Saturday, March 30, 2013

Zorb a.k.a. Rollerball a.k.a. Hamster Ball

Pati and Beebee became giant hamsters on Saturday March 30 when they rolled downhill in an even bigger hamster ball.

Rollerball (Zorb to New Zealanders) is a specially-designed double-hulled plastic sphere which rolls down a hill with two passengers floating on 40 liters of water inside.  "Zorbing at Rollerball" in Kalim Bay, located "just two minutes from Patong Beach" in Phuket, claims to be the world's longest zorbing experience at 190 meters.  At 950 Thai Baht ($28.50 USD) for a single roll or 1600 baht ($48 USD) for unlimited rolls in one day, how could they not spend several hours rolling down a hill? Everyone did it as kids when there was only grass to roll on.  This is lots more fun!

The rollerball company website at www.rollerball.co shows pictures of their rollerballs.

There is also zorbing in the USA (www.zorb.com) in case Pati and Beebee just  have to do it again after they get home.

And now the faithful readers of this blog know why its subtitle is Gods, Temples, and Hamster Balls.

1 comment:

  1. Big Bro remembers a small feeder mouse that was so small that he had to climb the outside of a cage wheel to make it move.
    Yes, 'faithful reader' was wondering about the subtitle. 8=)

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