Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Wednesday, March 27th

Today, we decided on the equipment that we are going to use for the sport. As we said before, we want to use ball type equipment. We need the sport to be safe, so these balls have to be light and soft, but able to fly a long distance. We thought about using ball pit balls, but they were too light and don't fly very far. We went to find supplies to make these balls, and in the end, we settled upon tennis ball covered by balloons. However, when we actually tested them out, they hurt a lot when you get hit. Finally, we settled upon ball pit balls covered by newspaper and covered by two balloons. This made the ball heavier, but still soft and safe. Here are the steps to make the ball:
Step 1: Prepare the necessary items: one ball pit ball, one piece of flyer paper, 2 balloons(one with end cut off), and tape.
Step 2: Cover the ball pit ball with the flyer paper and use tape to hold the ball in place.

Step 3: Stretch the balloon with the cut off end over the ball.

Step 4: Stretch the first balloon completely over the ball and apply force to make it round.
Step 5: Stretch the balloon with the end over the ball.
Step 6: Knot the balloon and apply pressure again to make it round.
FINISHED!

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