Bungee cords—Time for a change

Bungee running: a further report.

Further to the report from Queen Mary's NHS Trust on bungee running affecting children, we present three cases of injury in adults. Two cases of injury presented to Noble's (Isle of Man) Hospital and one to Whiston Hospital, Merseyside. In all three cases, the competitors were trying to stretch the 'bungee' to grasp a pint of beer as a prize, much enthusiasm being shown by spectators. All injur...

How to Determine Stretch of a Bungee

This experiment was set up to explore the physics of a bungee jump. The goal of the experiment was to develop a method to isolated variables of a model bungee system as to gain insight the relationships between different parts of the bungee system as a whole. Specifically our experiment aimed to determine an appropriate way to determine the stiffness of a bungee cord. One of the most important ...

A breathtaking reverse bungee jump

Our findings are significant for several reasons. First, we do not believe that HPS with cirrhosis secondary to recurrent transfusions in patients with sickle cell anaemia has been previously described. Secondly, given the prevalence of iron overload-induced cirrhosis in patients with sickle cell anaesthesia, as well as the prevalence of HPS in patients with cirrhosis, there are likely to be ot...

Bungee jumping and intraocular haemorrhage.

Ocular complications of bungee jumping

AIM In this paper, we will try to highlight the importance of various investigations and their crucial role in identifying whether the defect is structural or functional. CASE HISTORY A 24-year-old woman presented with ocular complications after bungee jumping. Subsequently, although all ophthalmic signs resolved, she complained of decreased vision in her left eye. CONCLUSION Initial ophtha...