[BenLurkin]

[bigbob]

Unfortunate first name.

[Rio]

This is near where Evel Knievel tried to jump across the canyon.

[I want the USA back]

You do dangerous things, you need to know what you are doing and accept any consequences.

[Meatspace]

Once he hit the water, he changed his name to Bob.

[dfwgator]

[Billthedrill]

Used to live near there - it’s spectacular and Shoshone Falls are even better. It’s a long, long way down to the water. Fishermen are advised to look up because one time a bungee jumper whose crew panicked and scooted at the approach of a police car left him just sort of dangling there. Not. Happy. People are crazy...

[Midwesterner53]

Darwinism.

[IronJack]

Man jumps off high bridge.
Man dies.

Not exactly news ...

[TheNext]

Warning to single women.

Marry stupid. Die stupid.

Blund trust is, well, stupid.

[Lou L]

I enjoy exciting things occasionally--on a safe road, with few other cars, I might test out the turbocharger on my Audi; I like skiing, and will ski in excess of 30 mph on groomed slopes--I won't do any of that "extreme" stuff like jumping off cliffs, however. I even like roller coasters to some degree, and enjoy the sensation they bring.

I don't understand this new brand of "extreme" sports. BASE and cliff jumping, the need to ride a bike on a rocky precipice. These people are seeking to fill some empty space inside themselves. There's little to no margin for error. A small slip means instant death. Is your newlywed not worth it?

[newfreep]

The story caused me to remember this...

Steven Wright: “I once tried to hang myself...with a bungee cord”

[Bonemaker]

Didn’t take him long to want to get out of the marriage at any cost. Usually it takes a couple of years before the husband decides to string himself up.

[Kozak]

[shanover]

I never saw the attraction of this thrill seeking. I did lots of Army stuff. That was my job. I see no thrill to do Army stuff in my free time.

[djf]

Somebody needs to tell these boneheads..
Gravity isn’t a rumor!
It’s THE LAW!

[foreverfree]

I wanted to link the commercial for The General car insurance where the General takes flight in a wingsuit (and parachutes safely) but I can't find it on YT.

ff

[YogicCowboy]

I am always amazed by people who have to combine a gratuitous danger with something inherently celebratory.

I have piloted an aircraft, and skydived from one. But I had extensive training before doing either one - and it was done as a focused, independent event, not as the garnish on a completely unrelated activity, one that, like marriage, would be profoundly distracting.