
UP, UP AND AWAY: The KL Tower's reverse bungy gives you a chance to feel like an astronaut without leaving Earth.
The Star, Sunday February 26, 2006
Experience zero gravity at KL Tower
KUALA LUMPUR: It's the hottest ride in town. You can now get the chance to experience what an astronaut feels when he is shot into space; with KL Tower's newest attraction, the "G Force X."
For RM60, you can try the "reverse bungy" where you will be strapped into a capsule attached to cables and then catapulted into the sky.
"It's like being in a rocket and blasted into outer space. It is definitely one of the best anti-gravity machines on the planet," AJ Hackett Malaysia managing director Adam Quinn said.
AJ Hackett is renowned for operating bungy jumps and other related facilities around the world. The G Force X is the highest reverse bungy facility in Asia. When the capsule is shot into the air, it travels up to 120kph in two seconds and a person can experience five times the force of gravity. At the top, he will get a feeling of weightlessness for a short while, similar to what astronauts feel.
Menara Kuala Lumpur chairman Tan Sri Md Radzi Mansor, who launched the tower's newest attraction yesterday, said it was an adrenaline-pumping experience after trying it himself. Md Radzi said the G Force X was the first of several attractions for KL Tower.
In the works are the flying fox, Mast Climb (where a person climbs up to the antenna at the top of the tower), Skywalk X (where a person walks around the tower on an outside platform while strapped to a harness) and finally, the Sky Jump. The Sky Jump, expected to open in August, is a freefall, similar to a bungy jump, from the tower. KL Tower's Sky Jump at 421m will be the highest in the world, 188m higher that the current record holder - Macau Tower.
The G Force X is open every day, from 11am to 7pm on weekdays, and from 10am to 8pm on weekends.
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I've did it!!!
In fact, I 'killed' myself twice, I mean I did it twice & of course for FREE... hehehe..
See the pictures... that's me screaming my heart out at the loudest pitch ever...
I can't believe it myself... just can't describe the feelings...
I tell you what, just do it, then you'll know what I'm talking about!!! It's worth trying at least once in your lifetime, if you've got the guts!! :)







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