Video: Record-breaking rope jumping in Russia
You've all heard of bungee jumping. But how about rope jumping? In the city of Tver, Russia, 130 people participated in a record-breaking rope jump off a bridge.
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130 crazy Russians jump off a bridge in Tver.
of the fifth Festival of Group Rope Jumping in the city of Tver, Russia, around 130 people decided to jump right into the record books.
They have now set a new world record for "rope jumping", where people jump off a bridge, attached to a safety cord.
In a very similar fashion to
bungee jumping, they all jumped off in unison and swung, to the cheers of the watching crowd.
The sport involves jumping from a height attached to a rope, which causes the jumper to fall to the rope's end, and then swing backwards and forwards from the momentum gathered during the jump.
