What's the big deal about bungee jumping, anyway? If your rope snaps, the worst thing that can happen is you take a cold bath. Well, the good folks at Volcano Bungee have just what you need. It's not just a name -- in Pucon, Chile, you can dive directly into the bubbling caldera of the active Villarrica Volcano from the skid of a helicopter.

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"We really need to stress that this is not the time to lie about your weight."

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At around 10,000 bucks, it's also the most expensive bungee jump in the world, but the 350-foot cord you're dangling from puts you within 700 feet of the lake of boiling magma. That's just about close enough to singe your hair. You wanna hope the pilot has his altitude set right; otherwise, you've just spent ten grand on the greatest Viking funeral ever.

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The best part is that, after you've jumped, you can't be reeled back into the helicopter. The only way you can get down is to dangle from the end of the cord at 80 miles per hour for the whole 35-mile trip back to the airport, hoping that they don't fly over any power lines.



"Hey, now that you're dangling there at our mercy, we should probably mention that we accept tips."

Monte Richard is a columnist for Daft Gadgets. Check out his mind-blowingly amazing blog.

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