Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/11/28/the-joy-of-textured-plastic-ba.html
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These would be great to leave on a co-worker’s desk, one per day without explanation … hypothetically.
Actually no, that would probably be too existentially cruel.
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Bonk, bonk, on the head! Bonk bonk!
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I have read this article twice three times, and my response is: WUT.
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agreed…
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I have a set of these, my kids love them. The one that looks like a depth charge can be spun like a top if you’re bored chilling with your baby on the floor.
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The joy of textured plastic balls
I’ll drink to that:
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RE-HY-DRATE!!
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“About the product” bullet point #3:
- Helps develop baby’s tactile senses
“About the product” bullet point #5:
- Helps develop baby’s tactile senses!
Look, it really helps develop baby’s fucking tactile senses OK
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Quickly replace the target plate with one of these after running the accelerator then say,
“Hey I’m getting an odd error after that last run, could you check the target.”
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These balls, they vibrate? I mean I guess they must, because there is a joy of them.
My cats may enjoy these… me, not so much.
Literally got me LOLing. I mean, just WTF???
I prefer ‘the joy’ of:
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I use a set of these to develop fine motor skills and grip strength with my adaptive art students, and as a reward and texture tool. They also make awesome marks if you roll them in paint and then roll them back and forth across a table covered with roll paper.
The bumps and textures make them easier to hold on to than a smooth ball for students with hand grip issues.
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…a bell jar…
…filled with inert gas…
…preferably xenon…
We’ve reached peak Frauenfelder.
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I recognize the Trek reference, but don’t understand why it’s there.
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My five month old baby goes nuts for a soft rubbery ball covered in nipple like protuberances. I call it boobie ball.
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It is that time of year that we think of such things:
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