m sport on which people jump from high places

m leaping from a fixed location such as a crane,

platform, bridge, or cliff
m fall with a bungee cords³an elastic-type rope
m considered one of the least dangerous activities
m any adult in good physical condition can bungee
jump
m This is a game of fear and courage
m modern bungee jumping has even become a sport
m several million successful jumps have taken place
since 1980
m intriguing story with some elements of mystery,
religion, and adventure
m bungee jumping takes place at Pentecost island
m performed as a ritual celebrating adulthood
m ceremony which marks the right of passage from a
boy's youth to manhood
m if your jump was acceptable that the gods would grant
you a good harvest
m a wooden tower is built that is some seventy feet in
height
m 20 or so men participate in the land diving ceremony
m in the 20th century has this ancient ritual been
promoted to the world as a new sport.
m first modern bungee jumps were made on 1 April 1979
from the 250-foot in Bristol
m Commercial bungee jumping began in New Zealand
m A J Hackett made his first jump from Auckland·s
Greenhithe Bridge in 1986
m opening the world's first permanent commercial
bungee site; the Kawarau Bridge Bungee at
Queenstown of New Zealand
m world would see an onslaught of bungee jumping
enthusiasts and clubs to cater to the excitement of this
new and dangerous sport
m provide jumping services from a variety of mobile
cranes, hot air balloons, bridges
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0 reverse bungee, or bungee rocket
0 start on the ground
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0 use of a trampoline, in conjunction with poles and
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stretched out wide and soar like a bird down
towards the earth
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m world's highest commercial bungee jump
m 233 meters (764 feet, or about 61 floors)
m plummeting speed will reach approximately
200km/hr
m thirty meters from the ground
m these higher jumps does not qualify as the
world's highest Ô
 as it is not strictly
speaking pure bungee
m racau Tower jump has a secondary cable
which controls descent and trajectory
m bridge at Bloukrans is highest freefall swinging
bungee
 Highest commercially operated Bungee Jump in the
world

m highest commercially operated Bungee

Jump in the world
m 216 meters above the Bloukrans
River(710 ft)
m jump site in Nepal was designed in 1999
m bridge has a loading factor of 250 kg per running
meter.
m the bridge will hold 250 x 166 = 41500 kg or 41.5 tones
m You jump from 166 meter
m free fall lasts for about four seconds
m the Last Resort also offers swinging, which is a bit
different
m person swings down straight forward in a long arc,
reaching a speed of up to 590 mph
m a dangerous sport
m modern manufacturing methods and safety
practices have made the sport much safer
m deaths and critical injuries generally occur as a
result of improperly maintained equipment
m eye trauma is another very serious health risk
from bungee jumping possibility of orbital
emphysema
safety
m impossible to eliminate all of these risks,
regardless of how professional those in charge
may be or how cautious the jumper may be
m people love anything that is new, love anything
that is adventurous
m legitimate sport which has gained worldwide
popularity in a relatively short period of time
m sport for which the aspect of newness is
constant
m which every experience is different, and each
time feels like the first time
m though, to merely describe bungy jumping as
fun-- and that in itself is a good enough reason
for its popularity.
m Thepopularity of bungee jumping has
been increasing. Whichever form of this
sport you develop an interest in, you will
be able to find exactly the one you're
looking for.