Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk

Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk takes a look at the world of skydiving and base jumping—parachuting from a building, a bridge, or a cliff. While providing breathtaking views of skydiving over the Florida Keys, the Mojave Desert, and in the Fjords of Norway, this film explores the psychological and physiological forces behind risk-taking and the physics involved in these activities. In doing so, it also shows us how risk-taking is part of everyday life.

The storyline focuses on two risk-takers: Adrian Nicholas and Katarina Ollikainen. Nicholas, a veteran skydiver who has performed thousands of jumps, is the record-holder for the longest unassisted human flight, 4 minutes 55 seconds at speeds of up to 200 kilometers/hour. Adrenaline Rush follows these two experts as they prepare to undertake a unique scientific experiement: trying to fly the parachute imagined in 1485 by Leonardo da Vinci, the very first parachute design ever recorded. And thanks to a camera strapped to one of the professional fjumpers who took part in the film, viewers can live through a 4,150-foot jump from the Katthammaren Wall in Norway.

Length: 38:00