Zorbing in Russia

What could possibly go wrong....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ASPgOv7GL7o

Seriously crazy stuff with seriously bad repercussions for the zorbers... :eek:

edit - update from Russian news site. seems second guy escaped with minor injuries - other guy not so lucky.... google translate a bit dodgey but you get the jist...

Skating in a huge ball zorb on the slopes of the Caucasus Dombay ended in tragedy for two Russians who traded skis for dangerous fun. Pyatigorchanin Denis Burakov found a mate Vladimir Shcherbakov, with which with the help of the instructor got into a huge ball that allowed the slope. However Zorb rolled on the wrong path, which was supposed to, and headed straight for the abyss. Zorb ride about a kilometer down the slope and was found in a remote place in a frozen lake Peacock, according to the website of the Investigative Committee of the Republic.

"Found them in the world. Burakov Dennis was still alive, but got a compression fracture of the spine, and on the way to the hospital died. Second guy got a concussion and minor injuries. Overall, given the fate of his partner, he was just lucky. Its been released from the hospital home in Pyatigorsk, "- told "Komsomolskaya Pravda" Senior Assistant Investigations Department TFR in Karachay-Cherkessia Sergei Chuvalo.

Everything that happened was filmed friends of the deceased. On the video, which was posted on the Web, you can clearly make out the car in a large bowl - fun quite inexpensive. The question: "How much?" people running the ball in a fatal way, replied: "300 rubles." (about 10 us dollars)

After that, a female voice-over says: "Where to run?" She said, "Who will see." When the ball went down the hill, but not cleared the road, it became clear that things did not go according to the planned route.

Matt_Trakker

mudder a gawd

SEPT 23 1989

It's still rolling somewhere

out of the 2 zorbers, one is dead, one critical.

apparently at the start one of the zorbers asks "where are we going?"
response is "You will see!"

gobnaitolunacy

In Soviet Russia, giant ball goes inside you.

biggest cause of death at the moment in Russia is death in youtube video.

Nody

glasso wrote: »

out of the 2 zorbers, one is dead, one critical.

apparently at the start one of the zorbers asks "where are we going?"
response is "You will see!"

And once again Darwin's law is getting more evidence and the Darwin award got an early nominee...

Havermeyer

For the first minute and ten seconds I was thinking,"what's the big deal, they're supposed to go downhill?".............but then it went left.

Whoever was in that definitely got their money's worth, and some.

IM0

darwin award right there

I mean

how ****in stupid can you get!! :eek:









rest in pieces, dumbass :rolleyes:

Son Of A Vidic

You would have thought that studying the lie of the land, would perhaps be the first prerequisite for engaging in such of activity. Fúcking idiots.

My name is URL

Lots of people die and get seriously injured in Zorbing accidents. Are they all idiots that deserve it too? I mean it's never exactly 'safe' to get inside a large fcuking ball and roll down a hill at high speed.

Havermeyer

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

You would have thought that studying the lie of the land, would perhaps be the first prerequisite for engaging in such of activity. Fúcking idiots.

I don't think much of that went into this.

IM0

wish someone would translate what their 'friends' are saying though. sounds like they are watchin a movie or something!

pricks

IM0

My name is URL wrote: »

Lots of people die and get seriously injured in Zorbing accidents. Are they all idiots that deserve it too? I mean it's never exactly 'safe' to get inside a large fcuking ball and roll down a hill at high speed.

nah just the ones like that who dont know how gravity works, and the ones that zorb in places with solid objects like trees and rocks :rolleyes:

MUSEIST

What were they expecting to happen

IM0

IM0 wrote: »

wish someone would translate what their 'friends' are saying though.

They are cursing and hoping the ball comes to a stop. Saying 'push it that way' etc (to the guy at the end of the slope trying to stop it).

When the ball rolls off to the left, someone says 'whats down there?'.

Son Of A Vidic

My name is URL wrote: »

Lots of people die and get seriously injured in Zorbing accidents. Are they all idiots that deserve it too? I mean it's never exactly 'safe' to get inside a large fcuking ball and roll down a hill at high speed.

My initial point was directed at the muppets who organised the activity on a mountain. But since you mentioned it, maybe using a brain cell or two to see where the ball could potentially end up might have saved a trip to the hospital or morgue. But upon reflection, yes anyone who gets into a very large bouncy ball on a mountain slope. Especially with a slope that clearly veers over to the left and down a further drop? Yes, they probably are idiots.

IM0

Deleted User wrote: »

When the ball rolls off to the left, someone says 'whats down there?'.

"the end of their life!"

says a smug ****er at the bottom of the hill I can hear too..

Hazys

glasso wrote: »

What could possibly go wrong....

What could go wrong you say...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U1N7Lt925U

IM0

you'd think someone would have a spear or something to puncture it if things started to go tits up as it did, at one point it was virtually stopped ffs!

Havermeyer

IM0 wrote: »

nah just the ones like that who dont know how gravity works, and the ones that zorb in places with solid objects like trees and rocks :rolleyes:

And really deep valleys. :pac:

Hazys

Hazys wrote: »

What could go wrong you say...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U1N7Lt925U

she only survived because she was hot.

Grayson

glasso wrote: »

out of the 2 zorbers, one is dead, one critical.

apparently at the start one of the zorbers asks "where are we going?"
response is "You will see!"

Seriously?

Seedy Arling

IM0 wrote: »

you'd think someone would have a spear or something to puncture it if things started to go tits up as it did, at one point it was virtually stopped ffs!

Don't find too many Zulus on the side of snowy mountains.

Micky Dolenz

http://unusualdeaths.com/2013/01/08/zorbing-death-in-russia/

:eek:

Grayson

Pippa Middleton's Arse wrote: »

http://unusualdeaths.com/2013/01/08/zorbing-death-in-russia/

:eek:

Holy ****. 3000 metres? And one managed to survive.

IM0

Grayson wrote: »

Holy ****. 3000 metres? And one managed to survive.

thats just the height of where they were Im pretty sure and not how far they fell

Abi

There are no words for that level of stupidity.

IM0

tbh when I saw the first part of this I thought I was gonna be seeing a game of human bowling!

bohsman

My name is URL wrote: »

Lots of people die and get seriously injured in Zorbing accidents. Are they all idiots that deserve it too? I mean it's never exactly 'safe' to get inside a large fcuking ball and roll down a hill at high speed.

If you jump out of a plane or off a bridge tied to a bit of rope or zorb apparently you really can't have too many complaints if something goes wrong.

Mythbusters recently proved that being wrapped up in bubblewrap would not save you in a fall of more than 10 metres.

IM0

Deleted User wrote: »

Mythbusters recently proved that being wrapped up in bubblewrap would not save you in a fall of more than 10 metres.

spoler tags ffs :mad:

you twat

Fr_Dougal

Someone dies in Ireland: OMG RIP

Someone dies in Russia: OMG lolz and jokes

Micky Dolenz

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Someone dies in Ireland: OMG RIP

Someone dies in Russia: OMG lolz and jokes

We are just discussing that. Any credible links to him dying? We can't find any.

My name is URL

Pippa Middleton's Arse wrote: »

We are just discussing that. Any credible links to him dying? We can't find any.

http://en.ria.ru/sports/20130108/178648038.html