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Many sports pose danger to the participants. In many that’s half the adrenaline rush. However, these sports are The Five Most Dangerous Sports In The World. Disagree with our list? Then let us know in the comments section below. You can also subscribe here - http://tinyurl.com/prn4lec Join us on Twitter here - www.twitter.com/Take5Nation And Facebook here - http://tinyurl.com/orv4j3z BASE Jumping BASE jumping is essentially parachuting. The BASE part is actually an acronym for Building, Antenna, Span and Earth, meaning cliff. These are the fixed structures from which individuals hurl themselves. Exciting as it sounds, speeding through the air with the wind running through the hair, is lethal. Apart from the obvious risk of jumping hundreds of feet, there’s a chance of being thrashed by the wind. It is illegal in many countries, including in the US, except at organized events. BASE jumping as of 2006 has an over-all fatality rate estimated at about one fatality per sixty participants. Street Luge Street luge is a lot like skateboarding, except the rider is in a supine position on the luge board or sled, as they dash down a paved road or course at extremely high speed. The legality of Street Luge is a shady issue. Participants are required to wear protective leathers and helmets. Race courses are usually held on mountain roads but have been held on city streets as well. It’s a dangerous sport even in controlled events. However it’s extremely more dangerous when people participate in unregulated events as the threat of being hit by other vehicle is really high. White Water Rafting White water rafting is a perilous outdoor activity in which an inflatable raft is used as a vehicle to navigate white water or other water bodies of rough water. The environment is varied, and brings new challenges to the participants. The wild waters pose the threats of tossing the participants, smashing them into rocks. The foot entrapment can entangle a participant if he falls off, making it difficult for him to dislodge himself easily. Common injuries include broken bones or twisted knees. Cave Diving Cave diving is an unusual sport which involves underwater diving in caves with at least partial water content. It can sometimes be spectacular but it is always dangerous. Besides the use of regular scuba equipment in specialized configurations, it uses a varied range of equipment, depending on the circumstances. The wrong equipment can lead to serious danger. Major hazards of this sport are caused my lighting failure and low visibility, which can lead to separation from the partner. Air loss is another peril, as often you can’t rise to the surface to catch air. Heli-Skiing It is not too hard to pick out from the name of the sport itself that heli-skiing has something to do with helicopters. Well, it is off-trail, downhill snowboarding or skiing, accessed by a helicopter. Passionate patrons of the sport even book a year in advance to leap onto snow on peaks far away from human inhabitation, and then ski down. There’s heli-skiing on all continents. They ignore completely the possibility of being stranded by weather change, or being killed by avalanche. The helicopter rides, too, are perilous. But it’s all in the name of fun!