Is the weight limit for AJ Hackett's Macau Tower bungee jump followed strictly?

1. Is there a weight limit for bungee jumping?
2. How does weight affect bungee jumping?
3. What is the world's highest bungee jump?
4. Has anyone ever died doing a bungee jump?
5. How many people have died from bungee jumping?
6. Can you bungee jump with a heart condition?
7. Why does the bungee jumper eventually stop bouncing at the end of the rubber rope?
8. Is bungee jumping an example of free fall?
9. Why does a bungee jumper eventually stop moving?
10. What happens to your body when you bungee jump?
11. Can you break your neck bungee jumping?
12. What's scarier bungee jumping or skydiving?

Is there a weight limit for bungee jumping?

Rules vary for different bungees, but the general minimum weight for bungee jumping is 35/40kg. The maximum weight again differs between sites but is generally around 145/150kg.

How does weight affect bungee jumping?

In bungee jumping the cord is subjected to pull, this is identified as tension. When the cord has weight attached and it is being pushed, this is known as a compressive stress. During the jump, the external forces twist the body around an axis, it is known as the torsional stress.

What is the world's highest bungee jump?

216 meters: Bloukrans Bridge, Western Cape, South Africa

Right in the heart of South Africa, the Bloukrans Bridge is the highest commercial natural bungee jump in the world.

Has anyone ever died doing a bungee jump?

A THRILL-SEEKER died in front of his horrified family after a bungee jump went wrong. Fabio Ezequiel de Moraes, 36, hit the ground head-first after a 40-metre drop in front of his wife, six-year-old son and brother as he jumped off a bridge in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

How many people have died from bungee jumping?

Bungee jumping is very similar, with very few bungee jumping deaths per year; in fact, the National Center for Health Statistics shows the same fatality rate among bungee jumpers as skydivers, at 1 in 500,000.

Can you bungee jump with a heart condition?

Bungee jumping may have health risks for people who are overweight or with injuries. Pregnant women, people with heart problems and high blood pressure are not advised to do bungee jumping.

Why does the bungee jumper eventually stop bouncing at the end of the rubber rope?

This is similar to a ball that bounces lower and lower until it stops bouncing at all. This is because air resistance is working against the bungee jumper (and the bouncy ball) both on the way down and on the way up, i.e. it always does negative work and subtracts from the total energy of the bungee jumper.

Is bungee jumping an example of free fall?

The basic process of bungee jumping is fairly obvious. The jumper, attached to a cord, jumps off something. They then free fall, until the cord becomes tight, at which point they spring back slightly and bounce around before coming to a swaying 'standstill'.

Why does a bungee jumper eventually stop moving?

When the rope tightens, it slows the bungee jumper's fall. This is because the force of the rope reduces the speed of the jumper. ... Eventually the jumper comes to a stop – the energy that was originally in the kinetic energy store of the jumper has all been transferred into the elastic potential energy store of the rope.

What happens to your body when you bungee jump?

injury to it can range from mild to severe. The force on this fragile part of your body that connects your brain to your spinal cord during the final stage of the jump can be enough to strain your neck muscles, and cause pain and a temporary decrease in range of motion.

Can you break your neck bungee jumping?

When the cord suddenly tightens at the end of the fall, bones can be broken or amputated. In fact, bungee jumpers have died when the cord wrapped around their neck at the end of a free fall. Although some bungee jumping injuries are due to the dangerous nature of the activity, many are due to negligence.

What's scarier bungee jumping or skydiving?

Skydiving is scary but tons of fun. Bungee jumping is definitely scarier… and still tons of fun!