Longest stretched bungee jump cord
- Who
- Gregory Riffi
- When
- February 1992
Gregory Riffi made a jump from a helicopter above the Loire Valley in France in February 1992 with his 249.9 m (820 ft) cord stretching to 610 m (2000 ft) during the jump.
This record refers to the length of the Bungee cord at maximum elongation. That is, after freefall the cord stretched for a further 610 m (2,000 ft), greater than any cord used before!
Bungee jumping is based on a manhood ritual carried out on Pentecost Islands in the South Pacific. Young men would jump from bamboo towers with vines attached to their legs which would break their fall a short distance from the ground. The world's first commercial Bungee Jump opened in Ohakune, New Zealand in 1988.
The average Bungee cord normally has an elongation of 110%. This means that on the first initial jump the cord will stretch to roughly double its length before contracting. At maximum cord extension a person can experience approximately three G-forces before the cord brings them back up again. Normally there are three or four bounces before the Bungee begins to settle.
Bungee jumping is based on a manhood ritual carried out on Pentecost Islands in the South Pacific. Young men would jump from bamboo towers with vines attached to their legs which would break their fall a short distance from the ground. The world's first commercial Bungee Jump opened in Ohakune, New Zealand in 1988.
The average Bungee cord normally has an elongation of 110%. This means that on the first initial jump the cord will stretch to roughly double its length before contracting. At maximum cord extension a person can experience approximately three G-forces before the cord brings them back up again. Normally there are three or four bounces before the Bungee begins to settle.