Full Definition of SENSATION. 1. a: a mental process (as seeing, hearing, or smelling) resulting from the immediate external stimulation of a sense organ often as distinguished from a conscious awareness of the sensory process â compare perception b: awareness (as of heat or pain) due to stimulation of a sense organ.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. The first modern bungee jumps took place on April 1st, 1979. They were done from the 250-foot Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, by members of the Oxford University Dangerous Sports Club. 1 person found this useful.
The first person to jump off the New River Gorge Bridge was Burton Ervin, who lives in Cowen, West Virginia, and was a coal-mine foreman. Burton jumped on August 1, 1979, using a conventional North American Aerodynamics Mini Rig System with a 32-foot Lopo canopy.