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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20962906

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A man waiting for the zorb at the bottom of the hill is then seen desperately trying to catch it, before the transparent ball falls down the nearly 1km-deep gorge below Mount Mussa-Achitara.

It clearly is not going to save you from a 1km fall. The other man was very lucky, but he could still die. Why did they do it so close to a 1km drop? :shock:

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Because they're idiots. If you do something like that, you have to do it somewhere safe.

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Because they're idiots. If you do something like that, you have to do it somewhere safe.

I can understand why the people took part but the location was not picked by them, that would be the fault of the organisers. I might do it on a normal hill but not high up in the mountains.

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I've done it before in NZ. It was down a grassy hill into a giant grass bowl with buildings all around it. Probably an old quarry or something.

I'd never do it at a ski resort like that.

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