Bungee jumping is diving from the giddy height of a towering fixed structure while an elastic cord secures you and keeps you suspended just inches above the ground level at the end of the leap. What leaves most people breathless during a bungee venture are the rebounds that occur due to the stretching and snapping of the cord. Bungee jumping was first practised as a rite of passage for the youths of Pentecost Island in Vanuatu. Since the modern times, several records have been made and broken by bungee-jumpers world over.
Here are some amazing places to bungee jump (hint-hint to Pn Lim Soh Chin).
Ledge Urban Bungee, Queenstown NZ - 154 ft (47m)
Navajo Bridges, USA - 467 ft (142 m)
Victoria Falls Bridge, Zambia - 500 ft (152 m)
The Pipeline Bungy, New Zealand - 335 ft (102 m)
AltaVila Tower, Brasil/BH - 233 ft (71 m)
Graskop Gorge, South Africa - 197 ft/262 ft (60 m/80 m)
Pont de Ponsonnas, France - 338 ft (103 m)
Ponte Colossus, Italy - 500 ft (152 m)
Verzasca Dam, Val Verzasca, Switzerland - 721 ft (220 m)
Bloukrans Bridge, South Africa - 710 ft (216 m)
Royal Gorge Suspension Bridge, USA - 1053 ft
(321 m)
(321 m)
Bungee jumping as a sport will not increase your carbon footprint significantly, but travelling to these places will!
So think before you leap.
Source: http://www.acegames.us/forum/lounge/46834-20-amazing-places-bungee-jump.html
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