# People laugh until men fall off cliff in giant plastic ball **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 9, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631 "2013-01-09T15:25:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631/21 "2013-01-10T19:38:52Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > You don’t see them splat, you don’t even see them roll over the edge of the cliff; you just see the ball roll down the mountain chute, out of sight and out of control, while a few people scream the Russian equivalent of “oh shit.” That, or “not _again_!” ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631/22 "2013-01-11T07:04:00Z")
Was this the reunion of the Chernobyl plant night managers? ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631/23 "2013-01-11T08:44:48Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > Frankly, it doesn’t even look like that much fun: like if I were strapped into an industrial-size clothes dryer and was told I was rollng down a mountian but had to take your word for it. At least with jet skiing or water skiing (which have high death rates, too) you get the full experience > > Imagine a video from inside the zorb, as opposed to this one of an expert [paraskiing run](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf32z3lXnqQ). Which would would have the consolation “at least he died happy?” HOLY CRAP. that is insane. I’ve had piloting nightmares that weren’t that bad. As for the Zorb activities (and I know I’m going to hell for this) but did anybody yell “fore” when that giant human golf ball went off course? ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631/24 "2013-01-11T10:33:52Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > HOLY CRAP. that is insane. I’ve had piloting nightmares that weren’t that bad. Just what I was thinking. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631/25 "2013-01-11T13:53:39Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > That, or “not _again_!” You joke, but on the video you apparently hear them say (in Russian) “It’s gone off course again”. Agree that paraskiing (which I have done several times) seems much more fun than zorbing (which I haven’t). ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631/26 "2013-01-11T14:13:43Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > You joke, but on the video you apparently hear them say (in Russian) “It’s gone off course again”. The whole phrase is not very clear, but the “again” is heard clearly. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631/27 "2013-01-15T15:02:14Z")
I’ve always wanted to try zorbing. They have it outside of NZ? ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631/28 "2013-01-15T16:39:22Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > Imagine a video from inside the zorb, as opposed to this one of an expert [paraskiing run](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf32z3lXnqQ). Which would would have the consolation “at least he died happy?” After watching the video, I’ll take my chances with the zorb on an unsecured Russian slope, thank you very much… ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631/29 "2013-01-16T18:25:53Z")
I saw something like this years ago-it was in an ad for Canadian Club whiskey-they put you inside a clear plastic balloon, and put you in Amsterdam harbor-I guess it was fun to be blown around for a few hours…but nothing like going over a cliff! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631/30 "2013-01-16T18:39:52Z")
Optimists: People in thick winter clothing trying to run through deep snow to catch a ball going down a steep slope. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631/31 "2013-01-19T05:35:13Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Optimists: People in thick winter clothing trying to run through deep snow to catch a ball going down a steep slope. The realists are the ones who just stand there and start making “splat” sound effects. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631/32 "2013-01-19T05:55:16Z")
> [@si\_blakely](#): > > Rolling people round in a tractor tyre or tube was considered great fun at the time. Holy jeepers, I’d forgotten about doing that when I was a kid! Yes, it was great fun! ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631/33 "2013-01-19T17:21:57Z")
Do the Darwin Awards selection board have people permamently stationed in Russia ? Might be an idea. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631.md?page=1)