The New Zealander credited with popularizing bungee jumping, A. J. Hackett, made a confession to Islands writer Amanda Jones. “I didn’t invent it,” Hackett told her. “I just saw these mad buggers dive headfirst off a tower in Vanuatu and I thought, ‘Wow, that might actually be fun if you had a bit of elastic.’” At that, Amanda took photographer Jon Whittle to Vanuatu to see the amazing leaps for themselves.
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