Crushing a golf ball with your hand - possible?

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http://youtu.be/65nNcNiwJHM?t=1m34s

^^^This is the famous video of James Bond’s vilain crushing a golf ball with his hand.

I don’t think it’s possible. But then again I’ve seen one finger push ups, 1000+ pounds deadlifts and I’ve read about string theory.

So how much force do you think it would require to do this?

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30-40 years ago, pro Golfer Andy Bean was known to BITE through a golf ball.

That was when the good golf balls were a soft cover balata ball that had a outer core of tightly wound rubber band and soft smaller ball inner core.

I don’t think a high quality golf ball from the 1960’s could be crushed by a man’s fist. No matter how strong he is.

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Yes, for large values of hand or low values of golf ball.

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Considering the force of regular golf hits on the ball, I’m doubting it.

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Try crushing a tightly-wound ball of rubber bands and get back to us. :slight_smile:

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I am trying to imagine the circumstances under which it would occur to me to try to take a bite out of a golf ball.

As to the OP, I doubt it is possible. Charles Vansart, an old vaudeville performer, is said to have been able to squeeze a new tennis ball until it burst (as well as bend railroad spikes), and to bend an English pennyin his fingers, but a golf ball is another matter altogether.

Regards,
Shodan

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Perhaps one of those prank exploding golf balls?

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To win a bar bet would be my first guess.

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But a golf ball is another matter

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Surely you can’t be serious.

Regards,
Shodan