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Re: How Durable Is the Track Ball

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Originally Posted by Glooper View Post
I know several threads have been made regarding the trackball, but I was just wondering how durable it really is. How much weight can it withstand, how much pressure has to be put upon a sharp object etc.
We bounced our kitball at the apex into a metal table with a sharp corner. It popped. The material then tears laterally with very little effort.

In short, don't try and test it to destruction.
Don't hit it with sharp corners.

Go buy another ball thats about the right size and texture and use the kitball only for testing in controlled circumstances. You don't want to have to explain to a bunch of students just how big the ball is by pointing to a deflated hunk.

Jason
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