Screw Gravity
Tuesday, 2009-05-05 23:50, 1241567427 seconds since Unix epoch
I’ve got some really neat stuff planned for my next visit to New Zealand. The epitome of neatness will be to check whether gravity still works. I kind of hope it still does, actually. Anyway, to make this trip a bit more interesting a total of four jumps have been confirmed thanks to my new Kiwi friends. A jump a day, taking it easy.
The first jump will be a 43m jump off of the Kawarau bridge. It’s the place where bungy jumping was born. It’s just a jump I have to make for history’s sake. Here’s a video of a fellow Dutch tourist dedicating her jump to her grandparents. I know, don’t mind the music.
The second jump will be a bit cooler than the first. It’s a structure suspended 400m over Queenstown with a runway inside. You can run out of it with the cord attached to your waist. And best of all, you can even jump in the dark. I’m still not sure what I’m going to do, but it’ll be fun. This guy does a flip of some sort.
The third jump is even better. It’s a 134m drop from a pod above the Nevis river, hanging in mid air, attached to some cables. They say it’s a 8.5s ground rush. I can’t wait. I just had to share this video. Now I can’t possibly chicken out. They have to do something about the awful music though.
The fourth and final jump will be 4572m deep, or 15.000ft if you prefer. The 65s ground rush will be like no other. My bucket list is getting shorter and shorter. No, of course it won’t be a bungy jump. It’ll be a sky dive from an awesome airplane with teeth. Really!
Anath Says:
But, Gravity is just a Theory!!!
This sounds like a lot of fun, are you planning on taking any photos?
jorrizza Says:
I wouldn’t be calling myself a photographer if I didn’t bring my camera. Both the bungy jumps and the sky dive will be entirely documented. The best photos will come from NZ’s national parks though. If Slarty Bartfast has created Norway, I’d like to meet the guy responsible for NZ.
Renze Smid Says:
“Screw Gravity”?
You actually seem to like it…