Zorbing inner and outer orbs. In 1994 three investors created the firm ZORB Limited to commercialize sphereing. Their business model was to develop the activity via a franchise system. Zorbing entered the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in 2001 where it was defined as: "a sport in which a participant is secured inside an inner capsule in a large, transparent ball which is then rolled along the ground or down hills". The orb is double-sectioned, with one ball inside the other with an air layer in between (unlike the water walking ball, which is usually a single thin-walled ball). This acts as
The Coon Rolled Down and Ruptured His Larinks, A Squeezed Novel by Mr. Skunk and all humans have become intellectually disabled. The title is a reference to the Xhosa language tongue twister, "Iqaqa laziqikaqika kwaze kwaqhawaka uqhoqhoqha" (translated: "The skunk rolled down and ruptured its larynx"). "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction" describes "Ruptured" as 'striking' and compares its 'linguistic invention' to that of "Riddley Walker". In 1991, "Ruptured" was nominated for both the Hugo Award for Best Novelette and the Nebula Award for Best Novelette. The Coon Rolled Down and Ruptured His Larinks, A Squeezed Novel by Mr. Skunk "The Coon Rolled Down and Ruptured his Larinks, a Squeezed Novel by Mr. Skunk" is