Auckland's Greenhithe Bridge was his first recorded bungy jump in 1986. He figured he couldn't come to much harm with a 19m fall over deep water
He Invented The Bungee Jump.
why did aj hackett event bungy jumping
He popularized the 'sport' of Bungee-Jumping.
for inventing bungee jumping in the 1980s
Hackett developed a super-stretchy elastic bungee cord in the mid 1980s and demonstrated its use by throwing himself off the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 1987
AJ Hackett was born in Pukekohe New Zealand in May 1958
AJ Jackett
AJ hackett jumped off hte Eiffel tower in 1986.
may 1958
Some of the biggest bungee jumps in the world can be found in Macau, China at the AJ Hackett Macau Tower, in South Africa at the Bloukrans Bridge, and in New Zealand at the Nevis Bungy in Queenstown. These locations offer thrilling bungee jumps from great heights for adventurous individuals seeking an adrenaline rush.
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AJ Hackett and Henry Van Asch were inspired by a ritual in Vanuatu. they saw people jumping off a tall tree or a tall wooden tower with vines tied around there legs. that was the vanuatu ritual.