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'{{FixBunching|beg}} [[Image:Power Shot - Reverse Bungee 02.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A reverse bungee launch with the passenger car nearing the top of the launch.]] {{FixBunching|end}} [[Image:Power Shot - Reverse Bungee.jpg|thumb|right|Passenger car immediately after launch.]] The '''Reverse Bungee''' (or '''catapult bungee''', or '''Ejecton Seat''') is a modern type of [[fairground ride]] that was invented by Troy Griffin in 1995.<ref>[http://www.skyscreamer.co.nz/about.shtml] Skyscreamer website</ref> His dream was to create a safer, yet more extreme [[bungee jumping]] experience. The ride consists of two telescopic gantry towers mounted on a platform, feeding two [[Elastomer|elastic]] ropes down to a two person passenger car constructed from an open sphere of tubular steel. The passenger car is secured to the platform with an [[electro-magnet]]ic latch as the elastic ropes are stretched. When the electromagnet is turned off, the passenger car is catapulted vertically with a [[g-force]] of 3–5, reaching an altitude of between 50 and 80 metres (180–260 ft). The passenger sphere is free to rotate between the two ropes, giving the riders a chaotic and disorienting ride. After several bounces, the ropes are relaxed and the passengers are lowered back to the launch position. ==Safety and possible injury== In August 1998, Jérôme Charron died in a reverse bungee ride accident at the [[Ottawa SuperEX|Ottawa Exhibition]] in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] when he was hurled 40 meters into the air before plummeting to his death as his harness had detached. In February 2000, the firm responsible for the ride, Anderson Ventures, was fined $145,000 for this incident. Provincial inspectors had inspected the ride just 4 days before the incident and approved it, but did not see the strap because it was in a nearby box. Ordinarily, the bungee cord is changed to adjust the body weight of different riders. The operator in Ottawa instead used a lead between the carabiner and the bungee cord for this purpose. Using a lead is faster than changing the cord, so more rides can be offered; however, using a lead is less safe than switching bungee cords. The problem occurs when the lead cord wraps around the carabiner, tightens and through friction undoes the twisting safety mechanism that keeps the carabiner locked. In this case, the operator was using dual carabiners. On the bounce back up, the lead cord tightened, causing both carabiners to open. This fact was discovered by the Ottawa Police who investigated the death<ref name ="Ride owner admits to alterations">[http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2000/05/25/bungee000525.html Ride owner admits to alterations], CBC News, 25 May 2000</ref>. A video of the incident depicts it.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} On 11 April 2009, Bhargava V plunged to his death after the harness snapped while reverse bungee jumping at [[Bangalore]] near [[Bannerghata National Park]]. The proprietors of the two private groups – Centre for Adventure and Rejuvenation of Environment (CARE) and Head Rush Bungee – which jointly organized the 3 day bungee jumping event, have been arrested on the charge of negligence. According to the police, the organizer had not obtained a license to conduct the sport nor were proper safety measures in place. There was no safety net or ambulance, nor even a first-aid kit available with the organizers<ref name="Bungee_Death_Bangalore(2009)">[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Bungee-cord-snaps-TN-engineer-dies/articleshow/4390385.cms Marine engineer falls to bungee death (2009)], 12 Apr 2009.</ref>. ==Appearances== * [[Kings Island]] as ''Sling Shot'' (2002 - present). == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} *[http://www.reversebungy.com Reversebungy.com] *[http://www.ride-extravaganza.com/thrill/bungee-rocket/ Amusement Ride Extravaganza] [[Category:Amusement rides]] [[fr:Reverse bungee]]'