wmw999 2,589 #26 January 10, 2013 Like tandem. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blowfish 0 #27 January 10, 2013 God I hope most tandem instructors are more trustworthy than these russian guys :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #28 January 11, 2013 Quote IMO they should have had SEVERAL people in case one person fell and was unable to stop the rolling ball. Thats just one tiny part of it. The company here in NZ that invented this were in an article about this the other day. They don't allow 2 person harnesses, and they have a code of practice that it basically looks like these guys completely ignored that includes things like huge berms to keep the ball on line and so on. My take on this - cowboy operators being idiots. (and if they stole the zorbs then thats doubly bad) Edited to add: found the link http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8161829/Russian-Zorb-pair-flee-after-man-killedNever try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stumpy 284 #29 January 11, 2013 QuoteLike tandem. Wendy P. Yep - this is analagous to a couple of people buying a plane and a rig and setting themselves up as a tandem operation with zero experience.Never try to eat more than you can lift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 60 #30 January 11, 2013 QuoteQuoteLike tandem. Wendy P. Yep - this is analagous to a couple of people buying a plane and a rig and setting themselves up as a tandem operation with zero experience. Not quite sure how you're getting that. Is there evidence that this group of people bought a big ball and decided to have at it? I hadn't heard that. I got the impression it was an operation at a resort or some such. Which puts it in the category of a sanctioned (and hopefully) legit operation. If it was a bunch of idiots with a ball bought on the internet, well, it falls under the stupid (unfortunately fatal) things that people do. If this was done under a supposedly real activity offered at a resort (or represented as experienced), well, then it is not the victim's fault that the shop was incompetent. The onus falls on those running the ride, and those who are supposed to protect the public at these places.lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #31 January 11, 2013 Quote Congratulations, you get a seat on the short bus to hell, right next to me. That will be up to my main man mutumbo...he's the driver.Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #32 January 11, 2013 Quote Quote Congratulations, you get a seat on the short bus to hell, right next to me. That will be up to my main man mutumbo...he's the driver. News flash Bubba ~ The driver stopped for coffee and Mutumbo quit licking the window long enough to jump in his seat and take off... Gonna be a WILD ride!! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OHCHUTE 0 #33 January 12, 2013 Someone went over Niagra Fall in one of these and survived but the ride probably was not as rough as this one. Trust no one, including the ferris wheel operator, or people coming towards you in a car. Their head is probably down looking at their cell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coreece 190 #34 January 12, 2013 Quote Quote Quote Congratulations, you get a seat on the short bus to hell, right next to me. That will be up to my main man mutumbo...he's the driver. News flash Bubba ~ The driver stopped for coffee and Mutumbo quit licking the window long enough to jump in his seat and take off... Gonna be a WILD ride!! That sounds about right, lmao... ...there is a crazy thread in here somewhere about all this.Your secrets are the true reflection of who you really are... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
