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Biologists, artists, and people of all pursuits have long been fascinated by the human body. Meticulously designed to vault mankind to the top of the food chain in every regard, our frames continue to be a source of awe, wonder, and scientific study. The most brilliant minds on the planet have attempted to quantify the body's natural abilities, but have found the extent of our senses to be immeasurable, the limits of our strength to be incalculable, and the speed of our reactions to be unfathomable. Their conclusion? Centuries from now, we may be struggling with the very same questions we're asking today... with the very same unsolved mysteries people have been pondering over for millennia. In short, we may never fully comprehend the inner-workings and capabilities of our own bodies. 

Debuting on The Discovery Channel in early 2008, Human Body: Pushing the Limits offers four interrelated, progressively intriguing episodes that clock in at just over forty minutes a piece. While the facts presented aren't revolutionary by any means, their presentation is. By focusing on real people and their extraordinary true stories, the series manages to humanize its subject matter, making the driest factoids more compelling and the most heavy-handed scientific analysis more engaging.

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