- There it is, the final zorb,
and this one is the most epic of all.
It's called "The Drop".
Can't even see the track so I have no idea
how big the drop is, but,
I think it's goin' down,
hopefully I make it.
Oh yeah, we're goin' down.
And also get to keep my breakfast.
We're goin' down.
(Mark screaming)
(upbeat jungle music)
(upbeat music)
All right, it is a beautiful day in New Zealand.
We're here filming a couple projects
and I wasn't gonna come to New Zealand
without doing one of the things
that I've always wanted to do, that's right.
Today we're going zorbing.
So what is zorbing you might ask?
Well, it appears pretty simple.
Essentially, they stuff us into one of these
inflatable balls and then they roll us down a mountain side.
What could go wrong?
- [Man] Mario, you wanna do this, too?
- I will not be zorbing because I get a little
motion sick and I don't wanna add any liquids
to the water that's already in there.
Good luck, dude.
- [Mark] Let's do it.
- See ya.
- First things first, we gotta get to the top of the hill.
Let's go.
I'm gonna be walkin' up this hill
three times today because there are three courses.
There's the fast track, which just goes straight
down the hill.
There's the zig zag, which as you can tell
by the name, zigs and zags.
And then the last course, course number three
is called "The Drop."
Now I haven't seen this course,
but I can kind of tell by the name,
it includes some kind of free fall
and I figure that sounds like
it's worth saving for last, so anyway.
I'm at the top.
I see the, the zorbs are about ready,
and I'm about to get in
and try my hand at one of New Zealand's favorite activities,
zorbing.
- All right, figured I'd do a little bit of
some play by play action.
We got Mark up there.
He's not in the ball yet.
We've been waiting patiently.
I'm anxious.
I'm a bit nervous.
I hope he accomplishes his dream.
I'm just talkin' to the camera.
- [Woman] Really?
- Just talkin' to myself as usual.
All right, this might be the moment.
We've been here for over an hour.
He's not in the ball yet.
I think he's getting cold feet.
I believe in you, Mark.
You can do it.
Get in that ball, bro.
Get in that ball and roll down.
- All right, how's it goin'?
I'm Mark.
- I'm Ista, nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
So you're gonna be the one controlling the ride today?
- I'm gonna be the one kicking you down the hill, yep.
- Do you literally just stomp me down?
- I just, sometimes I do that, but I might
have to push you, you're a little bit heavier.
- I'm a little bit heavier.
Well, I did have a big breakfast this morning.
Hope that's what you mean.
(Ista laughing)
But why don't we go through the protocol here.
Like, explain to us what is zorbing
and what's the goal of the experience?
- [Ista] So if you ever wonder what it's like
to be inside a washing machine.
- [Mark] I do wonder that.
- [Ista] Well, here it is.
- [Mark] Am I gonna be clean when I get to the bottom?
- Surely, yeah, sometimes we can put soap in there
so you get all nice and squeaky clean.
- Oh.
- Yep.
- I think it's probably time that I get
shoved inside this ball and you kick me down the mountain.
- Yep.
- All right, cool, high five.
So here's what's gonna happen guys.
I'm about to dive into that hole,
into this giant (Mark knocking) inflatable ball.
It's not gonna pop, right?
How often you had 'em pop?
- Well, we haven't had any pop, yet.
But I always do a scope of the tracks every
morning to make sure there's nothing on
there to puncture them, cool.
- Did you scope it well today?
- I did, I scoped it very well just for you.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- Okay, here we go.
I'm gonna go ahead and dive in.
So here we go, guys, this is my first time
getting into a zorb, and getting kicked off
a mountain side and yeah.
Here we go.
(water swishing)
(intense music)
I'm in.
It's a lot big echo in here.
You hear that?
- [Mario] Yeah.
- I kind of figured it'd be a little claustrophobic,
but yeah, there's a lot of room in here,
a lot of head space.
This just got real.
I'm about to go down a mountain side
in this giant inflatable ball room thing.
So I think I'm ready, let's do it.
Let's go zorbing.
I'm ready, let's do it, here we go.
Oh boy.
(Mark screaming)
- [Mario] Oh man, I can hear him screaming.
I don't know if that's screams of joy or fear.
He's rolling.
He is rolling.
(Mark screaming)
- Oh man, whoa.
(zipper unzipping)
- [Mario] Oh buddy.
- That is probably the coolest thing
I've ever done.
That is insane.
- [Mario] Dream for you?
- You need to do this.
- [Mario] I don't know about that.
- You need to do this, this is super cool.
- [Mario] This is super fast.
- Dude, it's very intense.
- [Mario] You're way more intense than most.
Oh, oh, due, you're like a little baby,
you just were born.
Welcome to the world.
- I zorbed and now I am born.
I'm born in the New Zealand way,
the most epic fashion possible.
I just went zorbing and it was amazing.
I'm ready to do it again.
That was round one.
Now we're gonna go back to the top
for course number two, the zig zag.
Here we go.
(Mario whooing)
Yes.
- Mark has just finished the first set
of orbing.
He came out a new man.
And he was all wet, steamy,
I call it the orb of life.
It's like a womb, and inside
is water that's actually nutrients
and it gives it sustenance.
So Mark is going for round two.
- Pretty cold up here.
I just did my first zorb run.
It was incredible.
Now I'm doing run number two.
Let's get in the zorb and go for the zigzag,
here we go, ready?
(water swishing)
- See ya.
- Bye.
(zipper zipping)
Oh, here we go.
(Mark screaming)
Oh boy, whoa.
Whoa.
(Mark screaming whoa)
(Mark screaming)
Oh man, that is so epic.
I'm good guys.
Gettin' a little.
- [Mario] Here come all the juices out.
Just like a little baby, what's up buddy?
- Definitely gettin' a little motion sick
after that one.
That one was way, way crazier.
Hitting those edges of the zig zag was just like
ush, and it just like flipped me around.
For a minute there I was just like
straight goin' backwards.
I couldn't see where I was goin'.
That was pretty disorienting.
Whew, one more run, so I complete the tracks
and get the full zorbing experience.
One more run means one more run up the hill.
Here we go.
- [Mario] And he's off in his wet socks.
- There it is.
Final zorb.
I've got one more run to go
and this one is the most epic of all.
It's called "The Drop."
Can't even see the track,
so I have no idea how big the drop is, but
I've heard that people get completely
suspended in air to the middle of the zorb
so it should be pretty cool.
Wish me luck, guys.
Two runs down, one to go.
Hopefully I make it and also get to keep my breakfast.
(exhilarating music)
(water swishing)
- This one is a little more controlled
so I can talk to you.
Here's the slow part.
This is where I have to walk.
Let's try to walk and get up.
Here I go.
Oh yeah, this is just like a living Sonic walk.
Oh here we go.
I think we're going down.
Oh yeah, we're going down.
We're going down.
(Mark screaming)
Yeah.
(Mark screaming)
(water swishing)
(Mark screaming)
Holy moly.
I'm good.
Give me a minute.
Gettin' a little sick, guys.
I think three is my limit.
Three runs, three and done.
That was crazy intense.
I had to get up and walk the ball to the drop.
And I just saw the path get dark
and the ball went zing
right down the mountainside.
And that was definitely the fastest
I've gone all day, that was crazy.
I couldn't even hold the GoPro up at one point
and yeah, that was nuts.
Oh, I broke the tripod.
Shoot, oh well, I'm getting out.
That was zorbing, guys, that was awesome.
Thanks, New Zealand, see ya next time.
Oh.
(water swishing)
(cat meowing)
- [Mario] He's born again.
- I'm free.
That was--
- [Mario] Is the third time the charm or no?
- That was ridiculous, guys.
That one was crazy.
Whew, all right guys, well that about does it.
We had the full zorbing experience today
here at Zorb, New Zealand.
Even broke the tripod on the last run.
In total, we did three runs.
They were all amazing, and I highly recommend
you come check out zorbing if you ever make it
to New Zealand.
I'm Mark Vins, be brave.
Stay wild.
We'll see you on the next location.
Whew, gotta dry off.
If you thought zorbing was cool,
make sure to go check out the time
that I went to Iceland and swam between
the continents.
Ooh, that water was cold.
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