A huge inflatable ball

Posted: August 22nd, 2005 | 14 Comments »

Zorb seems to be a cool thing:

You can roll in it, run in it, ride in it, sit in it, slip in it, slide in it, lie in it, lounge in it, leap in it, live in it, swim in it, sin in it … Jump in it, jam in it, move in it, groove in it, laugh in it, love in it. You can rotate, meditate, agitate, mutate, cogitate and invigorate in it. (…) How does it work? That’s a person in the middle of this big ball. They’ve got about 700 mm of air between them and the ground – that’s about 2 feet for you metrically challenged folks – and this air cushion keeps them safe as they hurtle down the side of a hill at speeds of up to 50 kilometres per hour. The Zorbonaut is strapped into a harness and rolls down the hill. This gives you maximum G force as you tumble head over heels.

14 Comments on “A huge inflatable ball”

  1. 1 Andrea said at 12:27 am on August 23rd, 2005:

    Oh yes, it’s heaps of fun! Only tried the “wet” variant though: no harness, but a bucketfull of water, and you’re sliding around in the Zorb :)

  2. 2 Peter said at 5:39 pm on September 1st, 2005:

    Is it buyable? lol

  3. 3 JIM said at 1:34 am on December 12th, 2005:

    where can I buy one

  4. 4 Don said at 3:18 am on January 9th, 2006:

    so the question seems to be, are these available for purchase anywhere?

    I can find the cheaper versions for sale, but not zorbs with their great harnesses.

    If they are not available for purchase, but only as rides from franchises I can understand

    BUT… I am pretty sure there are quite a few people out there that want to own one.

  5. 5 Don said at 3:25 am on January 9th, 2006:

    okay, so i did some more research. The zorbs are not sold to the public. It has to do with safety concerns… bummer.

  6. 6 nicolas said at 11:47 pm on January 9th, 2006:

    Thanks Don!

  7. 7 Jegi said at 6:44 pm on January 11th, 2006:

    Cool thing!
    More pictures and information can be found on the website
    http://www.zorb.co.nz/

  8. 8 liam said at 7:52 pm on May 3rd, 2006:

    ive looiked kellkoo an stuff. Seems we shall have to make a franchise to buy a Zobr. Dammit

  9. 9 liam said at 7:54 pm on May 3rd, 2006:

    Im really sorry about my terrible typing^^

  10. 10 Pat McRotch said at 7:06 pm on December 29th, 2006:

    That’s a buncha BS that they won’t sell them.

    1.) Parachutes
    2.) Sniper rifles
    3.) Hanggliders
    4.) Industrial Fireworks

    All stuff that’s more dangerous and more expensive to produce than a Zorb ball but obviously there’s money to be made because I can purchase any one of the above legally tommorow! This is one case where I hope that Taiwan does “knock-it-off” soon and it teaches this company a lesson about supply/demand. Bleah!

  11. 11 Bob said at 3:59 am on January 16th, 2007:

    I have 3 units of these giant balls.
    $4000 each + $300 shipping.
    Seriouse buyers only. e mail bardia888@yahoo.com
    I also have a very very huge inflatable ramp for these balls (if you wish to run a money making business). I bought all these hoping to establish the business in Panama, but I have to move back to Canada so I am selling them.
    To get futher info and pictures e mail me.
    Bob

  12. 12 Tom Garza said at 10:21 am on January 18th, 2007:

    There is a website i ran across that sells these zorb balls (but they call them Zorbanauts). I’ve been in touch with the company and they seem pretty legit. Each unit runs about $3000 US. May order one myself soon. Hope this helps.

  13. 13 tom garza said at 2:04 am on January 20th, 2007:

    oops, the domain is http://www.zorbasales.com.

  14. 14 Arun said at 1:46 pm on September 24th, 2008:

    If anyone in India requires ZORB balls do let us know as we are the importers of these products.
    mail us on uasa.info@gmail.com

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