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World Service,29 Mar 2011,10 mins

Bungee jumping

Witness History

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David Kirke was one of the first people to try bungee jumping in 1979. He and his friends chose the Clifton suspension bridge in Bristol as their location, but had not tested the ropes before making the first jump.

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