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.
Competitive diving, which developed from gymnastics, started in Sweden and Germany in the 18th century. Gymnastics beginnings. Diving became popular in Sweden and Germany in the 18th and 19th centuries. The sport was primarily practised by gymnasts who started performing tumbling routines into the water. In the late 19th century a group of Swedish divers visited Great Britain.