BASE jumping is significantly more dangerous than similar sports such as skydiving from aircraft, and is currently regarded by many as a fringe extreme sport or stunt.

It has recently come to be known as an " extreme sport " by some ( though not commonly considered as such by its practitioners, who may dislike the term for its perceived connotation of disregard for safety ).

The definition of an extreme sport is not exact and the origin of the term is unclear, but it gained popularity in the 1990s when it was picked up by marketing companies to promote the X Games.

While use of the term " extreme sport " has spread far and wide to describe a multitude of different activities, exactly which sports are considered ' extreme ' is debatable.

While the exact definition and what is included as extreme sport is debatable, some attempted to make classification for extreme sports.

In recent decades the term extreme sport was further promoted by X Games, a multi-sport event created and developed by ESPN.

Some contend that the distinction between an extreme sport and a conventional one has as much to do with marketing as with the level of danger involved or the adrenaline generated.

For example, rugby union is both dangerous and adrenaline-inducing but is not considered an extreme sport due to its traditional image, and because it does not involve high speed or an intention to perform stunts ( the aesthetic criteria mentioned above ) and also it does not have changing environmental variables for the athletes.

Demolition derby racing, predominantly an adult sport, is not thought of as ' extreme ' while BMX racing, a youth sport, is.

One common aspect of an extreme sport is a counter-cultural aura — a rejection of authority and of the status quo by disaffected youth.

Eric Brymer also found that the potential of various extraordinary human experiences, many of which parallel those found in activities such as meditation, was an important part of the extreme sport experience.

Probably one of the largest, most dangerous, and most powerful racing machines of all, the extreme expense of the boats and the fuel required to participate make it an expensive and elite sport.

Although it is considered an extreme sport, it is not yet an Olympic sport.

Alternatively, alpine skiers may pursue the sport in less controlled environments ; this practice is variously referred to as ski touring, backcountry skiing, or extreme skiing.

* vert ( sport ), a competition in extreme sports, held on a vert ramp

The Snowkiting area, known around the world as one of the top destinations for this extreme sport, is 16 miles west of the city.

Recently these have begun appearing in junior high schools as well, but it is generally left until high school because of the extreme danger of the sport.

It is considered an extreme sport, as it can be dangerous.

The same thing is also evidenced by the extreme `` culture-Protestantism '' so often observed to characterize the preaching and teaching of the American churches.

In some extreme cases, even a picture or a realistic drawing of a spider can also trigger fear.

She also alienated the army by extreme parsimony, and neither she nor her son were strong enough to impose military discipline.

According to the Talmud, Amram promulgated the laws of marriage and divorce amongst the Jews in Egypt ; the Talmud also argues that Amram had extreme longevity, which he used to ensure that doctrines were preserved through several generations.

This population decreased drastically around the start of the 20th century as a result of extreme fur prices which caused severe hunting also during population lows.

It may also be deliberately induced by pharmaceutical agents in order to preserve higher brain functions following brain trauma, or to save the patient from extreme pain during healing of injuries or diseases.

Cicero expressed extreme pride not only in being a novus homo (" new man "; comparable to a " self-made man ") who became consul even though none of his ancestors had ever served as a consul, but also in having become consul " in his year ".

* Cradle of Filth, a popular British extreme metal band, has produced an album called Dusk ... and Her Embrace inspired by " Carmilla ", and have also recorded an instrumental track titled " Carmilla's Masque ".

It is also used off-label for a variety of indications, including attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ), schizophrenia, phantom limb syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome, paroxysmal extreme pain disorder, neuromyotonia, intermittent explosive disorder, borderline personality disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Perhaps the most extreme example in science fiction is James White's Sector General: a series of novels and short stories about multienvironment hospital for the strangest life-forms imaginable, some of them breathing methane, chlorine, water and sometimes also oxygen.

:” If we observe the totality of Pissarro ’ s work, we find there, despite fluctuations, not only an extreme artistic will, never belied, but also an essentially intuitive, purebred art.

Alexander's philosophy of incremental, organic, coherent design also influenced the extreme programming movement.

He also considered extreme Protestant sects, which he called enthusiasts, to be corrupters of religion.

While playing in thumb position, few players use the fourth ( little ) finger, as it is too weak to produce a reliable tone ( this is also true for cellists ), although some extreme chords or extended techniques, especially in contemporary music, may necessitate its use.

He preferred to trust to rapid close-range fire rather than deliberate ranging and operating at extreme range, a failing which had also been pointed out to him previously.

On the other extreme but more rarely, some performers omit elements from even the basic setup, also dependent on the style of music.

This is most obvious in the " far " ( or " extreme ") ultraviolet, and also X-ray and gamma radiation, are referred to as ionizing radiation due to the ability of photons of this radiation to produce ions and free radicals in materials ( including living tissue ).

The extreme length of Æthelberht ’ s reign also has been regarded with skepticism by historians ; it has been suggested that he died in the fifty-sixth year of his life, rather than the fifty-sixth year of his reign.

The ideal situation, of course, is to have an unbiased estimator with low variance, and also try to limit the number of samples where the error is extreme ( that is, have few outliers ).

In short, fear is the ability to recognize danger leading to an urge to confront it or flee from it ( also known as the fight-or-flight response ) but in extreme cases of fear ( horror and terror ) a freeze or paralysis response is possible.

Weakly interacting fermions can also display bosonic behavior under extreme conditions, such as in superconductivity.

In the following year he went to Germany to be present as papal nuncio at the coronation of Emperor Charles V, and was also present at the Diet of Worms, where he headed the opposition to Martin Luther, advocating the most extreme measures to repress the doctrines of the reformer.

Article 25 of the Thirty-Nine Articles, speaking of the sacraments, says: " Those five commonly called Sacraments, that is to say, Confirmation, Penance, Orders, Matrimony, and extreme Unction, are not to be counted for Sacraments of the Gospel, being such as have grown partly of the corrupt following of the Apostles, partly are states of life allowed in the Scriptures ; but yet have not like nature of Sacraments with Baptism, and the Lord's Supper, for that they have not any visible sign or ceremony ordained of God.

Bakassi is situated at the extreme eastern end of the Gulf of Guinea, where the warm east-flowing Guinea Current ( called Aya Efiat in Efik ) meets the cold north-flowing Benguela Current ( called Aya Ubenekang in Efik ).

One of the main theses of casuists was the necessity to adapt the rigorous morals of the Early Fathers of Christianity to modern morals, which led in some extreme cases to justify what Innocent XI later called " laxist moral " ( i. e. justification of usury, homicide, regicide, lying through " mental reservation ", adultery and loss of virginity before marriage, etc .— all due cases registered by Pascal in the Provincial Letters ).

A subsequent " re-mixed " airing, called Jaaaaam was even more extreme in its use of post-production gadgetry, often heavily distorting the footage.

The Council of Europe has called the SVP " extreme right ", although some scholars dispute this classification.

* Theatres des Vampires, an Italian extreme gothic metal band has produced a video single called " Carmilla " for its album Moonlight Waltz

These ships built from 1859 continued to be called extreme clippers.

This high end of the ultraviolet spectrum with energies in the approximate ionization range, is sometimes called " extreme UV.

Kolks cause extreme local erosion, plucking bedrock and creating pothole-type geographical features called Rock-cut basins.

"</ ref > There is another form of Type III called matwasat, where the stitching of the vulva is less extreme and the hole left is bigger.

The Iberian Peninsula ( Asturian, Galician, Leonese, Mirandese, Portuguese and,, Aragonese and,, ), commonly called Iberia, is a peninsula located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes the modern-day sovereign states of Spain, Portugal and Andorra, as well as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

This effect is called ion channelling, and, like all the channelling effects, is highly nonlinear, with small variations from perfect orientation resulting in extreme differences in implantation depth.

Rousseau asserted that the stage of human development associated with what he called " savages " was the best and most optimal in human development, between the less-than optimal extreme of brute animals on the one hand and the extreme of decadent civilization on the other.

The members are called Jesuits and are also known colloquially as " God's Marines " and as " The Company ", these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and members ' willingness to accept orders anywhere in the world and live in extreme conditions.

Chiang showed extreme rage when he was called a warlord, because of its negative, feudal connotations.

The Gilgit – Baltistan, formerly called Northern Areas, are a group of territories in the extreme north, bordered by the Karakoram, the western Himalayas, the Pamir, and the Hindu Kush ranges.

The Origo Gentis Langobardorum tells the story of a small tribe called the Winnili dwelling in southern Scandinavia ( Scadanan ) ( The Codex Gothanus writes that the Winnili first dwelt near a river called Vindilicus on the extreme boundary of Gaul.

Thin transparent sheets of mica called " isinglass " were used for peepholes in boilers, lanterns, stoves, and kerosene heaters because they were less likely to shatter than glass when exposed to extreme temperature gradients.

Through the 1990s, residential segregation remained at its extreme and has been called " hypersegregation " by some sociologists or " American Apartheid "