Bungee or also spelled bungy jumping is the act of diving off a very tall structure with an elastic band attached to your legs and when the elastic stretches out too much it rockets you back up into the air until you stop completely hanging in the air. The thrill of this crazy action comes from the adrenaline rush that you get when you free fall through the air and it seems like nothing is gonna catch you then all of a sudden the cord tightens and you go flying back up the way you came. People jump from many different places, mostly from a structure that is immovable, however some people have bungee jumped from movable objets like a hot air balloon and a helicopter. Bungee jumping began when a film crew brought back footage of land divers that would attach vines to their legs and jump to show their courage and pass into manhood. The highest bungee jump ever recorded was in 2005 when AJ Hackett bungeed of the Macau Tower and free fell 764 feet. There are many risks, injuries, and possibly death which is something to be considered, however the enjoyment and rush that you can get from free falling is something that i want to experience before I die.
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