More extreme sports gone wrong

I've been getting these crazy photos emailed to me lately. I'm sure they've circulated around the web like 10,000 times before and I'm the only lame ass that hasn't seen it.
But THIS one in particular baffled me. I can't tell if it's for real or not. Though it is entirely possible and is one of the reasons I'll never bungee jump.
That, and I'm fond of my retinas remaining connected to my eyeballs.