Bombastic Blob

The Bombastic Blob is an obstacle, used as the first obstacle in the Summer Wipeout Zone of Season 5, replacing Killer Luge from Winter Wipeout. It was interchanged with the Temple of Flume throughout the rest of the season.

It functions the exact same way as the previous three blob obstacles: the Sack Launch (which was used as the third obstacle in the Dizzy Dummy 2.0 during episode 4 of Season 2, being paired with the Zig Zag Buoy Run), the Blob Launch (which was used as the first obstacle in the Qualifier during episode 6 of Season 3), and the Winter Brrr Blob (which was used as the first obstacle in the Qualifier of Season 4’s Winter Wipeout (Episode 4x04)).

It is a big sack of air where contestants lie on one end. Then the lights flash, and on the last second of the countdown, a half-ton weight drops from up high above and hits the other end, launching them into the air and into the water. The height of the weight varies to adjust for their weight to prevent them from being tossed off the course or hitting the water too hard.

In Season 6, it was replaced by both the Scare Chair and the Slingshock.