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Luke Shaheen never had a backyard trampoline growing up. But as an adult, he’s trying to build the world’s longest.

Shaheen is a managing partner with Crazy Ape Extreme Equipment. The trampoline manufacturer recently built a prototype that is 30.5-metres long. The group wants to double that to smash the world record.

“This is going to be a 200-foot trampoline, but it also performs like a professional trampoline,” Shaheen said.

Russia holds the current record. The “Fast Track” is a 51-metre-long trampoline, built as an art installation and alternative road in 2012, that stretches through one of Russia’s forests.

Saskatchewan’s plans for the record are a little different. The trampoline will be free-standing, which will allow the 61-metre design to be used in a variety of settings or for extreme sports.

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