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01-09-2012, 11:27 AM | Topic Starter |
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Snapped Bungee Plunges Tourist 365ft Into African River
http://fox4kc.com/2012/01/09/a-bunge...rs-worst-fear/
Haven't yet found a video that can be embedded but this link works. Last edited by Phobia; 01-09-2012 at 12:41 PM.. |
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01-09-2012, 11:32 AM | #2 |
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01-09-2012, 12:31 PM | #3 |
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She's pretty cute. I wonder why the thing snapped.
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01-09-2012, 12:40 PM | #4 |
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When you see the video, the cord is frayed pretty significantly before she even jumps. I don't know why an operator would even use a cord with any frays, much less the amount of fraying that is visible from 20 feet away in a fairly low resolution video.
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01-09-2012, 12:48 PM | #5 |
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ya, the thing was definitely frayed as hell. It looked like it snapped where the bungee was attached to the other part of the rope higher up. I would guess that wear and tear would be highest at that point from rubbing the dynamic rope against the static rope constantly. I know nothing about bungee jumping, but I imagine its similar to what happens in rock climbing when setting a top anchor and over time the rope wears out.
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01-09-2012, 12:51 PM | #6 |
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She's in a 3rd world country. I'm sure they did an overhand knot and went back to work an hour later.
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01-09-2012, 01:19 PM | #7 |
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EXACTLY...It's not like they have any kind of inspections from a Safety Administration there.
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01-09-2012, 03:06 PM | #8 |
testing ... 1, 2, 3
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01-09-2012, 12:32 PM | #9 |
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Bungee jumping in Africa never really seemed like a good idea to me
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01-09-2012, 01:21 PM | #10 |
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01-09-2012, 01:26 PM | #11 |
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It looks like a well thought out plan, with the rocks and rapids and all right below the pool where the jumps are.
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01-09-2012, 01:54 PM | #12 |
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01-09-2012, 12:34 PM | #13 |
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THE VIDEO YOU ARE TRYING TO VIEW IS UNAVAILABLE
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01-09-2012, 12:34 PM | #14 |
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Were there any crocs? I'll be the rest of the video would have been interesting.
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01-09-2012, 12:35 PM | #15 |
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it's a video of the jump on a moonless night.
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