Zorbing
Zorbing is a recreational activity where a person inside an inflatable, usually transparent, made of PVC doppelhülligen ball down a slope or on a flat track rolls.
The Zorb -called unit consists of two spheres, with a minor is 1.80 meters in diameter in a major with 3.20 meters in diameter. The gap is filled with about 14 cubic meters of air and more than a thousand short cables hold the balls in a constant distance from each other. Entry is through a tunnel leading through the two cases, slightly waisted.
There are several types of locomotion possible. Mostly Handles and straps attached to the inside, where the Zorbonaut can hold called inmate. However, there are also beltless models in which one can move as in a jogging ball or wheel. Due to the large buoyancy of the water, this is also possible. Other Zorb care, filled with water, when downhill wheels for a feeling like in a rotating around the Zorbonauten waterslide. A Zorb is in working order at a weight of 80-90 kg.
Device and activity were invented by Dwane van der Sluis and Andrew Akers in the 1990s in New Zealand, the balls are also made by a subsidiary of her company Zorb Limited there. Zorbing is offered worldwide today, but mainly in New Zealand, Europe, China and Argentina, the USA Zorbing, little is represented. The Zorb can be purchased or are on the run by franchisees systems are available, they can, including staff for events also be rented.
The musician Peter Gabriel in 2003 built a Zorb in the stage show of his Growing Up tour and so was also in public places, for example in the run-up to his concert in downtown Milan.
Security
As with similar sports and entertainment types precautions must be taken to minimize the risks even with an agreement from the intended route.
Inadequate security can lead to fatal accidents, such as a case in the Russian ski resort Dombai in the North Caucasus shows, in which one person died in the Zorbing and another was seriously injured after the Zorb ran off the runway and uncontrolled over rocks in the valley rolled. Previously, a deadly zorbing accident in the Czech Republic had already occurred in June 2009.