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Article: BURNING BRIDGES
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- Boise Weekly
- Article date:
- January 2, 2008
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Bungee enthusiasts are not jumping for joy
Though the term "hucking" probably won't be in any dictionary, it's a necessary addition to the lexicon of anyone who has been bungee jumping. The thing that makes bungee jumping worthy of this unusual term is the fact that jumpers stand poised on the edges of bridges, cranes or helicopter doorways and huck themselves into space. The ensuing freefall is a time for pondering life as the ground rushes up before a nylon-wrapped elastic cord snatches the jumper from death and back into the air.
In Idaho, there are plenty of bridges to huck oneself from. The Perrine in Twin Falls (487 ft), Glenn's Ferry Bridge one hour from Boise (160 ft.), Beaver ...