Insane jumping

15 มีนาคม 2557

For normal people a bungy jump of 50 metres is exciting enough. People who were born crazy or with the human fear instinct, however, want something more challenging.

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Insane jumping

For people wanting some nerve-wracking, death-defying excitement, a bungy jump can be just the thing.

You can find world-class bungy-jump facilities in Thailand's tourist centres like Pattaya, Chiang Mai and Phuket.

A bungy jump for "normal" people (Pattaya)

Central World Tower /Photo from www.krugerfan.com/projects_thai_tower.php

You'll find yourself on a platform about 50 metres above the ground with a flexible rope fastened securely around your legs.

After a few seconds/minutes of seconds thoughts (Do I really want to do this?), you're in free fall with the ground coming closer and closer until just before you die, the rope tightens and jerks you upwards. You are still alive.

That's bungy jumping for normal people. People who were born crazy or without the human fear instinct want something more challenging.

Like Andrew Kirkpatrick and Mike Wilson of Bermuda, for example. They were commissioned by EpicTV of France to film “the most insane rope swing bungee jump ever.”

They took a team of daredevils all the way to South Africa to the awesome 200-meter deep Magwa Falls gorge. There, they constructed their own bungy jump and filmed themselves jumping off the cliff, forwards and backwards.

That's four times the height of the standard Thai bungee jump. In fact, it almost exactly the same height as the Central World Tower in Bangkok.

What's it like? Take a look?