Balconing
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Balconing is an activity that involves jumping from a balcony towards a swimming pool. Participants usually scramble up the sides of buildings and jump from one balcony to another or hurl one another towards a swimming pool. The diversion has gained popularity among tourists of the Balearic Islands
of Ibiza
and Majorca in Spain
. Videos of balconing have been posted on video sharing web sites such as YouTube
, increasing its awareness. In 2010 in Spain there were six deaths and 11 injuries related to the practice; most of them were young British and German tourists with traces of alcohol in their blood. The accidents usually occurred from 10 PM to 7 AM.
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...
of Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
and Majorca in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. Videos of balconing have been posted on video sharing web sites such as YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, increasing its awareness. In 2010 in Spain there were six deaths and 11 injuries related to the practice; most of them were young British and German tourists with traces of alcohol in their blood. The accidents usually occurred from 10 PM to 7 AM.
In popular culture
- The season 7 House, M.D. episode "Out of the ChuteOut of the Chute"Out of the Chute" is the sixteenth episode of the seventh season of the American medical drama House. It aired on March 14, 2011.- Plot :...
" of featured the titular character balconing. - The season 6 The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
episode "Bart of DarknessBart of Darkness"Bart of Darkness" is the first episode of The Simpsons sixth season, which originally aired September 4, 1994. It was written by Dan McGrath, and directed by Jim Reardon. In the episode, Bart breaks his leg; his resultant isolation causes him to believe that Ned Flanders has committed murder...
" featured Bart Simpson breaking his leg due to a failed attempt at balconing. - The movie Almost FamousAlmost FamousAlmost Famous is a 2000 musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe and telling the fictional story of a teenage journalist writing for Rolling Stone magazine while covering the fictitious rock band Stillwater , and his efforts to get his first cover story published...
.