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Brother Buzz

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5. When I was a kid we heard the ball would explode just before you cut close to the center

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 22, 2017, 06:59 PM

Apr 2017

I dissected many, and none ever exploded. All I ever got was a bunch of useless rubber band strands and a hardened/coagulated liquid center that didn't even bounce.

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Trump must have visited their factory [View all] n2doc Apr 2017 OP

When I was a kid we heard a legend that if you cut open a golf ball The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #1

Most of today's balls are solid PJMcK Apr 2017 #4

Yeah, but back in the olden days (late '50s-early '60s), The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #7

That's my era, too PJMcK Apr 2017 #8

Apple seeds *are* poisonous. They contain small amounts of cyanide. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #9

When I was a kid we heard the ball would explode just before you cut close to the center Brother Buzz Apr 2017 #5

We heard if you bounced it on a hard surface it could explode LeftInTX Apr 2017 #10

I guess we had wussy hard surfaces in sunny California Brother Buzz Apr 2017 #12

Double your money!, they said. PdxSean Apr 2017 #2

Heck, they're adding rubber to bread in Texas dalton99a Apr 2017 #3

Gross LeftInTX Apr 2017 #11

Sounds like a Caddyshack nightmare! Here's Rodney for appropriate commentary. longship Apr 2017 #6