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Bungee jumping (/ ˈ b ʌ n dʒ i /), also spelled bungy jumping, is an activity that involves a person jumping from a great height while connected to a large elastic cord. The launching pad is usually erected on a tall structure such as a building or crane, a bridge across a deep ravine , or on a natural geographic feature such as a cliff.
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In the center of the metal plate forming the floor or base of the platform, there is for a hole of about 15 cm diameter which has a plastic rim section with a rounded smooth inner edge, which is allegedly used for guiding the elastic bungee rope during the jump. Directly behind the platform is a metallic stair construction independent from it.
Bungee operations under the road deck of the bridge. The Bloukrans Bridge is an arch bridge located near Nature's Valley, Western Cape, South Africa. Constructed by Concor between February 1980 and June 1983, the bridge stands at a height of 216m above the Bloukrans River. [4] Its central span is 272m and the bridge is 451m in length in total.
The Dangerous Sports Club was co-founded by David Kirke, [3] Chris Baker, Ed Hulton and Alan Weston in the 1970s. They first came to wide public attention by inventing modern day bungee jumping, by making the first modern jumps on 1 April 1979, from the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, England. [4]