Rubber Band Ball Record

700 000 rubber bands of all sizes were used for the ball.

Rubber band ball record.

His rubber band ball weighs over 3 120 lbs. You won t believe the size and weight of this colossal rubber band ball. Space the rubber bands evenly so that no one side of the ball is larger than any other. Carefully loop one rubber band through the slits on one side so that it hangs from the cardboard piece in the middle.

A rubber band also known as an elastic band gum band or lacky band is a loop of rubber usually ring shaped and commonly used to hold multiple objects together the rubber band was patented in england on march 17 1845 by stephen perry. As it grew larger he secured donations of large industrial rubber bands from a company in hot springs arkansas. He received his first guinness world record certificate in 1998 and managed to hold onto the record until 2006. The measurement took place during the celebrations of guinness world records day 2008.

Loop the other rubber band through the slits on the other side of the tube. Add more rubber bands until the ball is smooth. 28 mins throwback thursday. 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.

Most rubber bands are manufactured out of natural rubber or especially at larger sizes elastomer and are sold in a variety of sizes. Oldest person living kane tanaka guinness world records. Http bit ly subscribetogwr the largest rubber band ball weighs. Put a piece of tape over the slits to reinforce the cardboard tab.

In 2008 joel waul from florida usa achieved the record for largest rubber band ball 4 097 kg 9 032 lb related videos. Largest rubber band ball guinness world records. Keep wrapping rubber bands so that you form a ball.