bungee jumping


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bungee jumping

, bungy jumping
a sport in which a participant jumps from a high bridge, building, etc., secured only by a rubber cord attached to the ankles
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Though Scott has faced his fear of heights twice before on the race-he rappelled down a building while washing windows in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and also climbed up a stack of wooden pallets in Norway, this task will be different because it involves the bungee jumping.
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