Editing Bungee jumping (section)

== Equipment ==
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[[File:Bungie-Jumping.jpg|thumb|Bungee Jump in [[Normandy]], France ([[Souleuvre Viaduct]])]]
[[File:Platform for bungee jumping from a crane, stored on ground (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|A steel cage platform used for lifting it with a [[mobile crane]]. In the center of the base, a 15&nbsp;cm wide hole with rounded plastic rim is provided to guide the bungee rope during the jump.]]

The elastic rope first used in bungee jumping, and still used by many commercial operators, is factory-produced braided shock cord. This special [[bungee cord]] consists of many [[latex]] strands enclosed in a tough outer cover. The outer cover may be applied when the latex is pre-stressed, so that the cord's resistance to extension is already significant at the cord's natural length. This gives a harder, sharper bounce. The braided cover also provides significant durability benefits. Other operators, including [[A. J. Hackett]] and most [[Southern Hemisphere|southern-hemisphere]] operators, use unbraided cords with exposed latex strands. These give a softer, longer bounce and can be home-produced.

Accidents where participants became detached led many commercial operators to use a [[Climbing harness|body harness]], if only as a backup for an ankle attachment. Body harnesses generally derive from climbing equipment rather than parachute equipment.