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... only for the very, very foolhardy. Heavily padded clothing
recommended as participants are liable to bounce up and down the
walls of the closely confined vertical shafts before coming to rest.
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This could work. The trick would be to start out
directly over the centre of the shaft, and fall
vertically downwards. |
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It could well be baked, but my (lazy) initial search using these terms revealed no regular, recognised, controlled and organised Mine Shaft Bungee jumping. |
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//and fall vertically downwards.// You would still not bounce straight back up along the same descent trajectory - mine shaft wall impacts are inevitable, and therefore must be an essential part of the experience. |
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Evitable. If you start exactly under the suspension
point with zero horizontal velocity, and if you keep
the right position aerodynamically, there will be no
lateral forces. |
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The bungee cord is going to push you one direction or another as it unfurls. |
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How does an elastic rope push ? We ask merely for information .. |
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As to the idea, foolish in the extreme, dangerously irresponsible, and with a near-certain probability of serious or fatal injury. |
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Dangerous - yes, but with sufficient padding.... it could be ok. An LED illuminated shaft would add to the exhilaration of the descent/ |
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Could the mine walls be lined with tactile stimulating materials? latex, luffa or a large dielectric. |
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Maybe this should be done in a barrel, Niagara falls
style. There is not much to see in a mine shaft
anyway. The barrel would offer some protection
against whacking into things.
I envision the sort of barrel one is entirely inside,
not the sort worn with suspenders in lieu of pants
and shirt. |
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//there will be no lateral forces// |
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Actually conservation of angular momentum will cause you to start orbiting the Earth more quickly than it rotates, eventually forcing you into the wall. |
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I'm not sure how far you'd have to fall before this became significant, though. |
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