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Andy Torbet tries to match the skills of some of the most incredible animals in the world.

Andy Torbet attempts to match the skills of some of nature's super heroes in a series of daring challenges. In every episode he goes up against a new animal.

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Andy Torbet

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Beyond Bionic: Series 1: Episode 7: Grasshopper

Grasshopper

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Episode 7: Grasshopper

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Andy Torbet takes on the grasshopper as his jumping skills are put to the test.

Andy Torbet takes on the grasshopper as his jumping skills are put to the test. He tests tech, tries trampolines and turns to science.

Daredevil Andy Torbet takes on the bounding brilliance of the grasshopper as he is challenged to match its ability to leap ten times its body length. He finds out that the secret to their gravity-defying leap lies in the elastic muscles in their knees being able to store potential energy. Armed with this knowledge, Andy heads off to try out parkour, uses jumping gadgets and takes a tumble on the trampoline with Olympic gymnast Kat Driscoll. But in the end, it's a high-altitude science lesson that gives Andy his best chance of matching the mighty grasshopper.

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Andy Torbet attempts to match the skills of some of nature's superheroes in a series of daring challenges. In every episode he goes up against a new animal.

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