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How to go bungee jumping by butmyrobotloves

"Like falling in love: a little scary, but overwhelmingly rewarding."

How I did it: On my 18th birthday, I went to a place down in Wisconsin Dells where they harnessed me by my feet and dropped me from a tall metal platform.  It took me about ten minutes up on the platform to actually jump, and I actually started crying at one point, but I knew that if I got all the way up there and didn't jump I would be really disappointed in myself.  The man helping me was really nice and understanding, and he even helped give me a gentle push when I finally decided I was ready to jump.  Sometimes we all need a little help.  :)  Shifting my gravity downwards was absolutely horrifying, but I can't even begin to describe how exhilarating the fall was, and the subsequent bounces and falls after that.  Incredible.

Lessons & tips: Don't look down! 

Just go for it.  One neat thing I learned was that bungee jumping was not nearly as expensive as I thought it would be--only about forty dollars--so scrape up the cash, pay for your jump, and get yourself to the top.  That much is easy.  The rest is hard, but it's all the more motivation to actually take the jump when you know you've already spent the money and at that point you don't get a refund if you don't jump.


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Nov 12, 2008, 01:29AM PST | 1 comment | 6 cheers



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