{"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":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\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 <a href=\"https:\/\/surfrock66.com\/index.php?go=sub_pages\/tv\/tv.html\">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.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_01.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 01\" \/><\/a><br \/>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.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_02.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 02\" \/><\/a><br \/>Here's the ball with an un-processed wrapper, once again for size comparison.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_03.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 03\" \/><\/a><br \/>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.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_04.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 04\" \/><\/a><br \/>Flatten the wrapper out.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_05.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 05\" \/><\/a><br \/>Pinch the end with the foil side in.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_06.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 06\" \/><\/a><br \/>Roll the wrapper between your fingers for its entire length.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_07.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 07\" \/><\/a><br \/>When you're done, it should still be bent.  The rolling causes the wax to curl slower than the foil, seaprating them.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_08.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 08\" \/><\/a><br \/>Now the ends should begin coming apart.  Find any separation and begin to make it bigger with your finger.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_09.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 09\" \/><\/a><br \/>I then slide my finger in which makes the separation bigger.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_10.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 10\" \/><\/a><br \/>More separation.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_11.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 11\" \/><\/a><br \/>Finally pulling the two layers together, the foil has some tacky glue on it still.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_12.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 12\" \/><\/a><br \/>Here's the wrapper, separated.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_13.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 13\" \/><\/a><br \/>Put the wrapper on the ball, glue side down.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_14.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 14\" \/><\/a><br \/>Fold the wrapper around the ball.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_15.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 15\" \/><\/a><br \/>More. . .<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_16.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 16\" \/><\/a><br \/>Finally, the wrapper is down, though not smooth.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_17.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 17\" \/><\/a><br \/>I take the ball and roll it against a smooth table, pushing down.  It compresses the foil and makes the surface smooth and shiny.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"\/sub_pages\/gumball\/gumball_18.jpg\" alt=\"Gumball 18\" \/><\/a><br \/>Come by my room and see it sometime, it's kind of amazing to look at and hold!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;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. Nevertheless, I do a lot of things for no purpose as well, and the best example is the gum wrapper foil ball. 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