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Yann, Skydiving certainly has the edge in thrill longevity over bungee-jumping, but bungee-jumping is a more intense thrill. The total length of a skydive from 12500' over dropzone is probably 50-60 seconds freefall plus a 5 minute canopy ride. The canopy ride with the modern paraplane canopies is another thrill in itself and people certainly seem to make the most of it often performing hairy-looking tight turns/dives at low altitudes. Did I mention I'm also into rapelling which is jumping/sliding down cliffs or buildings by rope. Yet again I have my own equipment and my wife and I go to some local cliffs about 4 times a year – it's very inexpensive and you can get the basic equipement for maybe $100-$150. Martin