Bungee Jump Testing | I Didn’t Know That

you know you can do some amazing things

you know you can do some amazing things with rubber Johnny I know look at this

with rubber Johnny I know look at this

with rubber Johnny I know look at this ball I’ve made just using rubber bands

ball I’ve made just using rubber bands

ball I’ve made just using rubber bands isn’t it good mate I was thinking

isn’t it good mate I was thinking

isn’t it good mate I was thinking something a lot more exciting than that

something a lot more exciting than that

something a lot more exciting than that like what like this bungee jumping and

like what like this bungee jumping and

like what like this bungee jumping and this is how they test the rubber ropes

these elasticated Bungie ropes are the

these elasticated Bungie ropes are the only thing between you and certain death

only thing between you and certain death

only thing between you and certain death so they’re tested daily bungee jumping

so they’re tested daily bungee jumping

so they’re tested daily bungee jumping was inspired by the people of Vanuatu in

was inspired by the people of Vanuatu in

was inspired by the people of Vanuatu in the South Sea Islands who in a

the South Sea Islands who in a

the South Sea Islands who in a centuries-old ritual use vines to jump

centuries-old ritual use vines to jump

centuries-old ritual use vines to jump with death-defying precision from wooden

with death-defying precision from wooden

with death-defying precision from wooden platforms if you jump here though you’ll

platforms if you jump here though you’ll

platforms if you jump here though you’ll be pleased to know that these rapes are

be pleased to know that these rapes are

be pleased to know that these rapes are military shockcord

military shockcord

military shockcord the same cord that’s used in missile

the same cord that’s used in missile

the same cord that’s used in missile launch tests inside the cord is made

launch tests inside the cord is made

launch tests inside the cord is made from 380 strands of Malaysian rubber

from 380 strands of Malaysian rubber

from 380 strands of Malaysian rubber with a cotton outer core and a polyester

with a cotton outer core and a polyester

with a cotton outer core and a polyester cover the crew will check each rope

cover the crew will check each rope

cover the crew will check each rope manually every single day and the ropes

manually every single day and the ropes

manually every single day and the ropes are decommissioned after around a

are decommissioned after around a

are decommissioned after around a thousand bounces once the cord is all

thousand bounces once the cord is all

thousand bounces once the cord is all hooked up it’s time for a test bounce

hooked up it’s time for a test bounce

hooked up it’s time for a test bounce the test uses ordinary gym weights tied

the test uses ordinary gym weights tied

the test uses ordinary gym weights tied in a bag a hundred and thirty-five

in a bag a hundred and thirty-five

in a bag a hundred and thirty-five kilograms of them exceeding the heaviest

kilograms of them exceeding the heaviest

kilograms of them exceeding the heaviest Java’s weight for extra safety

they go up to the jumping height of 55

they go up to the jumping height of 55 meters the rope can stretch up to 3.3

meters the rope can stretch up to 3.3

meters the rope can stretch up to 3.3 times its length so even at full stretch

times its length so even at full stretch

times its length so even at full stretch you would bounce seven meters above the

you would bounce seven meters above the

you would bounce seven meters above the ground a bungee jumper wouldn’t stretch

ground a bungee jumper wouldn’t stretch

ground a bungee jumper wouldn’t stretch it to the max though so the clearance

it to the max though so the clearance

it to the max though so the clearance would be even bigger the weights show

would be even bigger the weights show

would be even bigger the weights show that everything is in order and now for

that everything is in order and now for

that everything is in order and now for the final test with a human subject here

the final test with a human subject here

the final test with a human subject here we go some jumpers won’t jump until

we go some jumpers won’t jump until

we go some jumpers won’t jump until they’ve seen the pros do it first

they’ve seen the pros do it first

they’ve seen the pros do it first bungee experts George has done over 200

bungee experts George has done over 200

bungee experts George has done over 200 jumps but even he still gets the willies

3 2 1

3 2 1 bungee as the Rope kicks in George is

bungee as the Rope kicks in George is

bungee as the Rope kicks in George is traveling at over 70 km/h yeah