Chapter 260: Super High Bungee Jump
The cliff is bottomless, and occasionally you can hear the strange cries of some animals below, and the sound is so terrible that it makes people feel weird to listen to.
No. 1 looked around the cliff, there was a bungee jumping facility next to her, it looked pretty good, much more luxurious than what she had seen in the video before, No. 1 couldn't help but sigh, the organization of rebirth is really rich.
And these facilities should be used to assess and train the members who are about to join the reborn.
And the assessment of No. 1 will also be carried out here.
Takayama took No. 1 to the bungee jumping facility, and then soon someone came to tie No. 1 to the bungee rope and other equipment, and Takayama was on the side to explain, in the process of explaining, it seemed that there was a fiery light in his eyes, and from his expression you could see how much he loved extreme sports.
"Now let me tell you about the history of bungee jumping, the origin of this bungee jumping is quite interesting."
"Bungee jumping originated in New Zealand, when the rope they used was a rubber rope, a material with excellent telescopic properties, the rubber rope has a variable braking system, which can control the maximum telescopic distance, and this material is characterized by a relatively low descent speed, relatively high rebound, and a smooth feeling, especially suitable for ankle jumping."
"Bungee jumping is also transliterated as a stupid pig jump in some places, and the people who make this translation probably think that if a person is not stupid, he will definitely not engage in such a dangerous activity."
"However, when the sport developed from its place of origin to the rest of the world, it slowly became popular, and even some extreme sports enthusiasts even put their wedding ceremony on the bungee jumping tower, once the ceremony was completed, they jumped to show their love enthusiasm and loyalty, and those who went to bungee jumping were not only not called stupid pigs, but could also get the certificate of bravery."
"A long, long time ago, in a certain tribe in the Vanuatu archipelago in the South Pacific. To escape her husband's abuse, an indigenous woman climbed a tall cocoa tree and tied her ankles with a local resilient vine. β
"The woman threatened her husband to jump from the tree, but the stupid husband actually climbed the tree and jumped down, and the result was naturally the tender vines that saved the woman's life, while the tyrannical husband died."
"Since then, it has become a unique custom to jump from a height with vines tied to their ankles, and they have built towers made of tree stumps and vines tied to the mountains, and young men have swooped down from them to symbolize their maturity, and pray to them for the peace and good harvest of the tribe."
"This form was later transmitted to England, and the British aristocracy had the humanistic characteristics of advocating bravery, justice, reason, self-control, and love of rural dwellings, and after bungee jumping was transmitted to England, it slowly evolved into a performance of the palace aristocracy, and the performers must wear tuxedos and top hats."
"The first use of rubber rope bungee jumping was in the United States, in 1954, two geographers came to Pentcoster Island for a scientific expedition and accidentally discovered this strange custom of the islanders. In their scientific expedition report, they described the dive jump as "The Incredible Jump in the South Pacific", and on the island of Ponte Koster, the locals climbed to the top of a mountain tower on Thanksgiving, tied a rope to their body, and jumped headfirst down, and since then, the rudiments of bungee jumping have spread. β
In 1970, when geographers returned to the island, photographer and writer Karl MΓΌller was the first outsider to try this heart-chilling activity, describing the strange feeling that he seemed to stop thinking when he jumped from a height of 25 meters, and that his body was slightly uncomfortable after being extremely excited. On April 1, 1979, members of the Adventure Club at the University of Oxford, England, kicked off the modern sport of bungee jumping with an elastic rope from the 245-foot-high Clifton Bridge in England. β
"But bungee jumping really flourished in New Zealand, so bungee jumping really originated in New Zealand, as early as 1988, Hurkert and Chris Oram founded the first commercial bungee jumping organization in New Zealand Bounce Jump Association."
"Heckert even jumped off the Eiffel Tower, which aroused the world's interest in bungee jumping."
In the same year, John Kaufman and his younger brother also set up a commercial bungee jumping agency in California, and John himself was attracted to the industry by the TV bungee jump, and in less than three years, they attracted 16,000 people, spending $99 each to participate in the bungee jump, and developed the bungee jump into various forms such as bridge bungee jumping, airplane bungee jumping, etc.
In 1990, he started the hot air balloon bungee jump, and since then he has been promoting the sport vigorously. So far, there are many countries in the world that have established bungee jumping bases. β
"There are also many ways to jump bungee jumping, and there are tower bungee jumping, rocket bungee jumping, and bridge bungee jumping according to location.
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"Tower bungee jumping, which is mainly to build an leaning tower in the square and then extend a jump platform from the tower;
Rocket bungee jumping, as the name suggests, is to bounce people up like a rocket, and then jump up and down; Bridge bungee jumping, on the other hand, is a jump platform on a bridge or a cliff. β
"What you're about to do is the bridge bungee jump."
"According to the classification of jumping, it is divided into waist back jump, waist front flutter, foot tie high diving, foot back flip, back jump, double jump."
"These jumps also have their own characteristics, first of all, the waist is tied to the waist and jumped backwards, this jump is to stand on the jumping platform and jump down in the way of backward jumping, this jumping method is the first prescribed basic action of the bounce beginner, as if falling into the bottomless pit when bounced, as if the whole heart is jumping out, about 5 seconds when it suddenly rebounds up, the rebound lasts 4 to 5 times, concentrate on it, they have been safely suspended in mid-air, the whole process is about 1 minute, nervous and exciting, but this is the most basic, our assessment is certainly not this way."
"The second is to tie the waist forward flutter style, this jumping method is to tie the waist and stand on the jumping platform to jump down in the way of the front flutter, this jumping method is another attempt to jump for the first basic action of the beginner jumping. This type of jump is similar to the waist tie back jump, but the bouncer is face down. When the player falls face down, watching the ground rush to the ground, listening to the wind blowing in his ears, he really feels the visual horror and helplessness, and he can really enjoy the joy of rebirth when the bouncing rope stops rebounding. β
"The third is the foot-tied high-altitude diving type, this jumping method is the coolest jumping method for the bouncer to show heroic posture, this jumping method is to tie the equipment to the ankle, the bouncer stands on the jumping platform and faces down, such as the spirit of diving, the bouncer spreads his arms after the countdown 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and dives downward, as if the eagle spreads its wings, and the spirit is extraordinary."
"The fourth is the backflip type with the feet tied, this jump is the most difficult but also the most spirited jump in the bouncing jump method, this jump method is to tie the equipment to the ankle, the bouncer stands on the jump platform with his back facing back, and the bouncer spreads his arms after the countdown 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and flips backwards, this jump method requires a strong waist and full courage."
"The fifth is to tie the back to jump, this kind of jumping is the bounce coach as the closest to death feeling, the bouncer will tie the equipment to the back, in the countdown 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 hands chest feet down to the air to step down, as if falling from a height, suddenly feel the earth hanging, the ground things from small to large, the whole process seems to deal with death, really exciting, too hidden to the extreme."
"There is also a double jump, this kind of jump is the highest level of your lover to swear love to you, when the double bounces in the air, the bouncy rope will hold the two together, this is the best moment for you to make a promise, of course, we require one of the parties to have the experience of bouncing to do this sweet and thrilling double jump, but the double jump due to the certain risks, so only those who have jumped the bungee jump can do the double jump. No experience in bungee jumping is absolutely not allowed. β