Zorb Ball

Well, Zorb Ltd. the inventors of the Zorb Ball hopes so.

New Zealand gave the world bungee jumping, which turned its inventor into a multimillionaire. Now, from the country of Kiwis, comes another bizarre but lucrative pastime: Zorbing. Participants, called zorbonauts, roll down hills at speeds of up to 25 mph while strapped inside large transparent Zorb Balls.

The first U.S. Zorbing site is set to open this month in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., a Knoxville-area resort town that brought in more than $750 million from tourists last year. For about $30, Zorb Smoky Mountains visitors will enjoy maximum G-force while tumbling head over heels in a Zorb Ball for a mere 30 seconds. The more adventurous customers can try hydro-Zorbing, in which the rider wears no harness but is cushioned by 4 gallons of water.

The company has eight sites worldwide and aims to franchise up to 10 more in the United States. The next site planned for the Zorb Ball is Las Vegas, Nevada.

"Zorbing will definitely be bigger than bungee jumping," says Courtney Skinn, marketing manager at Zorb USA. "Factors like age won't eliminate people from trying it out."

One thing is for certain, no matter what your age, once inside the Zorb Ball things will start rolling.