Bungee Jumping a Little Scary? Try Human Trebuchet
Trebuchets are Middle Ages weapons, similar to a catapult with longer range and more accuracy, that use the mechanical principle of leverage to propel a stone or other projectile at a given target.
So remove the stone and make the projectile a human and you have “Human Trebuchet“… and the scare of your life.
This segment on a Japanese television show demonstrates the “human trebuchet” in action.
[...] If you thought Bungee Jumping was scary, try this sport out for a spin where you’re catapulted through the air into a net in his video. [...]
That’s insane! Though if I wasn’t paranoid of not landing in the net, I think that would be fun
that was AWESOME!!! Trebuchet FTW!!!
lol thats insane. what if the person misses the net! awesome.
omfg. Trebuchet’s are notorious for falling apart with no notice either.
but damn.. that looked cool
I think this is in England…there certainly is one around here because someone died on it a few years ago when they bounced out of the safety net.
The Japanese commentary says it’s in Somerset, in England.
Yep, it was in England. It is now illegal due to a couple of fatal accidents:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/4401024.stm
dewdZ, i bet they sharted their pants
WHOA i read the article about the kid that died…wow. they should have made sure the net was at the right distance.
JUJU MONKEY POO ON THEM!!