Bungee cord snaps
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Blimey! she was lucky. I'd imagine that as it snapped at the longest length she would have already slowed down but the cord attached to her legs got caught in rocks at the bottom of the river.
Blimey! she was lucky. I'd imagine that as it snapped at the longest length she would have already slowed down but the cord attached to her legs got caught in rocks at the bottom of the river.
Done a few bungy jumps over the years, and that one was on the "to do" list. Not any more! For a cord to break like that it's either been handled badly, not stored properly or is being jumped way beyond its tolerances. Not a good advert either way. Lucky girl to get away with that, either from the fall point of view or drowning afterwards.
Jasandjules said:
It's why parachuting is better............
Maybe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnpTBz2aCqAkingofdbrits said:
People like that annoy me... ( chap filming). Man possibly plunged to his death, and the first thing he says is " I got that on tape".hornet said:
Done a few bungy jumps over the years, and that one was on the "to do" list. Not any more! For a cord to break like that it's either been handled badly, not stored properly or is being jumped way beyond its tolerances. Not a good advert either way. Lucky girl to get away with that, either from the fall point of view or drowning afterwards.
Exactly. Bet the operator hasn't been busy since.There will be thousands of others who have a trouble free jump, and then are plagued for the rest of their lives due to muscle injury or eye trauma. Retinal haemorrhage happens more frequently than the promoters would care to share, check with your optometrist if anybody out there ever considered bungee jumping, you will hopefully reconsider.
BliarOut said:
You can see loads of fraying on the rope as she jumps
I recall when I did it that a lot of the cords looked like that. I thought it was simply the type of cord used.alloallo said:
There will be thousands of others who have a trouble free jump, and then are plagued for the rest of their lives due to muscle injury or eye trauma. Retinal haemorrhage happens more frequently than the promoters would care to share, check with your optometrist if anybody out there ever considered bungee jumping, you will hopefully reconsider.
Not sure whether my mind has dulled the experience or not, but it actually all seemed very gentle to me. A bit of hanging upside down waiting to be detached from the rope, but felt more "serene" than "violent".It would be interesting to see the stats on injuries caused from jumps like this - the falls site notes over 50,000 people have done it.
(Incidentally, I'll never do another again
).A friendly mine posted about this via facebook - apparently they were there not long ago at all... They seemed mighty relieved it stayed intact when they jumped.
I'd happily bungee jump - although I have broken and scars as testimony that I sometimes make ambiguous choice vis personal safety.
I'd happily bungee jump - although I have broken and scars as testimony that I sometimes make ambiguous choice vis personal safety.
king wimps past-time that is.alloallo said:
There will be thousands of others who have a trouble free jump, and then are plagued for the rest of their lives due to muscle injury or eye trauma. Retinal haemorrhage happens more frequently than the promoters would care to share, check with your optometrist if anybody out there ever considered bungee jumping, you will hopefully reconsider.
I've done ten jumps from heights of 200ft to 700ft, as well as several very large gorge swings without any problems whatsoever. The guys I used to go with have been doing it for 20 years, likewise with no problems. As long as you use a reputable company, the whole thing is pretty smooth. Small jumps tend to whip you about a bit more, but the big ones are very smooth. You'd be better served saying that at a skiing resort in all honesty.Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff