Curious and Unusual Deaths

Noted experts explain the science behind the deaths some of the strangest, most grizzly, tragic or simply avoidable deaths from across the globe and throughout time.

Documentary

Curious and Unusual Deaths

Noted experts explain the science behind the deaths some of the strangest, most grizzly, tragic or simply avoidable deaths from across the globe and throughout time.

Documentary

Created By: Andrew KaufmanMarlo Miazga
First Aired on: Oct 31, 2009
Popularity: 7.4287: 6 votes
Networks: (CA)
Production: Lamport-Sheppard Entertainment (CA)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 2 seasons, 19 episodes

Season 1

Aired 16 years ago

6 Episodes

Episode 1At Work21 min
A bible salesman is struck by lighting under a cloudless sky, a nuclear scientist accidentally explodes his research, and a lawyer tests a glass window on the 24th floor – all with fatal results.
Episode 2At Home21 min
A pet lover falls into a cat dish filled with less than three-inches of water, an impatient man finds a way to make his Lava Lamp work faster, and a brick-layer is provoked to laugh for 25 minutes straight – all with fatal results.
Episode 3In a Contest21 min
Engineering students see who can spit the furthest, a woman places second in a water-drinking competition, and a couple endures 86 hours of holding each other close – all with fatal results.
Episode 4From the Deep21 min
An arrogant artist eats a poisonous fish, a daredevil challenges Niagara Falls with a barrel and an anvil, and a sunbather gets personal with a giant stingray – all with fatal results.
Episode 5Against the Clock21 min
An unemployed man plays an on-line video game for 50 hours, two stowaways try to fly to China in a wheel well, and famous whisky man Jack Daniels loses his toe – all with fatal results.