Balconing is the name given in Spain to the act of jumping into a swimming pool from a balcony or falling from height while climbing from one balcony to another, performed by foreign tourists during holidays.[1] The term was formed through a combination of the Spanish-language word balcón ('balcony') and the English-language suffix "-ing", in reference to the origin of most practitioners.
In 2010 and 2011, a spate of injuries attributed by the Spanish press to "balconing" occurred among tourists in the Balearic Islands (mainly Mallorca and Ibiza). Videos of people jumping into pools from balconies were posted on video sharing websites such as YouTube, which were alleged to have played a role in the spread of the phenomenon.[2]
A similar phenomenon has been described in college-related events in the United States.[3]
^Segura-Sampedro, Juan José; Pineño-Flores, Cristina; García-Pérez, Jose María; Jiménez-Morillas, Patricia; Morales-Soriano, Rafael; González-Argente, Xavier (2017-03-28). "Balconing: An alcohol-induced craze that injures tourists. Characterization of the phenomenon". Injury. 48 (7): 1371–1375. doi:10.1016/j.injury.2017.03.037. ISSN 1879-0267. PMID 28377264.
^Giles Tremlett in Madrid (2010-08-11). "Spanish authorities warn holidaymakers of 'balconing' dangers | World news". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
^Schaffer, Kathryn B.; Schwendig, Gary; Nasrallah, Fady; Wang, Jiayan; Kraus, Jess F. (2019-02-11). "Falls from a balcony while intoxicated: a new injury trend among young adults?". Injury Epidemiology. 6 (1): 4. doi:10.1186/s40621-019-0181-3. ISSN 2197-1714. PMC 6582677. PMID 31245253.
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