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It's important to consider that you will fly back toward what you jumped from which is usually pretty solid. hence you could fly back into the platform at great speed! If you jump from the opposite side of a bridge (opposite to the side the cord is attached) you may bounce back above the bridge (if you are lucky).
You need to account for the weight of you and the sandbag when working out what cord to use. Since subsequent rebounds will be just you, on a cord designed for a heavier weight, they will be pretty harsh. You must make sure you can hold onto the sandbag until the end of your first drop.
Some people actually use another person as the 'sandbag', Dropping the sandbag/person early or late has even more serious consequences in this scenario. As demonstrated on an MTV show where they couldn't hold on the whole way and the sandbag guy dropped early (Bungee'd without the cord) and broke his ribs and arm.
the cage is on the ground
jumper is connected to cord which is connected to cage
sometimes jumpmaster holds the coils of the cords
the crane lifts up the cage and jumper
jumper jumps from cage and bounces
crane slowly lowers cage until jumper is close to ground
ground crew catch jumper
crane lowers cage to the ground
jumper is at top of platform or bridge
jumper is connected to cord, cord is connected to bridge
jumper jumps from bridge and bounces around
either:
- a static line is lowered to the jumper who clips it on and jumper is pulled back up to the bridge/platform
- the cord is pulled up via a static line a short distance, disconnected from the bridge and then the jumper and cord is lowered to the ground at the bottom of the bridge