If you’re looking to hand someone a couple of hundred dollars to jump off a bridge, you’re going to have to wait a while. A new attraction at China’s Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge has been put on hold after videos of safety tests went viral and got people worried. The bridge, which is the world’s highest road bridge at 2,051 feet above a river, was set to offer rope-free bungee jumping. Unlike regular bungee jumping, where you’re attached to an elastic cord, this version has people jump straight into a large rainbow-colored safety net below.
The company planned to charge about $225 per person, which is less than the $420 they charge for normal bungee jumping. During tests, workers dropped heavy sandbags onto the net to see if it would hold. Even though the net seemed to work, videos of the tests made people nervous. Many wondered what would happen if someone missed the 160-square-meter net or if it broke. The company tried to calm fears by explaining the net was designed to absorb the fall safely, but local officials stepped in to do more safety checks before allowing it to open.
Source: Oddity Central
