I want to do it
but am scared to death..
can you die?
has anyone died from it?
2007-11-21 15:09:15 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
It's possible, but unlikely. To be safe, you should check the background of the company you're bungee jumping with.
2007-11-21 15:12:48 · answer #1 · answered by Disarray 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Laura Patterson Bungee
2016-12-17 09:47:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the bungee jumping related deaths have occured by amatuers trying it on their own or by people who have use faulty equipment by companies whith shoddy maintainence on their equipment.
As long as you find a reputable company, you should be safe. There is still an injury risk to bungee jumping. The following comes from wikipedia.com:
There is a wide spectrum of possible injuries during a jump. One can be injured during a jump if the safety harness fails, the cord elasticity is miscalculated, or the cord is not properly connected to the jump platform. In most cases this is a result of human error in the form of mishandled harness preparation. Another major injury is if the jumper experiences cord entanglement with his/her own body. Other injuries include eye trauma, rope burn, uterine prolapse, dislocations, bruises, pinched fingers and back injury.
Age, equipment, experience, location and weight are some of the factors, and nervousness can exacerbate eye traumas.
In 1997, Laura Patterson, one of a 16-member professional bungee jumping team, died of massive cranial trauma when she jumped from the top level of the Louisiana Superdome with improperly handled bungee cords and smashed head-first into the concrete-based playing field. She was practicing for an exhibition intended to be performed during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXI. The bungee jumping portion of the show was removed from the program and a commemoration of Patterson was added.
2007-11-21 16:27:01 · answer #3 · answered by mgctouch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If people jump off a cliff with only a rope protecting them, i gotta assume that someone out there has died before, yes...
2007-11-21 15:17:14 · answer #4 · answered by Creccz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it's good that you are scared,
It may keep you from killing yourself.
YES ! People do Die from bungee
jumping - the rope breaks & you die
I think it is outlawed in son places
2007-11-21 15:49:25 · answer #5 · answered by trebor2 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nope, im alive here. lol
but seriously, i saw a case once of a girl who died smashed on the ground here in Brazil.. but its the only case i ever heard of here. they said later the equipment was not correctly prepared....i bet its very hard, if u r too scared go do something else.
2007-11-21 15:21:45 · answer #6 · answered by Dude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I'm sure many people have died. But as long as you go to a professional company, you should be fine. Go to different companies if you have to and ask them about their safety policies. Don't go until you feel totally safe. :)
2007-11-21 15:13:22 · answer #7 · answered by Roo 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
People have definitely died doing it. But today the safety equipment is pretty good so your chances of dying are pretty slim.
2007-11-21 15:21:34 · answer #8 · answered by lil penut 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-12 09:19:34 · answer #9 · answered by zeh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the snap breaks, you most certainly can die. It has happened many times.
2007-11-21 15:16:48 · answer #10 · answered by First Lady 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋