MY RUBBER BAND BALL! AGHHH!!!

[Sodium Duck]

I got a rubber band ball kit for christmas.

I need many, many, many more rubber bands. The kit came with about 300 or so, and I went through them very fast. lol

I want to have a giant rubber band ball!

Please send me rubber bands. For real. I'll PM my address to anyone who wishes to contribute.

I love rubber bands. :bow:




Pics to follow shortly.

[Sodium Duck]

MMM!

[Sodium Duck]

Feed me!

[Bob_VT]

Glad to see you were able to assemble it with a phillips screwdriver!

[PETERPOOP]

does it bounce?

[Sodium Duck]

LoL, I actually used a flathead and a holepuncher, Bob. Think about it! hahaha


It bounces wicked good crazy.

[KCALB SIRAY]

Let's see which one is bigger, your belly button lint collection or the rubber band ball.

[dvlnblkdrs]

i think the list of what u dont collect is stronger :bellyroll: well at least its a pretty rainbow

[nemelek]

I remember seeing something on TV about the worlds largest rubber band ball. They eventually dropped it out of a plane onto the desert floor to see how high it would bounce. As I recalled, it just exploded.

[invol]

:bellyroll:

Now if it was a superball, that would've been something.

[msfire671]

Glad to see you were able to assemble it with a phillips screwdriver!

:laughabove::bellyroll:

[Bob_VT]

This is a recognized illness: http://www.ocfoundation.org/hoarding/about-hoarding.php



Compulsive Hoarding Syndrome - An Introduction
Karron Maidment RN, M.A.
Program Coordinator/Behavior Therapist
UCLA OCD Intensive Treatment Program

Hoarding is defined as the acquisition of, and inability to discard worthless items even though they appear (to others) to have no value. Hoarding behaviors can occur in a variety of psychiatric disorders and in the normal population, but are most commonly found in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Those people who report compulsive hoarding as their primary type of OCD, experience significant distress or functional impairment from their hoarding. They have symptoms of indecisiveness, procrastination, and avoidance, are classified as having compulsive hoarding syndrome. An estimated 700,000 to 1.4 million people in the United States are believed to have compulsive hoarding syndrome.

Compulsive hoarding is not just an enthusiast's passion for collecting stamps, dolls, or baseball cards. Neither is it someone who likes to "tinker," and fix up old cars or broken furniture. People with compulsive hoarding syndrome may have immense difficulty throwing anything away, from the oldest paper clip, to a used food container, to an out-of-date newspaper, for fear that they might need those items in the future. Their homes are often full of stuff that the rest of us would call "junk." The most commonly saved items include newspapers, magazines, old clothing, bags, books, mail, notes, and lists.

Along with difficulties in throwing things away, compulsive hoarders have severe difficulties making decisions, perfectionism, and avoiding tasks. People with compulsive hoarding syndrome do not like to make mistakes. To prevent making a mistake, they will avoid or postpone making decisions. Even the smallest task, such as washing dishes or checking mail may take a long time because it has to be done "right." The net result of these high standards and the fear of making a mistake is that compulsive hoarders avoid doing many tasks, because everything becomes tedious and overwhelming.

To differentiate "normal" collecting from compulsive hoarding, Dr. Randy Frost and his colleagues define the compulsive hoarding syndrome according to three criteria:

1. The acquisition of, and failure to discard, possessions that appear to be useless or of limited value. Compulsive hoarders have an obsessive need to acquire and save many objects, and tremendous anxiety about discarding them, because of a perceived need for the objects for their apparent value. Sometimes an excessive emotional attachment to them develops. A compulsive hoarder will think, "This is too good to throw away," "This is important information," "I will need this later on," "This should not be wasted." These thoughts are generally normal, but their frequency and the importance attached to them are clearly excessive in compulsive hoarders. If they have any doubt at all as to the value of an object -- no matter how trivial, compulsive hoarders will keep it -- just in case.
2. Living spaces sufficiently cluttered so as to preclude activities for which those spaces were originally designed. Obviously, with many items coming into the home and very few going out, the clutter will accumulate. It does not take long for the clutter to spread onto the floors, counter tops, hallways, stairwells, garage, and cars. Beds become so cluttered that there is no room to sleep. Chairs become buried under clutter, so there is nowhere to sit. Kitchen counters become so cluttered that food cannot be prepared. For many hoarders, it gets to a point where there might be only a narrow pathway that connects each room, and the rest of the house is piled several feet high with clutter. It becomes impossible to use many areas of the house for their original purpose.
3. Significant distress or impairment in functioning is caused by the hoarding. Because of their desire for perfection, compulsive hoarders frequently take a long time to do even small chores. An inordinate amount of time may be spent "churning" -- moving items from one pile to another but never actually discarding any item nor establishing any consistent organizational system. Many compulsive hoarders have limited social interactions. The nature of their problem makes them socially isolated. They are frequently too embarrassed by their clutter to have people come to their home, sometimes for many years. Some compulsive hoarders are able to work, but they will often comment that they are not working in a job that fully utilizes their skills or potential. They always come in early and leave late because they take much longer than other people to finish tasks. A survey of elderly hoarders found that hoarding constituted a physical health threat in 81% of identified cases. These included threat of fire hazard, falling, unsanitary conditions, and inability to prepare food.

Given this profile, it appears that people with compulsive hoarding syndrome have unique deficits in problem solving and information processing. Compulsive hoarders have a distinct behavioral profile and a characteristic pattern of symptoms and functional disability. This requires a different treatment approach from that used for other types of OCD. Compulsive hoarding syndrome may represent a subgroup or variant of OCD that is caused by different genetic and familial factors than non-hoarding OCD.

[Sodium Duck]

roflol

[Bob_VT]

Look at this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JnwvMjVphE&feature=related

This is serious. I think it may require some intervention....... possible kidnapping.

Sodium Duck be honest with us. Are you planning on making the worlds largest rubber band ball? Are you planning on releasing it's power as a terrorist? What are you planning on destroying?

[Sodium Duck]

hahahhaha

I wonder where they get those giant blue rubber bands...

[jclo3313]

I made a ruberband football. It took me about a year to finish it. Then some souless bastard stole it. I still miss it.:cry:

[eTiMaGo]

i guess when you said "I want huge balls for christmas", santa misunderstood you?

[Bob_VT]

:laughabove:

Don't piss him off ..... he just might BOUNCE over to visit!! :eek:

[Sodium Duck]

It's getting bigger lol.

My friend saw that I was making one, and he gave me a ton of rubber bands. Life is good.

[nemelek]

It's now softball size.

[pixiedixie862]

i have a rubber band ball at work too... lol I just collect rubberband every time the mail woman leaves the mail. Its not a huge as the one you made, but its getting there.

[Sodium Duck]

What should my goal weight or diameter be? And what should I do with it when I finish?

[Bob_VT]

Well on a positive note....... it will not smash like your jar with your lint collection when you drop it!

[Sodium Duck]

Hahaha, yea. That moved to a plastic shopping bag though, so no worries there anymore.

If I drop this thing it'll prolly just bounce up and give me a concusion. =/ lol

[Bob_VT]

As far as size goes...... limit it so it still fit's in the hatch of the yaris or go for the record!

The world's largest rubber band ball was created by Joel Waul. He is the current World Record Holder according the Guinness World Records. The ball, which sits under a tarp in Waul's driveway, is 9,032 pounds, and more than six-feet tall and more than 700,000 rubber bands. It set the world record on November 13, 2008 in Lauderhill, Florida.

[KCALB SIRAY]

I say it needs to be shot from a pumpkin chucker

[Sodium Duck]

Which kind? Got one I can use?

[KCALB SIRAY]

Which kind? Got one I can use?

Nope, sorry dude. But I'd go with a trebucet if it's going to be big

http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/desktop-trebuchet.jpg

[Sodium Duck]

Pfft, I wanna see this thing go from one of those huge compressed air monsters. lol

[KCALB SIRAY]

get it up to the size of the bowling ball and it can be done. Go over to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and ask for Dr. Frank Wilczek. He's a professor that will point you in the right direction

[YAR1S]

wish something like this would happen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxkGiLpIV-8

[slvryaris]

Not to take your thread but my fiancee interviewed this guy for a tv station and got to paint a layer on it. I think its pretty nuts.

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/9792

[dvlnblkdrs]

heh the paint ball sounds really nifty!!!!

[1NZYaris1]

Pfft, I wanna see this thing go from one of those huge compressed air monsters. lol

:rolleyes: Boredom must be a real problem for you :laugh:

at least i know where all my rubber bands will end up know :bellyroll:

:respekt:

[m911gt]

I am proud of you for getting over the loss of your dryer lint :)

[KCALB SIRAY]

Soduim Ducks living room made of rubber bands

http://www.therubberband.info/images/rb_artwork2.jpg

[Sodium Duck]

Woooooooowww!

[Sodium Duck]

It grows...

[m911gt]

well done!

[ddongbap]

So how many birds are nested in your beard?

[Sodium Duck]

There's only one chick in there dude, lol. And she is fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine! My gf loves my beard. =]

[marcus]

thats it... here..

[cali yaris]

I'll send you some rubber bands. might not be quite as colorful as what you have, though.

[Shroomster]

so...whats the violation for?

[Sodium Duck]

Rubber bands make me happy. =]

[Sodium Duck]

I've been slowly working on it more. The goings is slow now-a-days.

[SilverBack]

Wow that thing's really coming along. I say keep going until you can use it for the carpool lane:thumbup:

[Yar Is Word]

Did you catch that video of the 8,200 pound ball?
That's quite a stretch!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDKMQaSkDRc&feature=related