Adventurous residents of Chongqing are spoilt for choices when it comes to extreme rides. However, the park had to delay the grand opening due to the coronavirus outbreakThe head engineer has ensured the public the safety of the structure.
Thriller-seekers take note: this could be your most exhilarating post-lockdown ride.A Chinese scenic spot has built a huge swing on the edge of a 2,300-foot-tall cliff and is planning to apply for the world record of the largest swing.The arch of the extreme ride is a whopping 328 feet tall, roughly the equivalent of a 30-storey-tall building.The ride in Chongqing, China, can catapult thrill-seekers over the cliff at a top speed of 80mphLatest footage of the swing rocking back and forth over the river valley has caused a sensation on social media in China. Source: Yunyang Longgang Scenic Spot. The new super swing built in Yunyang Longgang Scenic Spot has the highest altitude, the most top speed, and the most extended range of oscillation. The park's latest swing opened last year and was constructed over a 1,000-foot-deep drop.The swing is attached to a beam as high as 59 feet - the equivalent to a six-storey building.Every day, up to 4,000 people flock to the park to experience the unique swings, according to a spokesperson.
The swing has undergone four months of security checks and is able to withstand
An employee at the scenic spot said workers put a crash test dummy on the swing at the time because 'so far nobody has been brave enough to give it a try'. As part of the Yunyang Longgang Scenic Spot, the gigantic swing consists of a 328-foot-tall arch and a 354-foot-tall launching tower and is situated at an altitude of 3,608 feet.
This swing, located at the Yunyang Longgang Scenic Spot in Chongqing, China, is not something you want to experience if you’re afraid of heights. The terrifying attraction was completed late last year and meant to open to the public early this year. It’s touted as the world’s largest swing and dangles riders over a 2,300-foot-tall cliff at speeds of up to 81 miles per hour.
The ‘rocking chair’ is connected to the arch by two cables which are also said to be 354 feet long. It’s also anti-thunder and anti-electric and can withstand a magnitude 10 earthquakes and level 14 typhoons,” said Li Pengfei, General Manager of Yunyang Tourism Development Co., Ltd.Jimmie Luecke managed to become an oil millionaire after leaving his previous job as a…Photo credit: Reuben Wu Chicago-based photographer Reuben Wu uses drones equipped with LEDs to illuminate…The Marine Corps Automated Construction of Expeditionary Structures (MCSC) initiative partnered with the I Marine…A technology, gadget and video game enthusiast that loves covering the latest industry news. We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupMichael Cohen unveils his bombshell book about Trump and says he witnessed 'golden showers, tax fraud, a secret back channel to Putin, and lying to Melania' - as he calls president 'racist, a predator and a con man who wants to be leader for life' Hillary Clinton says she's 'ready' to serve in Biden's administration: Former Secretary of State hints at a return to D.C. and 'wants to help fix the US'Economist proposes slavery reparations of up to $12TRILLION - equivalent to $800,000 per black household or half of the American GDP A record high of 13,000 apartments are empty in Manhattan - the most in 14 years - as rent prices plummet and supply goes through the roof with thousands fleeing New York amid ongoing COVID-19 nightmareVirginia mayor is urged to resign and called racist for Facebook post saying 'Joe Biden has just announced Aunt Jemima as his VP pick' AG Bill Bar says there will be a 'development' in the investigation into the Russia probe origins later TODAY that shows the case is 'moving forward'Dr Fauci tells Matthew McConaughey that the death toll would be 'enormous' if the US tried to achieve herd immunity - as new CDC model projects 189,000 American fatalities by September 5 Trump requests a mail-in ballot for the Florida primary be sent to his Mar-a-Lago home - despite attacking the system - but claims the Sunshine State's setup is safeTrump believes he can be the first Republican since Ronald Reagan to WIN New York in a general election because of the spike in violent crime, the high taxes and the city's 'insane' decline Bison knocks a woman unconscious, swings her around on its horn and rips off her pants after she crept up to a calf to take photos in South DakotaMichael Cohen claims Donald Trump 'wants to be a leader for life to avoid prison' and insists there are more 'scandals' to emerge from the White House with 'greater levels of treachery and deceit'Michael Cohen claims Trump wanted him DEAD and one of the president's supporters told him 'rats deserve to die' after he agreed to cooperate with the Mueller investigationTensions flare in DC as cops arrest protesters and shove them into vans during late-night 'anti-police' marchGhislaine Maxwell is in isolation for her own safety at Brooklyn jail, prosecutors say as they reject claims that she is being treated 'worse' than other inmatesTrump is closing the gap on Biden: New nationwide Fox News poll shows the president seven points behind the Democrat - two months after he was trailing by 12 Man who lived in one of New York's homeless hotels says he understands why residents are furious at the influx of junkies and sidewalk camps to their neighborhoods because it has brought 'craziness to their front doors' Yale IS guilty of discriminating against white and Asian American applicants, Justice Department says, as investigation finds race is the 'determinative factor in hundreds of admissions decisions each year'Man, 22, is charged with murder for 'stabbing his 15-year-old sister's boyfriend, 18, dousing him with gasoline and burning him alive in a dispute after they broke up'How 29-year-old Kamala Harris began an affair with powerful San Francisco politician Willie Brown, then 60 and married, who appointed her to two lucrative positions only to dump her after he was voted first black mayor of the city'You're going to let them kill him?'