Oxford

[karohemd]

I assume jumping off a bridge in Oxford is about as dangerous as in Cambridge?

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[bateleur.livejournal.com]

No, much more dangerous because the Cherwell's only about 2ft deep under that bridge!

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Ouch! Then again, if you account for shopping trolleys, bicycles and other debris in the Cam, it's probably about the same...

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

And giant cabbages! There are some weird things under the surface of the Cam...

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Considering it used to be the most radioactive river in England (at least I remember reading that some time ago), I'm not surprised. ;o)

[uberredfraggle.livejournal.com]

Oxford has plenty of those too. That bridge is also about 20 metres from where my friends saw a dead sheep flaoting past.

But this May Morning thing meant I have Jeager bombs fro breakfast. How hardcore am I? :D

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

That's not hardcore, that's silly. :oP

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

There are signs on bridges in the River Dee telling people not to jump off. Unfortunately, when I lived in Chester, I always noticed people jumping every summer. The main danger there was the undercurrent.

I went on a Ghost tour in October 2005, and one of the stories was that people haunted he bridge because of drowning.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

The main danger in Oxford and Cambridge is breaking your legs or spine because the rivers are so shallow...

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

Wow. How fucking stupid can people get?

No, wait. Don'r answer that.

BTW, on an off topic thread- have you decided on a date for the butterly jungle?

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Very.

Er, no, what were the options?

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

It's open from 1 May - 27 September 2009 and I can get you free tickets. (Please note that it is closed on Sundays).

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

If it's open til September, it's probably worth waiting until the first rush is over. Early June?

[hrafen.livejournal.com]

I suspect the Thames is a lot deeper.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Apparently, this particular bridge is over the Cherwell which isn't very deep at all (see bateleur's comment above).

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

They're not jumping in the Thames, and it's probably got cleaner since I was a kid but I still wouldn't jump in the Thames anyway!

[mansunite.livejournal.com]

Far more dangerous!
From that bridge, the fall is far greater than most Cam bridges, and the Cherwell isn't as artificially channelled as the Cam so is wider and shallower!