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I just watched the episode with the Marine Scout Sniper, F-16 pilot, Army Ranger, and Navy Seal.

Sniper - Placed in an enclosed environment at 130 degrees. They monitor his vitals and record him taking the shot between heartbeats. Then they ice him down and do it again.
Then they add bugs, spiders, worms, and scorpions.

Ranger - Climbs a rock wall at simulated 15,000 ft. low oxygen altitude. Two targets pop up, one armed and one not. Acquire threat and engage.
Then they take him to 20,000 ft. and repeat the exercise.

Pilot - Spins at 60 RPM in a gyroscope and types answers to questions on a keyboard.

They also put the Ranger in the gyro and the flyboy on the rock wall. Guess who did better?

Seal - 64 degree drowning tank with hands and legs bound.
Then they added 50 lbs. vest.
Then they add 75 lbs. vest.
He's a tough SOB.

For fun, they have a regular guy attempt some of the same tasks.

Cool Show.
I'm sure it will be on again, but here are some links.

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Hulu Clips
 
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Re: Fight Science on National Geographic

Was there some point to all of that, or were they just demonstrating that being in better shape than your average person and having more experience with a particular task than your average person helps you perform better? For fun, they shoulda had the pilot take the 130* shots with spiders and scorpions.

Infotainment is great and all, but I miss the documentaries of old where more than 3% of the time was dedicated to actually learning something. I also think there should be a rule that says they're not allowed to reuse the same footage more than twice in any given show.
 
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Re: Fight Science on National Geographic

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mopseydocks6014</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think the point was to show that our military personnel have special skill sets that give them the advantage. Hence the science part.</div></div>

That's science?
 
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Re: Fight Science on National Geographic

The science part was showing how conditioning and training help them to control and overcome the body's natural responses to adverse situations.

For example, spinning most people in the gyroscope for a few seconds makes them disoriented and incapable of doing anything other than puking.
The pilot has the same stuff in his ears that we do, but he has been conditioned to deal with it and continue to perform.

Not all science is in a test tube or read through instruments. Natural sciences can be a matter of monitoring performance and behavior.
 
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