I noticed this story on the interwebs today and it caught my imagination. Apparently the man (David Kirke) who performed the world's first "Bungee Jump" in 1979, sadly died today aged 78 (I guess he had his 15 minutes!) This pioneering jump was from no less than the Clifton Suspension Bridge and was performed in true English style in top hat and tails! Mr Kirke was a fully paid up adrenaline junkie by all accounts and started the "Oxford Dangerous Sports Club", a wonderfully eccentric and fitting institution for a man who was clearly a can short of a six pack!
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