In New Zealand in 2007, I bungee jumped from a wobbly cable car suspended 478 feet above a river. The bungee companies claim you fall at speeds of up to 90 miles per hour. I was too busy yelling for my mommy to measure the velocity. (In the video at end of blog, you can hear me scream.)
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| In the stirrups about to be trussed up like a Christmas pig. |
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| The view I didn't see because my eyes were shut. |
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| Side view: I'm the little blue thing at the end of the cord, to the left. I've fallen about halfway. The cord will completely taught at the end of the jump. |
A video of the jump.
If this kind of thing interests you -- actually, you should try it at least once -- here's more information:
- A piece I wrote describing in too much detail
what it's like to bungee jump.
The piece describes a slightly higher jump I did in South Africa and includes links to Web sites for bungee jumping around the world and river boarding (white water rafting on a boogie board) in New Zealand.
2 comments:
Aw g'on! You're making this up. Nice special effects in the photo, though.
I'm busted! I filmed the whole thing in my backyard in Boston. Borrowed a dentist's chair, made a little diorama, had my brother fake an accent. (You won't tell anyone, will you?)
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