{"id":37302,"date":"2021-11-19T16:53:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T11:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyanpro.com\/?p=37302"},"modified":"2021-11-19T16:53:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T11:23:49","slug":"the-amazing-physics-of-bungee-jumping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyanpro.com\/blog\/the-amazing-physics-of-bungee-jumping\/","title":{"rendered":"The Amazing Physics of Bungee Jumping"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Amazing Physics of Bungee Jumping<\/h1>\n<\/h2>\n

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Bungee Jumping is one of the high adrenaline rush and adventurous act which involves lot of physics and calculations.<\/p>\n

In this act the bungee jumper jumps from a tall building or a bridge and then vertically falls down. The jumper is then pulled back after the elastic bungee cord slows down and stops. Bungee jumping is definitely extremely thrilling and a mind blowing experience and at the same time, very dangerous too! Even a small miscalculation can lead to severe injuries and death of the jumper.<\/p>\n

Why is it called as \u2018Bungee\u2019?<\/p>\n

\u2018Bungee\u2019 means elastic rope and since this activity involved jumping off from a higher place with the help of elastic rope it got its name as \u2018Bungee Jumping\u2019.<\/p>\n

When was this started? What is the history of Bungee Jumping?<\/p>\n

Though bungee jumping sport came into light very recently, this act was an age old rituals performed by people of Pentecost Island in the Pacific Archipelago of Vanuatu. Men of this place would dive of the land and showcase their courage and offer their pain and injuries to God for good yields of their harvest crops.<\/p>\n

It was in 1979, that\u00a0Oxford University<\/a>\u00a0Dangerous sports club declared Bungee jumping as a recreational activity. In early 1990\u2019s this sport got its popularity all over the world as most thrilling and adventurous activity. People taking part in this have told that it would give an ultimate Adrenaline rush which is an out of the world feeling.<\/p>\n

What are the Equipments used in this act?<\/p>\n

Use of right kind of equipments is a must for the Bungee jumping act because any small mistake or negligence can pose a very great danger to the jumper.<\/p>\n

Here are the essentials required for performing Bungee Jumping the right and safe way.<\/p>\n