00:37:18,987
- Snowboarding isn't
enough for him.
755
00:37:18,989 --> 00:37:21,155
So now he takes up motocross.
756
00:37:21,157 --> 00:37:23,691
And he's taking
off into the air.
757
00:37:23,693 --> 00:37:25,075
Still not enough.
758
00:37:25,077 --> 00:37:28,696
So now he graduates from
motocross into skydiving.
759
00:37:28,698 --> 00:37:30,498
He's an obsessed skydiver.
760
00:37:30,500 --> 00:37:35,837
- Jokke does 250 skydives
in his first two months.
761
00:37:36,797 --> 00:37:38,673
Two months? It's crazy.
762
00:37:38,675 --> 00:37:40,666
- [dan] but again, not enough.
763
00:37:40,668 --> 00:37:43,694
Apparently jumping out
of a plane is too tame.
764
00:37:43,696 --> 00:37:47,539
- It is not long before he
is attempting wingsuit flying
765
00:37:47,541 --> 00:37:51,794
And a very specific genre of
that which is proximity flying.
766
00:37:51,796 --> 00:37:53,737
It's an incredibly
dangerous activity
767
00:37:53,739 --> 00:37:55,156
Where you're actually
testing yourself,
768
00:37:55,158 --> 00:37:57,216
How close can I get
to these surfaces?
769
00:37:57,218 --> 00:38:00,427
- Just jumping and
jumping safely is kind
770
00:38:00,429 --> 00:38:01,812
Of considered being
a bit of a wussy.
771
00:38:01,814 --> 00:38:06,025
You have to fly as close
as you can to the rocks,
772
00:38:06,027 --> 00:38:09,162
The cliffs and the
trees of the terrain.
773
00:38:10,932 --> 00:38:14,083
I like watching it from the
safe distance of my couch.
774
00:38:15,178 --> 00:38:16,252
- In 2010, he has his
775
00:38:16,254 --> 00:38:17,845
Closest brush with death
776
00:38:17,847 --> 00:38:20,347
When a wind gust
sends him too close
777
00:38:20,349 --> 00:38:22,216
To the surface he's flying near
778
00:38:23,111 --> 00:38:25,511
And he just barely
adjusts his trajectory
779
00:38:25,513 --> 00:38:28,589
To escape crashing into
these jagged rocks.
780
00:38:28,591 --> 00:38:31,208
- [dan] at speeds of more
than 120 miles an hour,
781
00:38:31,210 --> 00:38:33,360
Jokke has just
milliseconds to make
782
00:38:33,362 --> 00:38:34,929
Life and death decisions.
783
00:38:34,931 --> 00:38:38,857
- There is a high fatality
rate in this sport.
784
00:38:38,859 --> 00:38:43,154
Jokke has thousands and
thousands of proximity flights
785
00:38:43,156 --> 00:38:44,188
Without incident.
786
00:38:44,190 --> 00:38:47,700
It's as if he's a
bird. He is superhuman.
787
00:38:49,979 --> 00:38:51,270
- [dan] and when
we thought humans
788
00:38:51,272 --> 00:38:55,583
Couldn't get any more daring,
someone ups the birdman.
789
00:38:56,802 --> 00:38:59,486
- Despite the fact that jokke
sommer is our closest thing
790
00:38:59,488 --> 00:39:01,789
To superman that we
have, somebody is gunning
791
00:39:01,791 --> 00:39:03,591
For his extreme sport throne.
792
00:39:03,593 --> 00:39:06,177
And that guy is luke aikins.
793
00:39:07,888 --> 00:39:09,346
- Luke aikins is nuts.
794
00:39:09,348 --> 00:39:11,282
I mean, what he
pulls off in 2016
795
00:39:11,284 --> 00:39:14,051
Is the ultimate
skydiving commitment.
796
00:39:14,354 --> 00:39:16,211
- [dan] on July 30th, 2016,
797
00:39:16,213 --> 00:39:18,046
Luke prepares to jump out
798
00:39:18,141 --> 00:39:22,276
Of a plane flying 25,000 feet
above simi valley, california
799
00:39:22,278 --> 00:39:27,055
And land in a net, all
without a parachute.
800
00:39:27,741 --> 00:39:29,558
- My whole life's been
dedicated to skydiving
801
00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:30,785
And pushing the boundaries.
802
00:39:30,787 --> 00:39:33,955
- It's a square net that
stands 200 feet off the ground.
803
00:39:33,957 --> 00:39:36,398
It's a hundred foot
by a hundred feet.
804
00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:38,976
- From five miles
above the earth,
805
00:39:38,978 --> 00:39:41,504
You can't see a 100-by-100 net.
806
00:39:41,506 --> 00:39:44,740
So you literally are
taking a leap of faith.
807
00:39:44,742 --> 00:39:46,917
This is a one and done.
808
00:39:46,919 --> 00:39:51,413
- [dan] at 5:45 pm luke
jumps, beginning his descent
809
00:39:51,415 --> 00:39:54,917
Towards superhuman
glory or a tragic death.
810
00:39:54,919 --> 00:40:00,097
- There is zero room for
error in a stunt like this.
811
00:40:01,017 --> 00:40:03,675
- By straightening his body
or moving his arm slightly,
812
00:40:03,677 --> 00:40:07,104
He can adjust his trajectory,
but he is hurtling
813
00:40:07,106 --> 00:40:11,159
Through space, which means
that the smallest correction
814
00:40:11,769 --> 00:40:14,036
Can send him miles off course.
815
00:40:15,364 --> 00:40:17,381
- The two companions
that are diving with him
816
00:40:17,383 --> 00:40:21,878
Pull their rip cords,
and now it's just him.
817
00:40:24,022 --> 00:40:26,674
- [dan] as he nears his
target at 120 miles an hour,
818
00:40:26,676 --> 00:40:29,969
There's one final thing
that he must pull off.
819
00:40:29,971 --> 00:40:32,730
- Just before he hits the net
he has to flip himself over
820
00:40:32,732 --> 00:40:36,233
In order to land
properly so that his back
821
00:40:36,235 --> 00:40:37,901
Doesn't bend the wrong way.
822
00:40:37,903 --> 00:40:39,686
- If he comes straight into it,
823
00:40:39,688 --> 00:40:42,023
The impact will snap
his spine in half.
824
00:40:43,392 --> 00:40:47,628
- For me, it was terrifying
and I still have trouble
825
00:40:47,630 --> 00:40:48,529
Watching it.
826
00:40:57,390 --> 00:41:00,482
(cheering and pulsing music)
827
00:41:00,484 --> 00:41:02,743
That's the new bar.
You can never go back.
828
00:41:02,745 --> 00:41:04,462
- This is a
superhuman achievement
829
00:41:04,464 --> 00:41:07,548
Accomplished by a
normal human being.
830
00:41:07,550 --> 00:41:10,492
And yet you could almost
tear this from a comic book.
831
00:41:10,494 --> 00:41:13,020
It's that incredible.
832
00:41:13,022 --> 00:41:15,831
- Some amongst us push the
limits of what's possible,
833
00:41:15,833 --> 00:41:19,585
Whether it's through
strength, power of the mind,
834
00:41:19,587 --> 00:41:22,605
Pure talent or
unshakeable courage,
835
00:41:23,625 --> 00:41:26,817
All of these super humans
are truly unbelievable.
836
00:41:26,897 --> 00:41:28,897
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