I've watched waaaaay to much America's Funniest Videos to watch that without cringing.

Those poles are strong along their axis, but far less so in the direction that they're being whanged about.

The elastic cords, stretched to extremely high tension, aimed at that guy's crotch. Need I say more?

Not clear what kind of harness the rider's in, but I would hope it's equivalent to an acrobatic parachute harness.

Different strokes... I'll be watching for this one on AFV.

The angles are important too. The poles are pretty close together. I can picture hitting one. Or the ground. :thepain:

They don't look close together to me. Nor does it appear that the rider could easily reach the ground.

http://www.outdoorlife.com/articles/...bungee-jumping

edited to add:

this appears to be the real original source.

I suspect that is one of the guy's girl-friend who got talked into it.

"Of course I'll do it, honey. I'll do anything just for you"

I wonder how they're attached... Is it one single line from pole top to pole top? Or is it a pair of lines from pole top to harness and pole top to harness? I would think that the second layout would be stronger. I can't imagine the strain at the apex of the elastic at the harness.

I am kind of curious about how bungee jumper cords are terminated/affixed. I'll go look that up.

The key is the symmetry of the launch. If you start a bit off to one side...

... you get a different sort of angry birds

WhaaaaaaaaaaaatTF?

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On a freaking plane no less.

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The climbing photographer: that is the sort of shit I could imagine my bro doing.

Darth Vader as a fetus?

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Now the guy climbing without a rope is really crazy

Please see the GIF at http://cheezburger.com/6674553856

Whaaaaa?


Okay, bobcat and fawn are natural foes, that I get.

That they fight, I get.

WhyTF are they fighting in someone's living room?

WhyTF are they using a laundry basket in combat?

And ... bobcat? More like BobPUSSY!

They're just having good clean fawn.

Oww.