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-   -   Catch Me Bungee Jumping? Hell. No. (https://www.toyark.com/forums/catch-me-bungee-jumping-hell-no-83075/)

BlackMagnus 01-12-2012 11:50 PM

Catch Me Bungee Jumping? Hell. No.
 
Bungee cord snaps - horrific accident - YouTube

I almost have no words for this but, this has always been (and now will forever be) my biggest fear of doing this. Pass. No thanks. Not today, not tomorrow, not next week, NO.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not afraid of bungee jumping, I'm afraid of plummeting headfirst into the Earth.






Hehe, I guess I did have some words didn't I?:)

Tiberius 01-12-2012 11:56 PM

"weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee............ ......fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuu..............."

I didn't see any support teams down there. The bungee zone here has 2 boats and a full team of paramedics on site at all times. So if that happened here, that person would be out of the water faster than it took him/her to get wet.

Peteparker 01-13-2012 12:13 AM

I'll probably still eventually do it. Skydiving was no big deal. If it's your time, it's your time, eigh?

quipp209 01-13-2012 02:38 AM

I use to work in construction and one day i decided to use the lift at this job and drill holes 30 ft in the air as soon as I got up there n the lift wiggled my legs locked up n i couldn't move I couldn't even use the control panel to get back down they had to use the one at the bottom of the lift.... And that day i decided sky diving, bungie jumping, and any other thing that has me leave the earth crust my be an issue for me lmao!!!!!

bmorr 01-13-2012 05:45 AM

so, im guessing the person in the video is dead?

proteus 01-13-2012 06:32 AM

Nope she survived!!! she was washed down river,through white water rapids,managed to stay afloat (despite her legs being tied),then the snapped cord snagged something on the river bottom,she had to dive down to free it,and she finally made her way to the shore......and THAT is why you dont do dangerous activities in countries with somewhat "loose" attitudes to health+safety...

Jason Abbadon 01-13-2012 06:43 AM

I did this crazy swing...thing... several years back- twice as tall as a bungee jump but on a sorta sling that you lie down on two two of your friends.
It raises you up slooowly- backward!

Then it drops you can you freefall for like five seconds as the swing shoots back upward on an arc as high as you started out...then it's back to freefall....over and over untill the swing loses it's inertia and they let you out at the bottom.

Optimus Vader 01-13-2012 12:37 PM

I'm not into any of that "jumping from things" shit. Even if I was; I'm sure as hell not strapping myself to another dude to do anything, let alone to jump out of a moving plane.

warmachine6 01-13-2012 12:41 PM

wow im sure glad i wouldnt bunjee jump , although im still up for sky diving ... although not sure now lol

Tiberius 01-13-2012 12:55 PM

It's free if you go naked.

FancyPants 01-13-2012 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peteparker (Post 228128)
I'll probably still eventually do it. Skydiving was no big deal. If it's your time, it's your time, eigh?

That's my stance on human frogger.

trebleshot 01-13-2012 01:22 PM

I saw that story on the news last night and it's not really helping my opinion of the activity. I hold bungee jumping in the same regard as recreational diving.

Steven Wright once said about acrophobia: "I took my dog out for a walk around the building...on the ledge. Some people are scared of heights - not me. I'm scared of widths."

bmorr 01-13-2012 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FancyPants (Post 228368)
That's my stance on human frogger.

that wouldve been awesome to see on MXC.

"dont. get. eliminated!"

jestermon 01-13-2012 01:44 PM

Even if there was medical personal present if you die on impact it wouldn't matter.

FancyPants 01-13-2012 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jestermon (Post 228384)
Even if there was medical personal present if you die on impact it wouldn't matter.

Depends...What if the EMT present moonlights as a sorcerer?

Tiberius 01-13-2012 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jestermon (Post 228384)
Even if there was medical personal present if you die on impact it wouldn't matter.

It's hard to tell from the angle, but most of the time, you get pretty damn close to the water. You will only get whiplash and may drown. If it broke as you where going UP...different story.

BlackMagnus 01-13-2012 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trebleshot (Post 228379)
I hold bungee jumping in the same regard as recreational diving.

I hold bungee jumping in the same regard as spelunking, base jumping and skydiving. Never, ever see me doing any of that.

Diving on the other hand, wow, I love it. As a matter of fact I'm certified up to 90', the ocean has always been a big part of my life so diving just came natural. IIRC, ersico is certified too, he's a big ocean nut like me (probably moreso even, check out some of his underwater photography sometime). :)

A dream of mine, since I was little, was to swim with a great white. I get an adrenaline rush just thinking about it! Eff plumetting to Earth doing a 132 mph headfirst!

Jason Abbadon 01-13-2012 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FancyPants (Post 228389)
Depends...What if the EMT present moonlights as a sorcerer?

As a necromancer, more likely.

D Day 01-13-2012 07:38 PM

I am a recreational skydiver, damn near a professional one. I was trained by the military during my time in special operations. Skydiving statistically is safer than driving a car. There are many years of research and testing that have made skydiving just about as safe of a high risk activity as there is.

I'm closing in on 500 jumps and it's just about the most fun you can have doing anything. When the weather allows it, I jump about every weekend, sometimes during the weekdays since I live about 5 minutes from the drop zone.

That being said, I would never bungee jump, there are too many variables, the chance for some type of injury is pretty much assured,there's no back up safety outlet and it seems like it's just not worth the risk.

But plenty of people bungee jump just about every day, all around the world, so it's all in what you feel comfortable doing.

Everybody dies fellas, not everybody lives.

http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/...y/IMG_0640.jpg

BlackMagnus 01-13-2012 08:02 PM

^You are awesome sir, I salute you for your bravery and utter manliness...








and for balls bigger then mine to do such a feat, just wear pants next time so I don't necessarily have to see them.:D

Tiberius 01-13-2012 08:16 PM

Always wanted to go Skydiving, Bungie Jumping, White Water Rapid...ing. List goes on. The one thing I will never, EVER do, is THIS.

Of Man and Beast = The Free Solo Climbers - YouTube

Not happening.

What I would love to do is this... Really get to feel like Superman...

Jeb Corliss " Grinding The Crack" - YouTube

Jason Abbadon 01-13-2012 09:48 PM

As to the bungee thing, a guy at my old gym had broken his neck from a freak accident doing that- the cord wrapped around his ankle on like the second or third bounce and the shock did a Gwen Stacey on him.

Thankfully he recovered by he had a "halo" driled into his head for months to keep him neck aligned while it healed...(shudder).

That killed any interest in bungee jumping for me....but i really want to go skydiving!

BlackMagnus 01-13-2012 10:54 PM

Hmm, all of this talk about other types of extreme sports has got me thinking...

Nomad 01-14-2012 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackMagnus (Post 228639)
Hmm, all of this talk about other types of extreme sports has got me thinking...

...about going outside?

I'll try everything once, so uhh..

BlackMagnus 01-15-2012 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nomad (Post 229124)
...about going outside?

I'll try everything once, so uhh..

Outside?! Whuh? ...Nah.


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