Are These The Most Dangerous Sports In The World?

When you research what you can legally do that is classified as a fun sporting activity, and you’d be amazed. There are some incredible sports that put extreme athletes in danger. You might think that you see dangerous sports on TV every day. But American Football and Boxing have got nothing on these crazy activities.

Base Jumping

Base jumping is the sport of jumping into the air from a fairly low height. By which we mean a couple of thousand feet. For instance, there are commonly base jumpers pirouetting through the sky from buildings in Las Vegas. Why is this sport so dangerous? Even if you pull the chute on time, you’re still coming in at a phenomenal speed.

Bull Riding

Admittedly illegal in most countries bull riding is still a celebrated sport in some places across the world. The animal is enraged before the rider hops on so if he does fall of it’s pretty much game over. It doesn’t help that the rider wears virtually no safety gear at all. Although we’re not sure that would help too much in an encounter with an enraged bull.

Surfing

You might love the idea of riding the waves. But when you’re out on the board there’s nothing protecting you from the phenomenal power of the ocean. It could pull you under from the current, smash you against a rock or even cause you to drown. Surfing is anything but safe and surfers take a massive risk every time they ride the waves.

You might wonder why boxing or American football isn’t on this list. Surely, taking blows to the body and head is quite dangerous? You’d be amazed by what a little foam padding can do though, as shown by the infographic below.

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Infographic By Technical Foam Services

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