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Bungee jumping is an adventurous sports activity

December 2nd, 2008

Bungee jumping is an adventurous sports activity

Bungee jumping has become particularly popular these last years all over the world. Bungee Jumping began on Pentecost island, in the south west of the Pacific Ocean, from a native tribe who use this process to choose their leaders. Bungee jumping is a relative new sport and there are potential unknown risks. Bungee Experience has consulted many experts in the effort to minimize potential risks. Bungee Jumping is not a new practice. Indians in the South Pacific island of Pentecost used to have a kind of a competition or rite which the males jumped from banyan trees tied to vines.

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