Giant inflated ball ride goes disastrously wrong.

[Archae]

My gawd...

MOSCOW – What was supposed to be an alpine thrill-ride turned tragic when a giant plastic ball carrying two men rolled off course at a Russian ski resort and flew another kilometer down the mountain, crashing into a frozen lake.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/01/man-dies-when-zorbing-thrill-ride-goes-wrong/

[AtheistCrusader]

1. Damn...

The handler at the bottom almost had them twice. Wow, that's going to suck to live with.

[grahamhgreen]

2. Aother example of why we need government regulations

[ashling]

4. More to the point, we need

Enforcement of government regulations

[GTurck]

13. It takes two...

to dance that dance. There is more to her story and until we know that your remarks about her irresponsibility is moot. What about the man who caused the pregnancy? Isn't he irresponsible if he doesn't take care of his child/children?

[grahamhgreen]

15. All those people in the ball need was an emergency lever

to pull that would deflate or open the ball.

Not to mention the location of the ramp near a steep cliff was an accident waiting to happen

[MADem]

3. Regulations? Licensing? Who needs it?

Authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the accident and plan to question the attraction’s organizers. In the video an employee is heard confirming that a ride cost 300 rubles, or about $10. According to the Moscow News, the organizers had just set up the attraction and were operating without a license and fled the scene. If they are found guilty, they face up to six years in prison for failing to comply with safety regulations.

Good grief.

[In_The_Wind]

5. Unbelievable

[liberal N proud]

6. What the hell did they think could happen?

A ball rolling down the mountain side, who would have thought?

[TreasonousBastard]

7. This is perfect for "1000 Ways to Die"...

complete with a couple of shady guys setting it up and taking off when it went wrong.

[Cybu]

8. Dumb ways to die

so many dumb ways to die !

[MynameisBlarney]

10. Let's go down the check list shall we?

No brakes. Check
No steering. Check
One too many people inside. Check.

I would never even think of climbing inside one of those things.

[s-cubed]

11. Sadly, one for the Darwin awards.nt

[GTurck]

12. This is from Russia...

for heaven's sake and has nothing to do with American laws, regulations. Tragic as it is there, the question is: will it happen here? Other comments are way off base.

[SemperEadem]

14. however, it had to do with laws in that part of Russia

from MADem's post above:

According to the Moscow News, the organizers had just set up the attraction and were operating without a license and fled the scene. If they are found guilty, they face up to six years in prison for failing to comply with safety regulations.

[grahamhgreen]

16. It just proves regulations (aka laws) are good.

[Seedersandleechers]

17. Video no longer available

Damn!

[mlevans]

18. If you're dead set on seeing it

click the ABC News link.