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Unread 08-01-2009, 10:45
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Re: Orbit balls breaking

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Originally Posted by Greg Marra View Post
I handled a ball at Kickoff that had broken similarly to how you describe. The plastic joint had broken, and the acute angle formed by it managed to rip through the fabric covering, exposing the pointy plastic ex-joint.
A very similar thing happened to my team's ball. I cant understand how somthing sold as a toy, even before this year's challenge was released, could be so fragile. That must be one of the reasons they stopped production of them
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