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Submitted by maniac on 9. January 2008 - 13:25.
Od njih je sve pochelo! A danas je to doguralo do 233m! |
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Pentecost Island is most famous for being the spiritual birthplace of the extreme sport of bungee jumping, originating in an ages old ritual called the naghol, or Land Diving. Between April and June every year, men in the southern part of the island jump from tall towers with vines tied to their feet, in a ritual believed to ensure a good yam harvest. The ritual is also now used to show acceptance into manhood. Land diving was first given international exposure when David Attenborough and a BBC film crew brought back footage of the ritual during the 1950s. Queen Elizabeth II visited Pentecost in 1974 and witnessed a land diving ceremony, during which one unfortunate islander died because the jump was performed during a dry season, when the vines were much less elastic. Nowadays, tourists pay large sums of money to witness the ceremony, often during day trips from Port Vila.
The first modern bungee jump was made on 1 April 1979 from the 250ft Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, and was made by four members of the Dangerous Sports Club. The jumpers, led by David Kirke, were arrested shortly after, but continued with jumps in the US from the Golden Gate and Royal Gorge bridges, (this last jump sponsored by and televised on the American program That's Incredible) spreading the concept worldwide. By 1982 they were jumping from mobile cranes and hot air balloons, and putting on commercial displays.
Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol
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| maniac 10. January 2008 - 12:33 | A Macau tower sa drugog videa bih voleo i bez bandzija da vidim! |
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| mariquita 10. January 2008 - 13:37 | jebemlitisunce! |
Pa onaj se zakucao pravo facom u zemlju!
ledilo... a mi mislili da smo extremni!
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| MalaMaja 10. January 2008 - 13:37 | E bas to.... |
Nema vise faksa za mene od sad samo kod tebe na casove 
Ma kakvi Kinezi, nemaju pojma tu pola sata da se ona pripremi, namesti kamericu, oprosti se od debelih drugara i jos onda ne skoci ona nego je gurnu... pa to mogu i ja!
Crni su bre najbolji! Veze crnja nogu sa lijanom, skoci, sjebe kolena, kuk, skocne zglobove, razvali koji put glavom o zemlju i na kraju mozda prezivi. E to je extremno!
Ah vetar u kosi, adrenalin u krvi :))))
Ovaj prvi snimak sto si stavio sam gledala na nekom od predavanja....tako decaci pokazuju da su spremni da stupe u svet odraslih za neki odredjen praznik, koji je ujedno i obred za isti :P (jbg los sam student, ne slusam kad treba, pa ne znam koji je praznik u pitanju) :P...ako prezive naravno :P Surovo :) Ajd decaci kad skacete? :P