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Zorb

Pioneered by David and Andrew Akers

Zorb — David and Andrew Akers

The Zorb – a device designed to induce vomiting in adults with too much money. Brothers David and Andrew Akers didn’t invent the idea of putting people into a giant ball and rolling it down a hill, but they found a way to make people pay for it.

Their venture began in 1994 in Rotorua and people now Zorb all over the globe.

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