Knowra Bungee jumping Bungee jumping Bungee jumping is a recreational activity in which a person jumps from a height while attached to an elastic cord that stretches and recoils, slowing the fall and lifting the jumper briefly.
Elasticity : Elasticity is the property of a material that lets it return toward its original shape after deformation. The cord stretches under the jumper’s weight and recoils to produce the characteristic rebound.
Bungee tower : A bungee tower is a purpose-built elevated structure used as a platform for bungee jumping. It provides a fixed launch point and a clear drop zone for vertical jumps.
Land diving : Land diving is a Vanuatu ritual in which men leap from wooden towers with vines tied to their ankles. It is the cultural practice most often identified as a precursor to modern bungee jumping.
Bungee jumping safety : Bungee jumping safety comprises the equipment, procedures, and risk controls used to reduce injury during jumps. Cord selection, attachment checks, jump-zone clearance, and operator procedures directly govern risk.
Hooke's law : Hooke's law states that force is proportional to deformation for an ideal spring within its elastic limit. It approximates how cord tension rises as the cord stretches, though real cords behave nonlinearly.
Bridge bungee jumping : Bridge bungee jumping is a jump from a bridge, usually above a river or gorge. Bridges are common launch sites because their height and open spans allow a long drop.
Pentecost Island : Pentecost Island is an island in Vanuatu, known internationally for the land-diving ritual of its southern communities. The land-diving tradition associated with modern bungee jumping is practiced there.
Bungee cord : A bungee cord is an elastic cord, often made from bundled rubber strands, that stretches under tension and recoils. Its condition and performance are central to controlling a jump’s deceleration and rebound.
Energy conservation : Energy conservation is the principle that energy changes form but is not created or destroyed in an isolated system. Gravitational potential energy becomes motion, cord strain, heat, and sound during the jump.
Bungee swing : A bungee swing is a jump in which a stretched cord redirects the jumper into a broad pendulum-like arc. It uses the same elastic-cord principle but produces a sweeping swing rather than repeated vertical rebounds.
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