Kadour Ziani has the world record for the highest vertical leap. He has the vertical leap of 61 inches although only 5'10 rumor has it that he could kick the basketball ring when he jumps. He currently has the world record for the highest vertical leap in the world.
The flea is the world's champion jumper, capable of covering 13 inches in a single leap- that equivalent to a man jumping 700 feet in one jump, thats like jumping the Eiffel tower to give you an idea.
Check this out. Sarah Anne Henley tried to end her life by jumping from the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England, in 1885. But istead she set the a world record for the longest fall, landing safe bruised in the mud 250 feet (76 meters) below. The fashion of the day dictated the young ladies wore voluminous skirts and petticoats which billowed out to form a parachute which carried her gently down.
Sarah Anne lived a full life and died at March 31, 1948, she was 85 =)
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Catapedamania: desire to jump high places