50 things!
BBC TV presents a countdown of the top 50 things viewers should do once in their
lifetime, as they are being suggested by around 20,000 members of the public.
The show travels to far-flung destinations around the globe - from the Arctic Circle to the
deepest, darkest jungles and a few lucky viewers get the chance to fulfil their dreams.
Here are two of the things chosen by the public so far.
Fly in a fighter jet
Once on the base you will undergo a brief
medical check-up to ensure you are fit enough
for your flight. It is generally considered that if
you are fit enough to ride a roller coaster then
you are fit enough to take a jet flight.
You will plan everything with your pilot before
the flight - the type of experience you want to
feel, the amount of actual flying you want to do
and the route. Following the flight brief you will
be fitted for your G-suit before being strapped
into the ejector seat ready for take off.
These flights last approximately 40 minutes,
but most people beg to return to earth within 30 minutes.
Dive with sharks
Sharks are sleek, muscled, agile and a beautiful
sight in the water.
On diving trips near Darwin Island, one of the
Galapagos Islands, you are guaranteed to scuba
dive with schools of hammerhead sharks numbering
in the hundreds. You do not have to scuba dive to
the usual 40 - 60 metres to see these amazing
creatures. A rock at 20 metres is the perfect
observation post and you will see hammerhead sharks swimming past you from every angle.
In fact quite often you can see their dorsal fins breaking the surface as they cruise by.
What’s more, dolphins will escort you to the dive site. What a dive site it is! Diving here you
can expect huge swells, heavy surge, powerful currents ... and big action! This is not a place
for beginners! But as most experienced scuba divers know... no current means no sharks.
At the right time of year you are almost guaranteed to have an encounter with the biggest
and most elusive fish…. whale sharks! The whale sharks here at Darwin Island are BIG...
bigger than a London bus! In fact closer to two buses!! And they also oblige and swim
directly by the 20-metre rock.
Whale sharks are harmless filter feeders. There are very few places on earth where whale
sharks appear regularly. Darwin Island is one of those places…