Bungy!

russotto · 12-03-2004, 08:18 PM

Stand on a wooden platform 1300ft above Queenstown, NZ. Attach a 150-ft rubber band to a harness on your back. Back up a few steps, then run and jump out into oblivion. Fun, yes?

elSicomoro · 12-03-2004, 08:35 PM

And have you recently done this, Matt?

I don't know if I could go through with it or not, but it sounds cool.

russotto · 12-03-2004, 09:02 PM

Yep, that's me in the picture. Definitely cool.

Elspode · 12-03-2004, 10:33 PM

How did I miss that Russotto was from New Zealand? Or was this a vacation thing?

Beestie · 12-04-2004, 12:44 AM

Never. Not in a million years. Nope.

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zippyt · 12-04-2004, 01:12 AM

oh beestie you WUSS !!!!!!!!!

russotto · 12-04-2004, 11:40 AM

Vacation thing. I'm definitely not from New Zealand.

lumberjim · 12-04-2004, 12:24 PM

i'd rather jump out of a plane.

Happy Monkey · 12-04-2004, 01:05 PM

How about bungie jumping from a plane!

russotto · 12-04-2004, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

i'd rather jump out of a plane.

Done that too (there's a picture of it in another thread, even, though I never identified that one). Bungy jumping, or at least this jump, gets the adrenaline pumping even more than tandem skydiving. Two big differences; one is that you're jumping of your own will rather than when the guy strapped to your back jumps. Two, you're jumping out into still air, so at first it's just like falling rather than being blown around. I haven't tried skydiving with an individual parachute yet... next year, probably.

As for bungy jumping from a plane... I'm sure people are working on it.

Griff · 12-04-2004, 08:51 PM

So how do you keep the vomit off yourself?

elSicomoro · 12-04-2004, 09:13 PM

Aim downward.

zippyt · 12-04-2004, 10:33 PM

I have jumped out of a helo with nothing but a rope befor , the best thing to do is tie off Aus style ( on the back ) and run off about 20-30 feet of slack , back up , run and dive !!!!
For a few seconds you are Superman !!!!!!!

VERRRRRY COOL !!!!!!!

xoxoxoBruce · 12-05-2004, 04:46 PM

How often does the rubber band break?

Clodfobble · 12-05-2004, 09:36 PM

Nobody's ever had it happen more than once.

12-03-2004, 08:18 PM	#1
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Bungy! Stand on a wooden platform 1300ft above Queenstown, NZ. Attach a 150-ft rubber band to a harness on your back. Back up a few steps, then run and jump out into oblivion. Fun, yes? Attached Images

12-03-2004, 10:33 PM	#4
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	How did I miss that Russotto was from New Zealand? Or was this a vacation thing? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-04-2004, 12:44 AM	#5
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Never. Not in a million years. Nope. [/chicken] __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

12-04-2004, 01:12 AM	#6
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	oh beestie you WUSS !!!!!!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-04-2004, 12:24 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i'd rather jump out of a plane. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-03-2004, 08:35 PM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	And have you recently done this, Matt? I don't know if I could go through with it or not, but it sounds cool.

12-03-2004, 09:02 PM	#3
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Yep, that's me in the picture. Definitely cool.

12-04-2004, 11:40 AM	#7
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Vacation thing. I'm definitely not from New Zealand.

12-04-2004, 01:05 PM	#9
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	How about bungie jumping from a plane! __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-04-2004, 08:51 PM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	So how do you keep the vomit off yourself? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-04-2004, 09:13 PM	#12
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Aim downward.

12-04-2004, 10:33 PM	#13
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	I have jumped out of a helo with nothing but a rope befor , the best thing to do is tie off Aus style ( on the back ) and run off about 20-30 feet of slack , back up , run and dive !!!! For a few seconds you are Superman !!!!!!! VERRRRRY COOL !!!!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner Last edited by zippyt; 12-04-2004 at 10:35 PM. Reason: because i WANT to !!!!!

12-05-2004, 04:46 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	How often does the rubber band break? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-05-2004, 09:36 PM	#15
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Nobody's ever had it happen more than once.

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