{"id":257,"date":"2007-04-01T15:17:50","date_gmt":"2007-04-01T15:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfrock66.com\/blog\/?p=257"},"modified":"2009-02-25T15:18:16","modified_gmt":"2009-02-25T15:18:16","slug":"the-gum-wrapper-foil-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfrock66.com\/?p=257","title":{"rendered":"The Gum Wrapper Foil Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nI’m a strange guy and I know this. I often do a lot of weird things for some reasonable goal, for example, fixing the Big Screen TV.<\/a> Nevertheless, I do a lot of things for no purpose as well, and the best example is the gum wrapper foil ball. I don’t really remember how I started, I do know it was my second year of undergrad sometime and that I had one and lost it before working on this second one. I started it by acquiring about 50 de-waxed wrappers and rolling them into a ball, meaning what you see is gum wrapper foil all the way to the core. I like to work on these when watching movies and stuff, just some mindless activity to keep my hands busy which seems to destress me.\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
This is the current state of the ball, with a nail clipper for a size comparison. It’s a little bigger than a raquetball, maybe a little smaller then a tennis ball. It weighs a couple of pounds.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
Here’s the ball with an un-processed wrapper, once again for size comparison.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
I have a process for removing the wax paper from the foil and leaving the foil as a full sheet, which I will now document. Here’s a wrapper.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
Flatten the wrapper out.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
Pinch the end with the foil side in.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
Roll the wrapper between your fingers for its entire length.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
When you’re done, it should still be bent. The rolling causes the wax to curl slower than the foil, seaprating them.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
Now the ends should begin coming apart. Find any separation and begin to make it bigger with your finger.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
I then slide my finger in which makes the separation bigger.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
More separation.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
Finally pulling the two layers together, the foil has some tacky glue on it still.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
Here’s the wrapper, separated.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
Put the wrapper on the ball, glue side down.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
Fold the wrapper around the ball.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
More. . .
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
Finally, the wrapper is down, though not smooth.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
I take the ball and roll it against a smooth table, pushing down. It compresses the foil and makes the surface smooth and shiny.
\n\"Gumball<\/a>\n
Come by my room and see it sometime, it’s kind of amazing to look at and hold!
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