Bungee jumping is an adventurous and exciting sport which people jump from a higher spot

such as a bridge, crane or an tower and more .An elastic cord tied to their ankles to stop them
crashing on the ground the cord is outlined to stretch not to break when the cord is stretched
until the end it bounces back up, The thrill comes from the Free-falling is really incredible.
when people try this they wear some safety equipments like helmets and harnless.

Morden bungee jumping is jumped on the golden gate bridge in san Francisco. In 1987
A.J.hackett became world famous when he jumped from Eiffel Tower in paris. Later he setup
the Kawarau bridge in New Zealand, with a hight of 47 metres,as commercial bungee
jumping areas Several million successful jumps have taken place since 1980. This safety
record is attributable to bungee operators rigorously conforming to standards and guidelines
governing jumps, such as double checking calculations and fittings for every jump. As with
any sport, injuries can still occur, and there have been fatalities. A relatively common mistake
in fatality cases is to use a cord that is too long. The cord should be substantially shorter than
the height of the Jumping platform to allow it room to stretch. When the cord becomes taut
and then is stretched, the tension in the cord progressively increases. Initially the tension is
less than the jumper's weight and the jumper continues to accelerate downwards. At some
point, the tension equals the jumper's weight and the acceleration is temporarily zero. With
further stretching, the jumper has an increasing upward acceleration and at some point has
zero vertical velocity before recoiling upward. See also potential energy for a discussion of
the spring constant and the force required to distort bungee cords and other spring-like
objects. The land diving of Pentecost Island in Vanuatu is an ancient ritual in which young
men jump from tall wooden platforms with vines tied to their ankles as a test of their courage
and passage into manhood. Unlike in modern bungee-jumping, land-divers intentionally hit
the ground, but the vines absorb sufficient force to make the impact non-lethal. The land-
diving ritual on Pentecost has been claimed as an inspiration by AJ Hackett, prompting calls
from the islanders' representatives for compensation for what they view as the unauthorised
appropriation of their cultural property.
In August 2005, AJ Hackett added a Sky Jump to the Macau tower, making it the world's
highest jump at 233 metres (764 ft). The Sky Jump did not qualify as the world's
highest bungee as it is not strictly speaking a bungee jump, but instead what is referred to as a
'Decelerator-Descent' jump, using a steel cable and decelerator system, rather than an elastic
rope. On 17 December 2006, the Macau Tower started operating a proper bungee jump,
which became the "Highest Commercial Bungee Jump in the World" according to the
Guinness Book of Records. The Macau Tower Bungy has a "Guide cable" system that limits
swing (the jump is very close to the structure of the tower itself) but does not have any effect
on the speed of descent, so this still qualifies the jump for the World Record. Another
commercial bungee jump currently in operation is just 13m smaller, at 220 metres (720 ft).
This jump, made without guide ropes, is from the top of the Verzasca Dam near Locarno,
Switzerland. It appears in the opening scene of the James Bond film GoldenEye.
The Bloukrans Bridge Bungee in South Africa and the Verzasca Dam jumps are pure freefall
swinging bungee from a single cord.Guinness only records jumps from fixed objects to
guarantee the accuracy of the measurement. John Kockleman however recorded a 2,200-foot
(670 m) bungee jump from a hot air balloon in California in 1989. In 1991 Andrew Salisbury
jumped from 9,000 feet (2,700 m) from a helicopter over Cancun for a television program
and with Reebok sponsorship. The full stretch was recorded at 3,157 feet (962 m). He landed
safely under parachute. Bungee jumping injuries may be divided into those that occur after
jumping secondary to equipment mishap or tragic accident, and those that occur regardless of
safety measures.
In the first instance, injury can happen if the safety harness fails, the cord length is
miscalculated, or the cord is not properly connected to the jump platform. In 1986, Michael
Lush died of multiple injuries after bungee jumping for a stunt on a BBC television
programme. Injuries that occur despite safety measures generally relate to the abrupt rise in
upper body intravascular pressure during bungee cord recoil. Eyesight damage is the most
frequently reported complication. Impaired eyesight secondary to retinal haemorrhage may
be transient or take several weeks to resolve. In one case, a 26-year-old woman's eyesight
was still impaired after 7 months. Whiplash injuries may occur as the jumper is jolted on the
bungee cord and in at least one case, this has led to quadriplegia secondary to a broken neck.
Very serious injury can also occur if the jumper's neck or body gets entangled in the
cord. More recently, carotid artery dissection leading to a type of stroke after bungee jumping
has also been described. All of these injuries have occurred in fit and healthy people in their
twenties and thirties. Bungee jumping has also been shown to increase stress and decrease
immune function.