| There are five major types of bungee jumping. | | | | some distance apart, with the jumper in the |
| Everyone knows the first type of bungee | | | | middle. This has the issue of shooting the jumper |
| jumping. This is the plain old bungee jump (if there | | | | straight up, since they are pulling simultaneously. |
| ever was such a thing). Established on the natives | | | | This eliminates the issue for potentially hitting the |
| from Pentecost Island in the South Pacific, this is | | | | platform or crane. Some commercial outfits use a |
| where you jump off from a platform or other tall | | | | metal cage with this type of operation. |
| object. Attached either through a let harness or | | | | Nonetheless, this may require a bit extra |
| body harness to a bungee cord or cords, you | | | | calculations, as the added weight of the cage will |
| propel toward the earth. Once the cord(s) reach | | | | increase the need for more bungee cords. |
| their maximum flexibility, you would rebound a | | | | The fourth type of bungee jumping is called the |
| few times. Typical jumpers practiced about 2 to | | | | 'bungee run'. Although, as the name indicates, it |
| 4 rebounds, giving them the impression of | | | | genuinely doesn't involve any jumping in any |
| weightlessness. | | | | respect. This type of bungee activity typically |
| The second type of bungee jumping is addressed | | | | occurs down an inflatable runway. The object is |
| 'the catapult', 'reverse bungee', or 'bungee rocket'. | | | | for the runner to get as much as possible prior to |
| In this version of the bungee jump, you | | | | the bungee cord pulls them back toward the |
| commence on the ground and propel upwards. | | | | anchor point. Competitions are actually contained |
| You are actually adhered to the land using an | | | | this variation of the bungee sport. |
| assortment of methods. Once the bungee cord is | | | | The fifth type of bungee jumping is named the |
| stretched and ready, you are freed. This has the | | | | 'bungee trampoline'. This variation involves the use |
| issue of shooting the jumper upwards into the | | | | of a trampoline, in addition to poles and bungee |
| atmosphere. There is some danger in this | | | | cords. The jumper starts jumping on the |
| technique of jumping although. The bungee cord | | | | trampoline, in a body part harness, adhered to |
| has a tendancy to pull the jumper towards the | | | | bungee cords. The cords are attached to poles on |
| object it is anchored to. In the truth of the | | | | the sides of the trampoline. As the jumper gets |
| 'catapult' jump, it is commonly a lift crane. The | | | | up higher and higher, the cords are tightened. |
| danger is that you could hit the crane on the initial | | | | Using this technique, the jumper is able to go |
| pull upwards. Obviously, following on from the initial | | | | higher than they typically would with just the |
| rocket upwards, the jump is much such as the | | | | trampoline alone. |
| normal bungee jump. | | | | As you can learn the're many types of bungee |
| The third type of bungee jumping is known as | | | | jumping in the modern bungee jumping |
| the 'twin towers'. This type of bungee jump has | | | | movement. These are the but a few of the |
| solved the collision issue manufactured with the | | | | more familiar examples. The time to come is |
| 'catapult'. In this version of the bungee jump, | | | | certain to produce even more variations of this |
| there are two towers or cranes with bungee | | | | extreme sport. |
| cords adhered to the jumper. These are the set | | | | |