April 5, 2009: Big Ball in NZ

xoxoxoBruce · 04-05-2009, 02:02 AM

Big ball in New Zealand. The worlds biggest in fact, and has held the record since 2005.
Well maybe not the biggest ball, but the biggest tape ball according to Guinness.

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Two young Kiwis have put New Zealand on the world map by gaining a Guinness World Record for the world's largest tape ball.

The record tape ball weighs a staggering 53kgs (116.6 lbs) and has a circumference of more than 2.5 metres (8.2 feet).

Alexis Fletcher and Ben Naylor, both Massey University students, have spent the last two months trying to beat the record
previously held by an American whose tape ball weighed only 45.65kg (100.4 lbs) - about seven kilograms lighter than the New Zealand tape ball.

See, right there is why America is in trouble.

These College kids from New Zealand spent two months of their spare time building this World record, accolade and kudo garnering tape ball, adding prestige, and the envy of all nations, to New Zealand's honors.

And what the hell have the American students been doing with their spare time? Studying for exams, writing papers, doing lab experiments, flashing their naughty bits in sandy places? Who knows, but I do know they have diminishing the standing of the USA in the eyes of the World, by letting this record slip through their fingers.

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Kingswood · 04-05-2009, 02:35 AM

It's not only the biggest tape ball in the world, it is also unusually well socialized. It gets taken on rides in cars, and when at home spends its time in a well-furnished location so it can discuss philosophy with its human friends.

SPUCK · 04-05-2009, 05:04 AM

Yeah rite!

I could beat that easy.

Now where's my 3 foot exercise ball, the garden hose, and my half-used roll of tape.

Lets see now 24,416 cubic inches of water...
105 gallons...
My 'tape ball' will weigh 874 lbs!

Shawnee123 · 04-05-2009, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Kingswood

It's not only the biggest tape ball in the world, it is also unusually well socialized. It gets taken on rides in cars, and when at home spends its time in a well-furnished location so it can discuss philosophy with its human friends.

Yeah, but I never liked that asshole: he's so damn clingy and transparent.

ZenGum · 04-05-2009, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Yeah, but I never liked that asshole: he's so damn clingy and transparent.

Nonsense. He's a well-rounded character who can roll with the punches. And I'm always finding new layers inside him.

monster · 04-05-2009, 08:49 PM

and I read

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Nonsense. He's a well-rounded character who can roll with the punches. And I'm always finding new lawyers inside him.

and assumed you must be discussing Sheldon

Shawnee123 · 04-06-2009, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Nonsense. He's a well-rounded character who can roll with the punches. And I'm always finding new layers inside him.

Obviously you never said to him "no hurry, stick around" and three days later he's still there, has drank all your scotch, and won't adhere to simple house rules (I've told him to put the seat down about 60 times.) I told him to stick around and I got stuck. Hmmph.

sweetwater · 04-05-2009, 07:10 AM

...and it lives in a pet shop now?

xoxoxoBruce · 04-05-2009, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetwater

...and it lives in a pet shop now?

They were using the digital scale at the veterinarian's office.

capnhowdy · 04-05-2009, 09:22 AM

A sticky situation. Big balls are a good thing. Sometimes you need them.

Happy Monkey · 04-05-2009, 10:48 AM

Hrmph. Size isn't everything.

Sheldonrs · 04-05-2009, 02:30 PM

If you think THAT ball is big, try getting epididymitis.

Shawnee123 · 04-05-2009, 04:33 PM

I've got big balls
I've got big balls
And they're such big balls
Dirty big balls
And he's got big balls
And she's got big balls
But we've got the biggest balls of them all

AC/DC

Sheldonrs · 04-05-2009, 04:55 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxsYbdihttc

ZenGum · 04-05-2009, 09:07 PM

Surely, Sheldon has some standards!

04-05-2009, 02:35 AM	#2
Kingswood Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne, Vic Posts: 316	It's not only the biggest tape ball in the world, it is also unusually well socialized. It gets taken on rides in cars, and when at home spends its time in a well-furnished location so it can discuss philosophy with its human friends. __________________ Ur is a city in Mesopotamia.

04-05-2009, 07:10 AM	#8
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	...and it lives in a pet shop now? __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

04-05-2009, 09:22 AM	#10
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	A sticky situation. Big balls are a good thing. Sometimes you need them. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

04-05-2009, 10:48 AM	#11
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Hrmph. Size isn't everything. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-05-2009, 02:30 PM	#12
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	If you think THAT ball is big, try getting epididymitis. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

04-05-2009, 05:04 AM	#3
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Yeah rite! I could beat that easy. Now where's my 3 foot exercise ball, the garden hose, and my half-used roll of tape. Lets see now 24,416 cubic inches of water... 105 gallons... My 'tape ball' will weigh 874 lbs!

04-05-2009, 04:33 PM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I've got big balls I've got big balls And they're such big balls Dirty big balls And he's got big balls And she's got big balls But we've got the biggest balls of them all AC/DC __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-05-2009, 04:55 PM	#14
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxsYbdihttc __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

04-05-2009, 09:07 PM	#15
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Surely, Sheldon has some standards! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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