Cripes!

KOMO-TV – Seattle, Washington – Local & Regional – Oregon man sets Guinness record with huge rubber-band ball

Building a huge ball out of more than 175,000 rubber bands is dangerous business. Really.

“The rubber bands … sometimes they’ll break. That hurts,” said Steve Milton, whose 4,594-pound rubber band ball was certified Tuesday as the world’s largest by Guinness World Records officials. “As long as you wear your safety goggles, you’re good.”

Milton, 26, of Eugene, Ore., watched as four bodybuilders rolled the multicolored, rubbery mass – 5 1/2 feet high and 19 feet around – onto a giant scale in downtown Chicago for the official weigh-in.

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  1. Smudgy Curmudgeon says:

    Again proof that there are those of us who do not need more than 24 hours in a day to get everything accomplished.

  2. Nic says:

    This is fantastic. Thanks for the snippet, makes me laugh to think that people have this much time on their hands. I’ve posted about it too. Love the blog, love the randomness.

  3. Richard says:

    I would Like to see that big ball bounce.

  4. 2xbob says:

    Now there is a man who doesn’t bother camping out for a next gen system to get his entertainment fix.

  5. huh says:

    uhm… why the shirtless muscle men? (cue disco loop)

  6. jtoso says:

    My science! The guy on the left did a lot of roids!

  7. Richard says:

    #5 Because it is A 4,594-pound rubber band ball. Same weight as a car!

  8. Rumor has it theirs an Oreo cookie in the middle!

  9. rajendra gajjar says:

    this is a tremandus task. l have proud for those who have made it sucessfuly with lots of joyable pain. This is fantastic. Thanks for the snippet, makes me laugh to think that people have this much time on their hands. I’ve posted about it too. Love the blog, love the randomness. have proud for them.


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