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(One HUGE ball)   The coolest video of an ENORMOUS beach ball being dropped from a tall building you'll see today   (nbcdfw.com) divider line 121
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2008-10-27 09:40:32 AM
The_Pole_Of_Justice: Approves.

Could his balls get any bigger?

Damn, man. Grapefruits.
 
2008-10-27 09:43:36 AM
i83.photobucket.com

Approves
 
2008-10-27 09:44:35 AM
That was a cool video.

/But Texas still sucks donkey balls
 
2008-10-27 09:49:04 AM
no beach
FAIL
 
2008-10-27 09:53:48 AM
I can't find a picture of it right now but this REALLY reminded me of the giant tit from Woody Allen's movie 'Sleeper'
 
2008-10-27 09:55:44 AM
"There was a certain amount of initial argumentation about the 'meaning' of the balloon; this subsided, because we have learned not to insist on meanings, and they are rarely even looked for now, except in cases involving the simplest, safest phenomena."

Possibly fairly obscure, but it was the first thing that came to my mind when watching the video. (And also reading the thread.)
 
2008-10-27 09:55:49 AM
I would have been the jerk standing under it with a pin.
 
2008-10-27 09:55:59 AM
Again, I commend that website for not making me jump through hoops or advertisements to view the goddamn video. I just might bookmark it and pay attention to any banner ads they show as a result
 
2008-10-27 09:57:56 AM
In military simulation circles, there's an in-joke about beach balls as weapons, so I'm getting a real kick out of that video.
 
2008-10-27 10:02:43 AM
sevenpointsixtwo: It's reassuring to know that, in a time of crisis, Americans are focused on what's important.

They should have spent their day babbling to themselves and posting on Fark.
 
2008-10-27 10:05:40 AM
"I am not looking up if you're doing that voice again!"

BLAM!

"Uh, how about this: ketchup and mustard in the same bottle?"
 
2008-10-27 10:10:03 AM
www.starblind.com
Gonna need a bigger shed...
 
2008-10-27 10:18:55 AM
Great Gonzo: I can't find a picture of it right now but this REALLY reminded me of the giant tit from Woody Allen's movie 'Sleeper'

Wrong movie. That was in Everything you always want to know about Sex, but were afraid to ask.

Oh, and that looks like fun but the biggest waste of Trimix ever.
 
2008-10-27 10:20:56 AM
I wish one of my balls was this big.
 
2008-10-27 10:23:14 AM
T.M.S.: Great Gonzo: I can't find a picture of it right now but this REALLY reminded me of the giant tit from Woody Allen's movie 'Sleeper'

Wrong movie. That was in Everything you always want to know about Sex, but were afraid to ask.

Oh, and that looks like fun but the biggest waste of Trimix ever.


I seem to remember some kind of inflatable ball in Sleeper chasing Woody Allen and the girl around. Or was it one of those giant vegetables.

Haven't seen either film in years, though.
 
2008-10-27 10:23:27 AM
Can I say my favorite part of that, which was way cool, was that it looked exactly like a real beach ball? No ads, no corporate logos, just a big ol' beach ball, with the colors and everything you'd expect!
 
2008-10-27 10:25:57 AM
starsrift: I wish one of my balls was this big.

imgs.xkcd.com
 
2008-10-27 10:26:03 AM
DslainteC:

There's nothing to fear but sphere itself.


WIN!
 
2008-10-27 10:26:42 AM
That looks like fun. Wisht I was in D-town. Stuck in South Central Texas. big woow
 
2008-10-27 10:30:19 AM
Egon Spengler: It is acting perfectly in accordance with air resistance with no bouyancy added. It was falling at the normal rate. It was just larger than youre used to seeing therefore appeared to be moving slowly.

Its all relative.


This. Gravity acceleration worked just fine here. Not every giant thing is going to move like a power rangers giant mech fight.
 
2008-10-27 10:34:25 AM
TheJowens: roughridersfan: DslainteC: No YOU'RE a Towel: I'm not afraid to admit you couldn't get me near that crowd.

There's nothing to fear but sphere itself.

Spheriously?

Guys! I'm spherial!


If it killed the people below it would it be a spherial killer?

/need moar coffee
 
2008-10-27 10:38:32 AM
Wait nobody told me this was going to happen.

Then I was too busy to make it down there if I had heard about it.
 
2008-10-27 10:41:53 AM
sevenpointsixtwo
It's reassuring to know that, in a time of crisis, Americans are focused on what's important Carnival Cruise Lines wanted to set a world record.


Attention citizens. All fun has been delayed until all wars in the world are over. We will allow to you have fun at a later date, but until there is complete world peace, there will be no fun.
 
2008-10-27 10:51:52 AM
The world needs more random silliness like this.
 
2008-10-27 11:01:59 AM
I know the guy who produced this. He was telling me about it last week. Part air/part helium inside. This isn't the only ball-istic event they're doing, either.
 
2008-10-27 11:10:36 AM
Helloooooooo, la la laaaaaaaa.

/talk to me, I'm booored.
 
2008-10-27 11:23:46 AM
Laz Long: The world needs more random silliness like this.

It sure does.

/by the way cool fark name.
 
2008-10-27 11:27:30 AM
unfarkingbelievable: Was KRAMERICA behind this?

That was my first thought upon seeing the video.
 
2008-10-27 11:32:16 AM
I live 5 farking minutes from downtown Dallas, read the farking Dallas Morning News every day, watch the news every farking night and I have to learn about this on Fark.

/was to busy to go anyway
 
2008-10-27 11:39:08 AM
That's no beach ball...

/no one else thought that?
 
2008-10-27 11:41:34 AM
No Catchy Nickname: T.M.S.: Great Gonzo: I can't find a picture of it right now but this REALLY reminded me of the giant tit from Woody Allen's movie 'Sleeper'

Wrong movie. That was in Everything you always want to know about Sex, but were afraid to ask.

Oh, and that looks like fun but the biggest waste of Trimix ever.

I seem to remember some kind of inflatable ball in Sleeper chasing Woody Allen and the girl around. Or was it one of those giant vegetables.

Haven't seen either film in years, though.


The tit was EYAWTKAS,BWATA. (it shot half and half)

The balls were The Prisoner.

But I am thinking the same as you. There was somthing in Sleeper but I cannot recall either.
 
2008-10-27 11:49:54 AM
T.M.S.:
But I am thinking the same as you. There was somthing in Sleeper but I cannot recall either.


In Sleeper it was a sort of inflatable space suit Allen was wearing that allowed him to jet across a lake with Diane Keaton on his back.

Oh, and there were large bananas.
 
2008-10-27 11:56:31 AM
DslainteC: There's nothing to fear but sphere itself.

Did there see you what I.
 
2008-10-27 12:01:51 PM
InovativelyFun: I live 5 farking minutes from downtown Dallas, read the farking Dallas Morning News every day, watch the news every farking night and I have to learn about this on Fark.

/was to busy to go anyway


I live 5 minutes away too. I am so pissed :( I would have loved to see that instead of a soccer game.
 
2008-10-27 12:12:19 PM
Approves:
images.wikia.com
 
2008-10-27 12:19:44 PM
I grew up in a suburb of Dallas, and I can honestly say this is the proudest I've ever been of Dallas.
 
2008-10-27 12:42:01 PM
Oh my god, it's Ozma!!!

/not obscure
//I hope
 
2008-10-27 12:43:08 PM
I was hoping all of the people on the street would stick to it like a giant Katamari.
 
2008-10-27 01:02:01 PM
The Girl With Kaleidoscope Eyes: "You know Darren, if you would have told me twenty-five years ago that some day I'd be standing here about to solve the world's energy problems, I would've said you're crazy... Now let's push this giant ball of oil out the window."

/first thing that came to mind
//"Hello-o-o-o!! I got beamed with a giant ball of oil..."


Ditto. Well played.

/Mr. Kramer says "Hey Buddy."
 
2008-10-27 01:26:42 PM
damienkatz.net
 
2008-10-27 01:32:45 PM
Good thing everybody played along and didn't pop the ball!
 
2008-10-27 01:34:12 PM
Cool.

/tired of the "you'll see today" meme, though.
/although I did see a cooler one yesterday!
 
2008-10-27 01:37:38 PM
sevenpointsixtwo: It's reassuring to know that, in a time of crisis, Americans are focused on what's important.

tcwatson: I witness something like this, and I think to myself, you know, maybe we're all gonna be alright.

This is what I love about Fark. The differing viewpoints.
 
2008-10-27 01:53:08 PM
NA~~~~ NA NA NA NA-NA NA-NA KATAMARI DAMACYYYYYYYYYY
 
2008-10-27 01:54:24 PM
www.dev411.com

Unimpressed.
 
2008-10-27 01:54:50 PM
I fully expected those people to be smothered by that thing.
 
2008-10-27 01:56:15 PM
Jounville: I grew up in a suburb of Dallas, and I can honestly say this is the proudest I've ever been of Dallas.

But how do you feel about your president? :)
 
2008-10-27 03:04:39 PM
i44.photobucket.com

If they could just find a way to combine these
 
2008-10-27 03:05:46 PM
cloeequips: Jounville: I grew up in a suburb of Dallas, and I can honestly say this is the proudest I've ever been of Dallas.

But how do you feel about your president? :)


I'll be honest, didn't like him as Governor and don't like him as president. "Proud" and "Bush" generally don't appear in the same sentence for me.

Of course you have to realize, I grew up in Dallas, but I've lived in Austin my adult life.
 
2008-10-27 03:21:22 PM
You know who else had one big ball?
 
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