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Stan Lee's Superhumans

2010
Stan Lee's Superhumans

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EP1 Throat of Steel Mar 07, 2013

First, Daniel meets Ho in Kuala Lumpur, where he demontrates his incredible ability, smashing through the rock hard exterior of a coconut with his index finger. Dan Voss measures the force of his finger of steel. And a load hammer replicates this force on a coconut. Then he attempts to smash the shells of 3 coconuts in 30 secs. Then, Daniel meets Moses Langan in a busy Detroit shopping mall, where he has drawn a crowd with his spectacular ability. He appears to be able to turn his legs 180 degrees, and walk forwards! We use an open MRI to see what is going on inside his skeleton to allow this to take place. Next, Orlando Duque demonstrates a breath-taking ability, diving from the same height as a twelve-storey building and hitting the water at 55MPH without injury. Daniel and an Orthopaedic Surgeon Dirk Dolbere, investigate the forces Orlando can withstand. They then witnesses Orlando’s latest feat and are blown out of the water! And finally, Joe Eigo says his jump defies gravity and insists he never uses trick photography, crash mats or safety wires. Could his body be engineered differently? Sports physiologists use motion capture to investigate and the scientist is amazed by Joe’s gravity-defying final demo.

EP2 Painproof Jul 20, 2014

Stan sends Daniel to meet four people who can control their perception of pain, and push their bodies to unthinkable levels. Having created so many fictional pain-proof characters in his comics, Stan never thought real people could possess immunity to pain, but these four individuals perform staggering feats of pain tolerance that challenge the known limits of the human body. Eduardo Lasaga claims he can withstand extreme amounts of bone-crunching weights on his body. But, is he really un-crushable? Evgeny Kuznetsov takes the gore factor to the extreme, withstanding the excruciating pain of dozens of darts penetrating his flesh, but he also doesn’t shed a drop of blood. Matthew Ahmet claims he’s trained his body to tolerate the same level of pain as the ultimate shaolin warriors. Li Xin’s demonstration of skull strength is almost too gruesome to watch, and he claims he’s developed a superhuman head, that is virtually indestructible.

EP3 Human Fireball Jul 27, 2014

This time Stan wants Daniel to investigate four people who claim to have superhuman heat tolerance, performing potentially deadly demonstrations that push themselves, and the human body, to new limits. Daniel puts them to the test to find out if they really can stand the heat! Ted Batchelor claims he is fireproof. At Salinas Airfield, Ted attempts the longest full body burn of all time, running over 500 feet, whilst burning at temperatures of 2400 Fahrenheit. Kann Trichaan from Thailand is rumored to be immune to the searing heat of boiling cooking oil, and appears to feel no pain, even when submerging his hands for seconds at a time. Anandita Dutta Tamali is the most chilli-proof human on earth, but can she withstand pepper spray? Marshall Ullrich is said to be immune to the lethal effects of heatstroke, but Daniel tests his heat tolerance by challenging him to run in potentially fatal temperatures, in an oven!

EP4 Powerlifting Pastor Aug 20, 2014

Super-strength appears in almost all comics, whether a natural-born ability or the result of some misguided scientific experiment. This time Daniel investigates four claims of genuine real-life super-strength that appear to take human power to mind boggling levels. Ales Novak claims to have the ability to scale ropes incredibly fast, using his own pulling power. Daniel tests the man known as the human winch, to find out if he is truly superhuman. Kevin Fast claims he’s the strongest man in the world. He says his ability is a power granted by God, but he’s going to attempt to pull a 140 ton truck, a machine designed to move mountains. Jim Dreyer is an endurance swimmer who can swim for days on end, while towing tons of weight behind him, like a human tug boat. Lasha Pataraya says he has the world’s strongest ears. But Daniel tracks him down in Florida where he attempts to pull a five ton truck with just one ear.

EP5 Fearproof Aug 13, 2014

This time Stan wants Daniel to meet four people who claim to be fear-proof, and push man’s limits to the very edge, performing staggering feats at extreme heights that would paralyze any normal person with fear. Julio Munoz claims to have the ability to switch off fear, and wants to prove it by attempting one of the scariest stunts of all time that requires superhuman nerves of steel. Tyler Bradt takes fearlessness to a whole new level, kayaking over waterfalls hundreds of feet high. Andy Lewis is a fearless slackliner who uses no safety harness when traversing deadly canyons on an inch-wide rope. Gary Connery has dedicated his life to become the first human to jump from an aircraft and land without a parachute, and survive. Daniel heads up to over 3000 feet to watch Gary attempt this insane feat.

EP6 Rapid Fire Aug 20, 2014

Comics are full of inventors and geniuses that use machines to perform amazing feats. Stan sends Daniel to meet real life inventors who claim to have built machines that that merge man and machine. But can they take humans to the next level, to become superhuman? Jerry Miculek is rumored to be able to fire an old fashioned handgun, faster than a fully automatic. Daniel puts that claim to the test, to see if he is… a human machine gun. Francky Zapata claims he has built a machine that allows him to fly through and over the water, just like Iron Man. Time for Daniel to see what he’s capable of. Paul Swift is rumored to be the best driver on the planet, and can perform feats with a car that appear impossible. Eric Barone has built a new breed of bicycle in an attempt to become the fastest downhill cyclist of all time.

EP7 Man vs. Beast Aug 27, 2014

Animals are imbued with incredible abilities, like echo-location, super-sight. This time Stan is sending Daniel on a mission to find four people who claim they have the ability to match nature's superpowered animals. Ru Anting claims to have superpowered tear-ducts, that can shoot liquid even further than the deadly Spitting Cobra. Kie Willis claims to have a superhuman jump, that he says can match nature's most powerful jumpers, the leopard. Daniel investigates claims that Igor Zaripov could have jaws just as strong as one of nature's most powerful bites, the shark. Dan Goodwin, wants to climb the worlds tallest buildings like a human gecko, using nothing but sucker cups.

EP8 High Voltage Sep 03, 2014

Genetic mutation produces incredible comic-book superheroes. But Stan wants Daniel to meet four real people who claim to have a difference in their physiology, that makes them superhuman! Mr. Duong claims that his entire family possess a genetic mutation that makes them completely immune to electrocution, and can hang from a live pylon and survive. Orlando Serrell claims he was turned into a real life genius after being hit on the head, and can remember the exact weather every day since the accident. Thanks to a unique genetic mutation, Joshua Carter is able to perform a staggering feat of contortion, that rewrites the limits of the human body. Kortney Olsen claims to have thighs even stronger than a python. Daniel tests her crush force, to see if she has turned her body into a human weapon.

EP9 Disc of Death Sep 10, 2014

The secret of any good superhuman is a deadly power hidden beneath an ordinary exterior. This time Stan is on the hunt for people with secret abilities that turn them into lethal human weapons! Lee Morrison says he has trained himself to deliver a super-powered strike, as deadly as a tiger claw. Brodie Smith is rumored to use an every day frisbee with killer accuracy. Daniel puts him head-to-head with a sniper to find out how accurate he really is. Rick Smith Jr. claims to be able to throw an everyday playing card with devastating accuracy and power, but can he throw it the length of a football field? Many people claim to have unique powers, but Paul Stringerl says he has the power and strength to run straight through a brick wall.

EP10 Ultimate Super Team Sep 17, 2014

Creating teams of comic book heroes requires a combination of incredible but unique superpowers. This time Daniel meets four people with totally separate powers…but could they be ultimate team of real life superhumans? Adam Winrich claims to have extraordinary accuracy with a whip and has turned this old-school object into a comic book weapon just like a real life Whiplash! Daniel seeks out Will Trubridge, a free-diver that claims he can dive deeper than anyone else with no mechanical assistance. Is he really a human submarine? Joel King claims he’s built a super-powered skateboard, capable of breaking the speed limit… on the freeway. Daniel watches his latest record attempt, where any mistake could be fatal.
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Released: 05 August 2010 Ended
Producted By: History
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.history.com/shows/stan-lees-superhumans
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Stan Lee's Superhumans is a television series that debuted August 5, 2010 on History. It is hosted by comic book superhero creator Stan Lee and follows contortionist Daniel Browning Smith, "the most flexible man in the world", as he searches the globe for real-life superhumans – people with extraordinary physical or mental abilities. Many of the segments are fraudulenty manipulated and these appear side by side with other segments that are valid. For example, one segment shows a person applying an electric drill to their body[ after it is used to drill a hole in wood], except the direction of rotation of the drill is fraudulently reversed in the process.

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wikipediacabal The small and not terribly smart production team searched the planet, searching for evidence that there are mutants among us--regular humans who have been endowed by nature with exceptional capabilities. After three seasons, we know this: there are not mutants among us.Instead they have found a jumble of strong men, memory savants, typical spirit mediums with their tricks, fakirs who can endure extreme pain, et cetera. They also found a long list of not terribly skeptical scientists of some sort to help investigate the claims.These tend to be "sports physiologists" or "human performance researchers" when they have titles at all. The scientists don't say too much and often what they have to say is something to the effect that "what this person is doing is beyond what is possible" which is not a scientific comment. Sometimes the "scientific testing" is total nonsense like in 01x01 when the host tests the electrical resistance of a man's body and accepts the nonsensical values measured as a legitimate reason for the results.The show's budget is tiny, which has grave results for both the educational value and the entertainment value of the show. In terms of education, it doesn't appear that the show has the research and writing resources to seriously investigate any of the subjects. The crew can only afford special lights and slow mo cameras for an occasional segment; most of them use the same garden variety gear with visual effects coming from overlaid graphics, which are repetitive.At the end of every episode the host and Stan Lee, two perfectly unqualified guys, solemnly inform us that the trick of the day "is truly superhuman." After just a few episodes there's not even a question in your mind that's what will happen.
lisaofshades I didn't see the whole thing yet, but it keeps me coming for more. Don't expect people to fly, or see through walls (well maybe but not as far as I've seen). But you'll see people who have a greater human capacity than average. That makes them super. Not non-human magical. Just above average to the point of gaining special skills. Which could kill even the most enduring normal person. I liked how they got doctors to test, and they found differences. It could have been more in depth... at some point I wondered "what the hell do you feed on!!! Give me some!!!" but it's nice to have many stories on each episodes, it keeps you entertained more, you don't have the time to get bored with long medical explanation, they get to the point. I liked that. It's showing off and some medical proof that something special is actually going on. You can't argue with an MRI. It's amazing because we could all evolve into this specialization. But while we don't, they actually did. It's not like the x-men, or the fantastic 4, and those who expect extreme romanticized non human will probably disappointed. But I was amazed because I actually learned things... it pushed the limits of what I thought was possible, it robbed me of some shackles that science have... it felt liberating.SPOILERS The one that amazed me and that I actually understood, but god it's difficult to explain... is the guy who can stick things to his body... I first thought "oh he can do it with metal, we all have electricity in our body, I guess it's possible to become a magnet"... but he did it with plastic and said that he can do it with concrete... and then I got an epiphany... I never believed in auras, until I actually saw one... someone who didn't respect his limit and tried to use beyond their energy so much that he literally sucked the light around him... It was darker all around him... and then I came across a science thing that actually took photo of magnetic fields of humans, and apparently all objects, even the dead ones... have that electric-magnetic aura... so... if someone had a magnetic field stronger than an object, it would stick to him... and kids can do it by rubbing b-day balloons to their hairs... so it exists... maybe the earth attracts us to it's center because of the magnetic field and maybe not because it turns, but because it just is... everything is made of tiny electrons so basically we're all made of the same stuff... we're all energy... so if the guy can boost his energy, which spreads out of the body (what we call the vital space, we don't like to mix them with people) it can engulf the energy of an object so powerfully that it gets attracted to the center... of his head, or hands... and stays there... he doesn't do it from a distance, but if that's possible, to make an object become part of your energy field and you, maybe it's possible to throw that energy into the air and affect distant objects... It makes sense to me... like the guy who closed his eyes and used the extreme power it takes to calculate the eye movements and see (we see upside down, the brain put it back together) the guy used that to do math to a whole new level... we can use our brain for anything. any parts of them... we just need to learn again... that's how brain damaged people can learn again... it's not how much % that you use but how you use it... the guy actually had less mental activity than normal but could do calculations at super speed... It opened my mind to possibilities. Not every single episodes gave me that awe of epiphany... the "O_O oh god my knowledge just got a new frontier". But it gave me amazement and some medical clues... even when the specialists didn't have a clue on how their readings could be possible... it was well balanced... and the fact that it's introduced by Marvel's creator (or something, I never seen him before, but I go aw! when I see him) and that the guy who meet super-humans is one as well... it felt like the x-men seeking one another so I got this warm fuzzy feeling... They CAN do things human usually can't, they ARE different physically... but it's real, not science fiction, so don't expect the extremes, x-men are probably in a far future... but it's happening... right now... and probably since ever...Normal is overrated...The man who can stretch is more fragile to cold... so what it tells me is that many people bullied for being weak just have a specialization somewhere that make them different, and that it's being cruel to look at the down side... because it always has an advantage to it, we just need to find it. And the people in the show did. And that's amazing. They are above, way above what anyone can do... and still, they do their best to improve and face challenges head on... sometimes they get hurt, sometimes they have to take the time to heal... but when they are ready, they still embrace themselves, and they still try to better themselves...Even super-humans can get hurt, and even unchallenged super-humans can try to better themselves. It makes you think.No one is perfect, some stuff is suspicious and hard to believe... but that's entertainment, that's people... and no matter what, it got me entertained, it got me thinking, and I learn things...So I am very satisfied. I don't need superman. I don't need absolute proof. I don't need perfection. I took this show for what it is. And it made me happy ^_^