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  2. Dangerous Sports Club - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  3. Bungee jumping - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Zero Gravity Amusement Park - Wikipedia

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    Bungee Jump A seven story Bungee tower, with a permanent 7 story platform designed especially for bungee jumping Skycoaster A 110 foot high hang-gliding/flying simulator that reaches speeds up to 60 mph. Ejection Seat (Texas Blast Off) Rockets straight up 150 feet into the air, at a speed of zero to 70 mph in 1.2 seconds. Nothin' But Net

  5. David Kirke, pioneer of bungee jumping and Dangerous Sports ...

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  6. Extreme sport - Wikipedia

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    The Dangerous Sports Club of Oxford University, England was founded by David Kirke, Chris Baker, Ed Hulton and Alan Weston. 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.

  7. A. J. Hackett - Wikipedia

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    A. J. Hackett. Allan John " A. J. " Hackett ONZM (born May 1958) is a New Zealand entrepreneur who popularised the extreme sport of bungy jumping. He made a bungy jump from the Eiffel Tower in 1987 and founded the first commercial bungy site in 1988. His daughter is freestyle skier, Margaux Hackett. [1]

  8. Reverse bungee - Wikipedia

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    The reverse bungee (also known as catapult bungee, slingshot, or ejection seat) is a modern type of fairground ride. Video of SlingShot at Cedar Point The ride consists of two telescopic gantry towers mounted on a platform, feeding two elastic ropes down to a two-person passenger car constructed from an open sphere of tubular steel.

  9. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    2. Experience a sudden outburst of laughter, fear, or anger e.g. "He got so upset, I thought he was going to have kittens" [95] hayburner 1. Gas guzzling car i.e. automobile that uses a lot of fuel and gets poor gas mileage [218] 2. race Horse one loses money on [210] 3. Someone who smokes marijuana [219] head doctors Psychiatrists [220] heap