The Biggest Rubber Band Ball

You won t believe the size and weight of this colossal rubber band ball.

The biggest rubber band ball.

Http bit ly subscribetogwr the largest rubber band ball weighs. A ball without an object in the core will start out lumpy but it should become smooth by the time it reaches the size of a golf ball. 700 000 rubber bands of all sizes were used for the ball. A rubber band ball is a sphere of rubber bands made by using a knotted single band as a starting point and then wrapping rubber bands around the center until the desired size is achieved.

Keep wrapping rubber bands so that you form a ball. The long reigning world s largest rubber band ball began as an artistic exploration by a bored guy toiling in a law firm s mailroom in wilmington delaware. The ball is usually made from 100 rubber bands but some instructions call for using a marble 20 or a ping pong ball 21 as a starting point. The largest rubber band ball weighs 4 097 kg 9 032 lb was made by joel waul usa and was measured in lauderhill florida usa on 13 november 2008.

John bain worked on his rubber band ball for over five years. Add more rubber bands until the ball is smooth.