Bungee jumping is what is considered an extreme sport. It is basically jumping off a platform with an elastic cord tied to the jumper. As the cord is stretched resistance slows the person before they reach the ground. Energy stored in the cord is reduced incrementally as the jumper is oscillated by the rebounding properties of the cord until they come to a state of equilibrium.

Hooke’s Law of Elasticity

One of the most useful physics laws that can be used to explain bungee jumping is Hooke’s Law of Elasticity. Robert Hooke was a British physicist from Great Britain. He lived during the 17th century and created a law that explained the restoring force of a spring.

Hooke’s Law of Elasticity can be expressed as F = -kx. In this formula F represents the amount of force required to restore elastic material to its position of initial equilibrium, k represents the spring constant, which is a constant force and x represents the distance between the fully stretched spring to the initial position of equilibrium.