May 2008
Week One
Friday, May 2
Cool Stuff: How It Works Episode 4
8:30 p.m. Science Channel
Welcome to the world of high security! Find out how science keeps coming up with new ways to keep us safe from personal attack, safe in high-risk jobs and safer when we travel on airplanes.
Friday, May 2
Man vs. Wild: Namibia
9:00 p.m. Discovery Channel
Bear Grylls demonstrates survival techniques in one of the hottest, emptiest and driest places on Earth: Namibia. With lethal temperatures and not a drop of fresh water on the coast, Bear pushes himself to the limit as he navigates extremely treacherous conditions in his quest for nourishment.
Saturday, May 3
Patent Bending: Chute 'N Shoes
4:00 p.m. Science Channel
The Patent Bending crew builds a parachute helmet contraption that allows people to jump safely from tall buildings in emergencies.
Week Two
Tuesday, May 6
Raw Nature: There's a Snake in My Bed!
8:00 p.m. Animal Planet
There's a lot packed in this episode: Catching killer snakes in homes in India, a Brazilian tribal ceremony that includes giant-ant stings and impoverished villagers in India who catch rats, roast them and eat them for protein.
Friday, May 9
Cool Stuff: How It Works, Episode 7
8:00 p.m. Science Channel
Explore how the formidable computing power of Playstation 3 makes gaming so realistic. Ride the ultimate video game in the world's largest vertical flight simulator. And "surf's up," at San Diego's incredible Wave Machine.
Saturday, May 10
Mean Green Machines: Sun-fueled Showdown
A Planet Green Sneak Peek
8:30 p.m. Discovery Channel
In June, Discovery Home channel becomes Planet Green – the first 24-hour eco-lifestyle channel. Mean Green Machines, a series on this network, will provide a rare glimpse at the next generation of green vehicles and the people who make them go. In this episode, it's an all out war between two groups of mechanical engineering students and their solar cars.
Week Three
Sunday, May 11
Ocean Voyagers
8:00 p.m. Animal Planet
Humpback whales have been traveling and singing their mesmerizing songs throughout the world’s oceans for millions of years. However, what we know of Humpbacks’ lives is surprisingly little. Ocean Voyagers provides a startlingly intimate portrait of Humpback life.
Tuesday, May 13
Venom: Nine Ways to Die
9:00 p.m. Animal Planet
Each year, there are about one million cases of venomous animal attacks on humans. In some cases, these are lethal attacks – but most victims survive, thanks to the amazing and extreme chemical warfare that takes place inside the human body.
Friday, May 16
How It's Made 4: Episode 17
9:30 p.m. Science Channel
In this episode, you'll find out how ice cream treats, wooden golf clubs and aircraft wings are made. You'll also learn how car batteries are recycled.
Week Four
Sunday, May 18
How Do They Do It? (Episode 4)
2:00 p.m. Science Channel
Discover the secrets to providing fresh drinking water in the desert and learn all about large LED TV screens and Ferrari sports cars.
Sunday, May 18
Expedition Guyana
9:00 p.m. Discovery Channel
Guyana is a lost world of giants -- spiders the size of dinner plates, 30-foot anacondas and man-sized otters! From its pristine rainforest to its rolling savannas, it's one of the most unique and biodiverse areas on the planet.
Friday, May 23
Cool Stuff: How It Works, Episode 2
8:00 p.m. Science Channel
In this episode our host puts his body on the line: sticking his hand in a flame-thrower, attempting to crack a security system at Fujitzu's headquarters and getting to blow up New York's finest fireworks.
Week Five
Tuesday, May 27
Raw Nature: What's in Your Stomach?
8:00 p.m. Animal Planet
In this episode, Australian wildlife specialists try to keep giant salt-water crocodiles from eating the locals, a U.S. zookeeper, horribly mauled by a tapir, a pig-like mammal, travels to Costa Rica to confront the animal face-to-face. And a wildlife specialist studies the mating habits of male howler monkeys.
Friday, May 30
Man vs. Wild: Siberia (Part 1)
9:00 p.m. Discovery Channel
Bear Grylls parachutes into the Siberian tundra, one of the coldest and harshest places on Earth, where he must survive a week of extreme challenges. Battling temperatures of 30 degrees below zero, he is forced to find food, water and shelter in a region too cold to sustain life above ground.
