1000 Ways to Die

The science of living and the randomness of death are combined with a dash of Darwinism. Forensic experts, pathologists, toxicologists, herpetologists, and other experts offer eloquent explanations of mortality.

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 30m

Release: 2009

Rating: 7.7

Season 1 - 1000 Ways to Die
2009-02-08
"208\tSemi-cide\tA man is run over and cut in half by an 18-wheeler.\n\n422\tConstriction Accident\tA construction worker is buried under three tons of sand.\n\n92\tFang Banged\tA drunk man falls onto a rattlesnake, which bites him near his heart.\n\n832\tLesbocution\tA woman takes off her high heels and steps barefoot into a puddle with a live wire in it and is electrocuted.\n\n125\tLove Bugged\tA reclusive French amateur entomologist and herpetologist is bitten by his black widow spider.\n\n640\tTumble Die\tA repairman is accidentally trapped inside an industrial clothes dryer."
2009-02-08
"293\tFreeze Died: A man, seeking revenge, is locked in a mafia-owned South Philly meat packing freezer; he dies of hypothermia due to stolen meat and a scandal.\n\n713\tDiveBombed: Friends suffer decompression after scuba diving in Cabo, crashing their private plane at 12,000 ft, leading to an explosion and the death of all aboard.\n\n91\tDe-Coffinated: In a Haitian land dispute, one brother poisons the other with tetrodotoxin, leading to paralysis. Presumed dead, he's buried alive, later found suffocated by grave robbers.\n\n606\tWet Dream: A German librarian, donning a waterbed material fish suit, dies of fatal hyperthermia and heat exhaustion while attempting to live like a fish.\n\n112\tFur Burger: In the 2nd century, execution involves wrapping victims in animal skins, tying them to trees, and leaving them for carnivores; one man is eaten alive by vultures."
2009-02-15
"A man has a reaction to a rubber suit."
2009-02-22
"A man accidentally takes a bath in acid; a super model eats herself to death; an exploding tire."
2009-03-01
"A farm hand gets into trouble with the farmer's daughter; raw snails; a magician bites the bullet."
2009-03-08
"A survivalist has a run in with snakes; a shoplifter jumps in a dumpster."
2009-03-15
"A narcoleptic falls asleep on the job; a biker drinks gasoline; a couple die after making love."
2009-03-22
"The decision by a couple of Ozzy Osborne fans to snort fire ants ends poorly. July 4th reveler does more drinking than thinking - a homemade firecracker takes his head off. For two rock fans, an air guitar duel gets them too much air."
2009-03-29
"An overeater goes belly up; a body builder juices and loses; a young couple text themselves to death."
2009-04-05
"A fatal colonic; a delayed reaction to death; a hot dog thief chokes to death."
Season 2 - 1000 Ways to Die
Season 3 - 1000 Ways to Die
Season 4 - 1000 Ways to Die
Season 5 - 1000 Ways to Die