bungee jumping
Rebound freefall sport
Bungee jumping is leaping from a height while attached to an elastic cord that arrests the fall and bounces the jumper back up.
The activity originated as a ritual in Vanuatu and became a commercial thrill sport in the 1980s.
Jumpers typically launch from bridges, cranes, or platforms: We went bungee jumping off a bridge in New Zealand.
Recreational freefall from aircraft
- zipliningGravity-powered cable traverse
- hang glidingUnpowered flight via portable wing
- paraglidingFoot-launched canopy flight
- rock climbingScaling steep natural surfaces
Able to stretch, rebounds
- stretchPull to extend
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- tensileCapable of elongation
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
harness · tension · snapback · safety line · rigging · tether · inspection
Sudden steep descent
- diveHeadfirst water entry
- descendMove to lower position
- dropFall or release
- reboundReturn after deflection
oscillation · bounce · swing · pendulum · headfirst · dip · recovery
Quick sudden movement
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- fearEmotional response to threat
- courageFortitude facing danger
nervousness · surge · intensity · heart rate · panic · anxiety · anticipation · exhilaration
skydiving
Recreational freefall from aircraft
- zipliningGravity-powered cable traverse
- hang glidingUnpowered flight via portable wing
- paraglidingFoot-launched canopy flight
rock climbing · cliff diving · rope swing · adventure tourism · bucket list
elastic
Able to stretch, rebounds
rubber · harness · tension · snapback · safety line · rigging · tether · inspection
plunge
Sudden steep descent
rebound · oscillation · bounce · swing · pendulum · headfirst · dip · recovery
rush
Quick sudden movement
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- thrillSurge of intense excitement
- fearEmotional response to threat
courage · nervousness · surge · intensity · heart rate · panic · anxiety · anticipation · exhilaration · daring
platform
Raised flat structure
tower · gorge · abyss · precipice · elevation · acrophobia · vertigo · ledge · drop zone · viaduct
- adventure sportsrock climbing, mountaineering, skydiving, paragliding, hang gliding
- jumping activitiesleapfrog, pole vault, double dutch, hopscotch, trampoline
- risky activitiesRussian roulette, chicken, cliff diving, bull riding, skydiving
- Stuntsstunt, stuntman, stunt double, daredevil, stunt performer
- thrillsroller coasters, thrill, adrenaline, skydiving, rush
- movementwalk, move, go, run, step
bungee jumpingknitting
Loop-based textile making
reading · gardening · bird watching · meditation · stamp collecting
bungee jumpingstanding still
Absence of motion
sitting · lying down · floating · climbing · ascending
bungee jumpingplaying it safe
Avoiding unnecessary risk
risk aversion · caution · prudence · timidity · conservatism