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Human Body: Pushing the Limits (2008)

Human Body: Pushing the Limits poster
Genre
documentary television program
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 4 episodes
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary series shows how the human body works under extreme conditions. It uses computer graphics to illustrate the body's responses and tells stories of real people in challenging situations.

educationalfast-pacedawe-inspiringclinicalvisually descriptiveinformativeneutralscientific

What happens

Human Body: Pushing the Limits is a four part television documentary series which was filmed in various locations across the globe and premiered on the Discovery Channel on March 2, 2008 in North America. The first two episodes aired March 2, and the final two aired March 9 at 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. E.S.T. The show covers how the body reacts under extreme stress and details people's experiences using CGI. It is made up of four episodes that all concentrate on certain aspects of the human body. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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