# What is this \[ball-like object\]?..............
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ball-like-object/719235
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [May 4, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ball-like-object/719235 "2015-05-04T13:00:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Mr.Natural](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Natural)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2015, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ball-like-object/719235/1 "2015-05-04T13:00:14Z")
I saw it on another board. The guy that posted it didn’t know either…
[http://i.imgur.com/pSoRRn7.gif](http://i.imgur.com/pSoRRn7.gif)
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### Author:  [@StrangerThanFiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StrangerThanFiction)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2015, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ball-like-object/719235/2 "2015-05-04T13:04:40Z")
A giant rubber band ball.
> **[What Happens When You Saw A Rubber Band Ball in Half?](https://www.iflscience.com/what-happens-when-you-saw-rubber-band-ball-half-26584)**
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> What Happens When You Saw A Rubber Band Ball in Half?
Pretty wierd, huh?
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### Author:  [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2015, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ball-like-object/719235/3 "2015-05-04T14:34:08Z")
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Colibri
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### Author:  [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ball-like-object/719235/4 "2015-05-04T14:44:12Z")
I have a HUGE rubber band ball. I saw that video a while back and it tempted me to cut it in half. But it was a lot of work to make it. Far too much work to ruin it like that. Having a rubber band ball the size of a volley ball sitting in my kitchen makes for a nice conversation piece.
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### Author:  [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ball-like-object/719235/5 "2015-05-04T15:10:02Z")
One can get a similar, albeit more violent, reaction from an old golf ball. The white cover must be removed first.
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### Author:  [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ball-like-object/719235/6 "2015-05-04T15:23:21Z")
You should set up a webcam so folks can watch it grow. Then sell chances to guess how many bands it contains when you finally decide to whack it.
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### Author:  [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ball-like-object/719235/7 "2015-05-04T15:48:55Z")
Almost nightmare fuel.
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### Author:  [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-ball-like-object/719235/8 "2015-05-04T15:56:24Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> You should set up a webcam so folks can watch it grow. Then sell chances to guess how many bands it contains when you finally decide to whack it.
That would be really, really boring. I don’t think I’ve added anything to it since college and I’m pretty sure all that happens to it now is that I move it around every few months when it gets in the way. I’m amazed that it still smells. After all these years, every once in a while I’ll walk past it and I can still smell rubber bands in the air.