Four next-gen ways to hurt yourself.
Zorbing
FIRST it was bungee, now the Kiwis give us another reason to stack our daks with Zorbing, which involves being strapped inside a giant transparent plastic ball and hurtling
downhill at 40km/h, clocking serious G-forces.
Bossaball
FROM the country that brought us running through streets with bulls, comes a mixture of soccer, volleyball and gymnastics – played on a pitch’ of inflatables and trampolines. Taking off at Spanish beaches, the team sport (three to five players on each side) sounds retarded, but actually requires skill. And all that bouncing opens up all sorts of possibilities for the
chicks’ version.
Space diving
THERE’S only two ways any sane person would enter outer space - either inside a rocket, or abducted by an alien who looks like Jessica Alba. Yet, last year, French
freak Michel Fournier planned to free fall 34km, reaching speeds of 1600km/h and breaking the sound barrier... until an accident on the day of the attempt broke the balloon he was ascending into space in.
Winching
LIKE the idea of wake boarding, but don’t have a boat? The growing sport of winching, where a fixed winch rips you across the water, means you don’t need one. Even better, you don’t need a lake. Winchers are tearing up swimming pools, fountains, and canals. Expect to see them going ballistic at shopping-centre fountains and War Memorial pools of remembrance.
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