Depends on the Location and the depth of height , In London it costs around 49 £ for 160 ft High and 79 £ for 360 ft high
probably the g-force, or gravity
when you jump, you experience weightlessness, in a sense, and your internal organs will pull or push towards your feet (if jumping headfirst) or back (if horizontal) but with a reduced pressure than from say, walking or standing around.
when you suddenly decelerate, the g-force is multiplied
a short explanation would be it's like the high speed start roller coasters or taking off in a jet, except in a different direction. So lets say you go face first: provided you don't eat dirt or concrete or whatever your jumping over, when you slow down, all of your body fluids and organs will go from a normal position (standing before a jump) to a neutral position (the moment in air where your jump-force or how high you jumped counteracts by a ratio of 100:100 with gravity and you are weightless for a few milliseconds) where your body and it's organs and fluids will be neutral in air and float randomly, to a slight pull towards your feet (magnitude depends on your velocity:when your begging to descend towards the earth) and finally a large pull on your organs and fluids from rapidly decelerating (this will be similar to if you were strapped on the hood of a car going 80 miles per hour and all of the sudden slammed on the brakes; it is not unpleasant to most, but if you can't stand to have the blood rush to your head, maybe bungee jumping isn't right for you)
The record was held for a very long time by Colonel Joe Kittinger who managed a staggering freefall time of 4 minutes 36 seconds jumping from an altitude of 102,800ft (also an altitude record).
Since then, wingsuit skydiving has taken over the record setting. The discipline still involves freefall so is applicable, however it changes frequently. Adrian Nicholas set the first of these wingsuit records in March 1999 with a freefall time of 4 minutes 55 seconds. Currently, a trio of Spanish skydivers (Santi, Toni and Alvaro) hold the record at 6 minutes 47 seconds, but this will undoubtedly increase as time goes on.
Making a wingsuit record like this requires quite a few things:
The answer: Small stretch means small stopping time means greater force. Ouch!
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Bloukrans Bungy a Proud Guinness World Record Holder for the Highest Commercial Bungee Jump in the World at 216m! This is incorrect. The highest legal bridge jump resides in Canon City, Colorado, USA. The Go Fast! event team does a 1000+ft jump there at the Royal Gorge Bridge. A select amount of individuals who get the commercial reservation before the big day during the fall are the lucky few who get to set their own world record.
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Absolutely nothing!!! Now to jump out of a plane and land safely on the ground... that is a different story.
Or you would probably use a para-shute and a trained professional to help you
Bungee cords are made. Usually, depending on where you live. By aspecialist who specifies in bungee cords. There are 2 types of modern day cords. Spec cords and the NZ cord. Spec cords are a military type of cord and only stretch to twice there length. Meaning if you want to jump 20', you need a 10' spec cord. Also spec cords are not very forgiving. Usually the sheath that surrounds the rubber in the cord has a stop distance that is twice the distance. Once its been reached it stops abruptly. The second and most commonly used around the world, the NZ cord is a tight bunched of elastics that are specially made to stretch 400% there size. Meaning if you have a 200lbs person and they want to jump 100'. You would need 25' of nz cord, that has at least 200 wraps in it. The science of the cord is very specific. The number of wraps in the cord very, depending on the weight of the person jumping. The larger the cord the more weight is needed to stretch it.
There are a number of types of climbing harnesses available. There are gym and competition harnesses for practicing sports, multi-purpose harnesses for starting out climbing and alpine harnesses for mountaineering.
This depends on what you want to do. You can do tandem rating, videographer, packer, reserve packer, master rigger, pilot, instructor etc. Lets talk about tandem first. You can earn anything between $25-$60 per tandem jump. Depending on the dropzone on quantity, but there are always perks. Some DZ's do about 700+ jumps per season(6 months). Calc $40x700/6months=$4600p/m. Then you can go to another side of the world to catch the season there, or chill out. This is a very stranious job though. Videographer, would get about half that, but a lot less stress in the air. Packer. I am uncertain about the current rate, but if you are at a busy DZ, do a good pack job consistantly, you will sure as hell survive, and normally get some free jumps/accomodation. Reminder here, it is NOT cheap to get to that level of tandem master, so you will have to probably sell your house to get there, and loose the wife, since you are going to be on the DZ every day.
Death caused by bungee jumping can happen if the ropes that tied your legs are not strong enough or it's not tied strong enough, but that's not likely to happen in commercial bungee sites with certified instructures. What's most likely to happen in that situation is the jumper is not ready to jump and he/she grab the instructure who's standing behind him/her.
The answer to that is somewhere around one, to infinity. Depends on your local provider though.
12,306 deaths...
Just what is your source for this?...Not to be rude but this figure is absolutely ridiculous!
I have been involved in the bungee jumping industry since 1989. And I have been aware of just about every single death that has occurred. I say just about, because I do not claim to be omnipotent in every thing bungee, NO ONE is but i am absolutely positive that that figure of 12,306 is AT LEAST overinflated by 100%. that would mean that the actual number is closer to 123. Even that number is higher than the actual number. I have not kept a log of all of the deaths but i would say the real number is closer to 50, actually somewhere between 50 and 100. For someone to say that 12,306 people have died jumping is stupid and irresponsible. Bungee jumping can be incredibly dangerous when performed by the wrong people, people who are not expertly trained, irresponsible or just plain stupid lacking any common sense. ALL of the Fatalities have been caused by human error..ALL THEM!!!
There have been instances when people have died or been seriously injured where to watch the incident happen, it would appear that it was because some part of the system usually the cord had broken or failed. But this has never been the case. Upon closer inspection by someone who is an expert in bungee jumping , All of these accidents have been cause by HUMAN ERROR. Bungee jumping is an inherently dangerous activity, after all you are jumping from a lethal height attached to nothing but a large rubber band! But when done in a manner that has been proven by hundreds of thousands of safe jumps. It is a very safe activity!!!
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Bungee jumping is one extreme sport which so few people dare to experience. Who can easily have the guts to jump on air, fall to some exhilarating distance, and be suspended for some great minutes? Certainly not all of us! But what is in this sport that makes many people enjoy it? What are its benefits to both the body and mind?
Here are 10 advantages of experiencing bungee jumping:
Conquering fear. Bungee jumping can be a perfect way to face our fears and confront them. Not only the fear of heights, but as well as the fear of open spaces, strong wind, being turned upside-down, and even vibrations. We need to summon every ounce of courage and strip away our terrors and inhibitions in order to experience this sport. In life, this translates to us being bold and daring in our actions and decisions.
Satisfying a sense of adventure. It feels dull to be always on the safe side. So occasionally, we thirst for danger and the high of experiencing it. Bungee jumping just might be a great way to satisfy this quest, giving us the feeling of being on the edge of things, being on "danger" but not actually in danger.
Feeling good. The experience of bungee jumping can give one a good feeling of "being alive". Adrenaline is rushing throughout the body and this ultimately releases feel-good hormones known as endorphins. Well, floating in air simply gives us a carefree and unburdened feeling.
Releasing stress. With all the workings of our hormones, the feeling of lightness and high, we find ourselves abandoning all worries and stresses as we fall and bounce with the rope, relishing the wind and the scenes that unfold before our eyes.
Stretching exercise. Quite obvious, bungee jumping gives the body an opportunity to stretch out every muscle, from the ankles down to the tip of the fingers. Consequently, it strengthens the muscles and improves our physical stamina and reflexes.
Risky but relatively safe. Bungee jumping seems dangerous at first glance. However, all technicalities have been perfected before anyone can jump in. Calculations are done right - from the tower height, the tension and tightness of the ropes and straps, and down to every bounce and deflection - that we can be assured of a fun and safe activity. Only things to really worry about are dizziness and possible minor strain or tear afterwards.
Checking up hidden injuries. The physical stretching and the resulting strain may awaken certain latent injuries in the body. It may seem bad but this gives us a better chance to evaluate our body and health.
Romantic getaway. Bungee jumping just might be an out-of-the-box date for the romantics who got bored with the usual movie or picnic weekends. Though the sport entails a good budget, nothing beats an unforgettable and somewhat crazy moment with a loved one. Besides, bungee jumping is not something we can do every day.
Good airs. Everyone is not brave enough to try bungee jumping and overcoming the thrill gives us the bragging rights. Such few minutes of adventure can give us overflowing stories to tell and share with our family, friends and co-workers.
Fun memory. At the end of the day, more than the mental and physical advantages, it is the wonderful and enjoyable experience that we will treasure the most.
== == "this ancient custom caught the interest of some students at Oxford University in England. In the late nineteen seventies, they formed a group called the Dangerous Sports Club. They liked to invent risky and sometimes crazy activities. They were some of the first people to test several of what are now called extreme sports. They are said to have invented modern bungee jumping. In the spring of nineteen seventy-nine, members of the group jumped off the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England. They were attached to the bridge by a bungee cord, a long elastic rope that stretches. They were dressed in black and white clothing and held bottles of Champagne wine. The press quickly reported on their wild activities. The group soon received even more attention when they organized a bungee jump off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. A man named A.J. Hackett of New Zealand later heard about this group. He decided to make the sport into a business. Mister Hackett worked with his friend Henry van Asch who was an expert at skiing. They started developing bungee ropes and materials. Scientists at Auckland University helped them. The two men knew that people would find bungee jumping exciting and fun. And they knew people would pay money for the experience. == ==
It depends on what the person jumps off of. If it is off of a bridge usually after jumping a rope is lowered down to the person and the person attaches the rope to their harness with a carabiner. Then the people on the bridge all pull together at the same time and the jumpers is slowly pulled back up. And on other bridges sometimes the jumper is lowered down. The entire bungee cord is lowered down by being attached to a rope at the top of the bridge. The rope travels through a series of pulleys and through a rope brake which controls the descent. the jumper is either lowered to the ground or onto a boat below and the bungee cord is removed by a crew member.
Gravity, rope, and friction
A little, but not so that it matters. It'd depend on whether you'll want to ignore wind resistance or not. If they were jumping in a vacuum then weight wouldn't matter at all, but if you'd have one thin guy in fluffy clothes and a heavy guy in a skin tight slick suit, then the heavy guy would fall faster. For any combination of reasonable circumstances the difference would be too small to matter. and blah blah blah
People who are active in the sports world shouldn't smoke because it damages your lungs. People who play sports need their lungs because breathing when you run is extremely important. It also makes you tired easily and makes you not want to do much of the activities you had wanted to do before you started smoking.