Russian zorbing accident

[pr00ch]

[QUOTE=meppers;39136849]i dont get it the hill doesn't look to bad whats the deal here

*it turns left*

oooooooooooh[/QUOTE]

Expected it to go that way. There's always that one freaking cliff on every ski slope that you're fucking frightened off as a kid and have nightmares of uncontrollably sliding down there.

Well, that's not quite skiing, but still, a nightmare.

[Jetty]

this is my new phobia

[LosttoLauren]

[QUOTE=Nemisis116;39140555]I've been in those things before
Not on a hill but running around like a little hamster in a field

They are cool as fuck, if I do ever go on a hill ride I'll be sure to check if the hill doesn't lead off the side of a fucking mountain[/QUOTE]

I've been down a hill in one with my brothers, was great fun

although seeing that zorb hit those rocks and blob around like jelly, jesus fuck

[rrunyan]

Keep on rolling ;_;7

[CodeMonkey3]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-paNWy6HPw[/media]

[Hullu V3]

I want to see the aftermath.

[Shark Cat]

I was gonna do that for my birthday.

Fuck that.

[HazzaHardie]

[QUOTE=FreddiRox!;39142831]Can you imagine just looking at the other person thinking "fuck fuck fuck fuck there is absolutely nothing we can do right now to save ourselves"[/QUOTE]

oh shit imagine still being trapped in there looking at the person opposite you who in now dead, that would be horrible

[DigitalySane]

Seamed okay, Thought i was gonna hit rocks or some people at first then nope goes left and its like ohhhhh shieeeeeeet.

[Scot]

Updated with more information.

[itisjuly]

I read it as russian zoidberg accent, damn I was shocked and slightly disappointed.

[Strongbad]

Meanwhile, in Russia-

"Weak capitalist spies punished by Glorious Motherland herself as loyal patriots punish capitalist scum by rolling them down hill and off Glorious cliff. True soviet rejoices, drinks much vodka."

[zteven3000]

I wonder how long it will take for me to feel like shit after making a Super Monkey Ball joke.

[oxcjae.]

[url]http://youtubedoubler.com/6mGP[/url]

I'll meet you guys in hell.

[ShaunOfTheLive]

[QUOTE=kioko_m2;39140634]you can hear the echo sound of the impact in the rocks the stop force was fatal.

[url]http://www.news.com.au/top-stories/teacher-killed-in-zorbing-accident/story-e6frfkp9-1225722279320#ixzz2HLKk1bYc[/url][/QUOTE]

Hmm... that's a different event, back in 2009. Oddly similar though, with one person dying and the other barely surviving. At least in that one, it says they used a net, but the net broke. Here, it looks like they really just expected it to stop and made no effort to have a fail-safe.

[Funky Mummy]

These things should have some sort of emergency deflate function or whatever so that it stops rolling.

[Bonde]

It seems like they were just expecting the ball to stop, and somehow not follow the curve and steepness of the terrain. I mean, how stupid can you be, most people learn this at the age of 3 when playing with bouncing balls.

[KamenMoore]

[QUOTE=Bonde;39153154]It seems like they were just expecting the ball to stop, and somehow not follow the curve and steepness of the terrain. I mean, how stupid can you be, most people learn this at the age of 3 when playing with bouncing balls.[/QUOTE]

One of the sources in this thread says the ball was supposed to be caught in a net but the net broke.

[ShaunOfTheLive]

[QUOTE=KamenMoore;39154803]One of the sources in this thread says the ball was supposed to be caught in a net but the net broke.[/QUOTE]

No, that was a different accident, in Czech Republic in 2009.