Zorbing is an activity in which a person in a plastic ball called zorb rolls a slope.
OriginZorbing was conceived in 2000 by New Zealanders Dwane van der Sluis and Andrew Akers as an alternative to other leisure activities such as bungee jumps. In the early years, the zorbonaut was trapped in the zorb, but after frequent experimentation, the ability to move freely in the zorb turned out to have a greater fun effect. Since the opening of the first commercial zorbing runway just outside Rotorua in New Zealand, zorbing has quickly become popular in other parts of the world. Among other things, in the UK, Poland, Argentina and Austria, it is possible to zorben. Zorb Zorbing
The zorb consists of a large outer ball and a smaller inner ball that are connected with cables. The outside ball has a diameter of three meters, while the inner ball measures slightly less than two meters. Both balls are made of transparent PVC (although transparency is over time). Unlike the original zorbs, modern zorbs do not contain any handles. The zorbonaut can move completely freely in the zorb. To prevent burns by sanding along the wall, a few liters of soap water are thrown into the zorb. Enter and exit
To enter the zorb there is a hole with a diameter of about 70 cm, which in some cases is closed with a zipper. When boarding, the zorb is tilted so that the opening is on the side. Then the zorbonaut, the participant takes a run-up and jumps through the hole in the zorb, snaps himself down, and experiences his adventure by rolling down. After the descent, the zipper is opened again and the zorb is tilted so that the zorbonaut can get out of the zorb again. Descend
The length of a zorbing course is approximately 200 meters at a slope of about 30 °. After a few steps (like a hamster in a hamster cage), the zorb rolls out of the platform and gravity does the rest. Besides straight downhill runs there are also zigzag downhill runs. The maximum achievable speed is around 50 to 60 km / h. Types of zorbs 'Aquabubbles' on the water
New variants have already been developed on the popular Zorbing. For example, there is a watertight water ball-zorb that is meant to run over the water, and there is also a double-walled cylindrical zorb which is not air-tight again to walk across the water along with a number of other people.
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