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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 10, 2013 - 12:09pm PT
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OMG, I haven't seen galoshi for yonks! Them fookin' Rooskies are all nucking
futs. I seriously think their Mongolian heritage has given them a collective
(no pun intended) sense of fatalism - nothing ever phases them. What, rope
up to walk up the Kahiltna Glacier? Why would you do that? It's dead flat!
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michaeld
Sport climber
Sacramento
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Jan 10, 2013 - 01:18pm PT
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Christ.
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Hardman Knott
Gym climber
Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, Ca
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Jan 10, 2013 - 03:47pm PT
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It turns out this was a cheap Chinese knock off of a Zorb®. Zorbs are single occupant spheres, and the franchised operations have very strict guidelines for use (first and foremost having proper fencing on the course, obviously). There are also significant dangers inherent with a two-person sphere, prohibiting their use.
Russian Zorb pair flee after man killed
There was another incident involving one of these unlicensed, double-occupant knock-offs where a reporter was severely injured when the sphere went off course and landed hard on concrete after jumping an inadequate fence:
http://kennebecvalleypodium.forumotion.com/t10017-state-investigating-zorb-ride-accident-that-hurt-reporter
Quote from link above:
The operators of the ride and officials at Lost Valley said they were unaware that they needed a permit and safety inspection before they could offer rides to the public.
Knott surprising!
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bjj
climber
beyond the sun
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Jan 10, 2013 - 04:06pm PT
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[Yakov Smirnoff]
In Soviet Russia, ball rolls you!
[/Yakov Smirnoff]
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chill
climber
between the flat part and the blue wobbly thing
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Jan 10, 2013 - 04:19pm PT
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“The transparency of zorbs also reflect the open, accessible and inclusive society that Sochi 2014 Games is helping to build,” Dmitry Chernyshenko, head of the organizing committee, said in 2010.
I love BS. It makes me happy.
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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Jan 10, 2013 - 07:43pm PT
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why does Peter Gabriel now look like Uncle Fester?
No doubt, he's way middle aged!
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Jan 10, 2013 - 07:43pm PT
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Chinese knockoffs? Double occupancy? Proper fencing? Licensed operators? Governing body Rules? WTF! As if any of this makes any difference at all.
How about walking up, taking one look at the ball, looking down the hill, and then just saying, "What, are you f*#king nuts? Only an idiot would get inside of one of those things."
Again, humans being humans and asking Darwin to work a double shift.
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