Blog Post #5: " Best Friends Forever "

Why do you think New Pretty Town advocates bungee jumping?

Kayli Says: They probably allow, or advocate if you must, bungee jumping because it makes you feel like you can do anything that you want to do like you can fly or glide gracefully through the air, or just go all out into a free-fall. Your choice. Not only that, but if they're too busy partying, if someone's hiding something, a secret perhaps... THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW...

Kayli Also Says: "Bungee Jumping was originally an ancient ritual or right of passage for the "vine jumpers" of Pentecost Island in the Pacific Ocean Vanuatu group. Every year, the men of the island's tribe build large wooden towers, over 80 feet high. They then carefully select vines from the jungle which they then tie to their ankles before jumping off the top of the towers.




Modern Bungee jumping began with a 4 man team from the Oxford University Dangerous Sports Club jumping off the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England, on April 1, 1979 (April Fools Day) dressed in their customary top hat and tails. The four neatly dressed adventurers (as the rules of their club expected) were immediately arrested.

During the late 1980's A.J. Hackett opened up the 1st commercial jump site in New Zealand and to publicize his site, per-formed an astonishing bungee jump from the Eiffel Tower!
Bungee Jumping flourished in France and New Zealand during 1980s and was introduced to the United States by John and Peter Kockelman from California in late 1980s. In 1990s facilities opened up all over the United States with cranes, towers, and hot-air balloons being used as jumping platforms.

1000's have now experienced the “ultimate adrenaline rush” that is Bungee Jumping.

Today, New Zealand probably has more Bungee Jumping sites than anywhere else. South Africa however, has the highest bungee jump in the world, listed at 216 meters!


While jumping off a steep platform (or building or bridge or hot air balloon...) and bouncing up and down like a human yo-yo appeals to many adventurers, a number of things can still go wrong if bungee jumpers don’t use common sense. Accidents involving broken ankles, dislocated shoulders, severe rope burns and the like occur often. In the constant pursuit for bigger thrills and adrenaline rushes, some jumpers get carried away with new ways to jump and forget to account for gravity or weight distribution. Some of them pay the ultimate price."
http://www.athleticscholarships.net/extreme-sports-bungee-jumping.htm