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Bungee jumping (or bungy jumping) is an activity in which a person jumps off from a high place (generally of several hundred feet/meters) with one end of an elastic cord attached to his/her body or ankles and the other end tied to the jumping-off point. When the person jumps, the cord will stretch to take up the energy of the fall, then the jumper will fly upwards as the cord snaps back. The jumper oscillates up and down until the initial energy of the jump is dissipated.
History
The word bungee (pronounced bunjie) first appeared around 1930 and was the name for rubber eraser. The word bungy, as used by A J Hackett, is said to be "Kiwi slang for Elastic Strap"*
In the 1950s David Attenborough and a BBC film crew had brought back footage of the "land divers" of Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, young men who jumped from tall wooden platforms with vines tied to their ankles as a test of courage. This film inspired Chris Baker of Bristol, England to use elastic rope in a kind of urban vine jumping. The first modern bungee jump was made on 1 April, 1979 from the 250ft Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, and was made by four members of the Dangerous Sports Club. The jumpers, led by David Kirke, were arrested shortly after, but continued with jumps in the US from the Golden Gate and Royal Gorge bridges, spreading the concept worldwide. By 1982 they were jumping from mobile cranes and hot air balloons, and putting on commercial displays.
The first operator of a commercial bungee jumping concern was New Zealander, A J Hackett, who made his first jump from Auckland's Greenhithe Bridge in 1986. During the following years Hackett performed a number of jumps from bridges and other structures (including the Eiffel Tower), building public interest in the sport. Hackett remains one of the largest commercial operators, with concerns in several countries.
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Apparenly "bungee jumping" is "dangerous" haha #a2a
erob1 (Evan E. Roberts) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:42:47 -0000
Apparenly "bungee jumping" is "dangerous" haha #a2a
RT @DollaSkillz: #unfollowme if ur black & ur into bungee jumping, sky diving or any other caucasian bred activity!<--#stupidasses
87baby87 (Ta'Swana Beasley) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:47:41 -0000
RT @DollaSkillz: #unfollowme if ur black & ur into bungee jumping, sky diving or any other caucasian bred activity!<--#stupidasses
#unfollowme if ur black & ur into bungee jumping, sky diving or any other caucasian bred activity!
DollaSkillz (Dolla Skillz) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:44:10 -0000
#unfollowme if ur black & ur into bungee jumping, sky diving or any other caucasian bred activity!
@tabloidterror OMG. I think she did so much there, & went sky-diving & bungee-jumping in NZ. She LOVES Australia.
SherKro (Sherry Kronenfeld) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:43:40 -0000
@tabloidterror OMG. I think she did so much there, & went sky-diving & bungee-jumping in NZ. She LOVES Australia.
Bungee jumping is like getting a blowjob off your granny, It feels great but for christs sake don't look down. Its a bit rude but wtf
4_idiots (Mark grantham) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:26:48 -0000
Bungee jumping is like getting a blowjob off your granny, It feels great but for christs sake don't look down. Its a bit rude but wtf
Getting oral sex from an ugly person is like bungee jumping....u know ur going to enjoy it but HOLY shit dont look down!
KhandiCane (Candace McLean) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:32:42 -0000
Getting oral sex from an ugly person is like bungee jumping....u know ur going to enjoy it but HOLY shit dont look down!
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