Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying
Not only Japanese culture is absolutely nothing like we have in the West, but their creativity concerning pastimes and DIY projects might also look quite strange to us. This time the Japanese came up with an idea to turn boring aluminum foil into something beautiful. The tin foil itself is surely nothing exciting – It is used for packaging, insulation, cooking… and making really shiny aluminum foil balls that appear to have no real purpose, apparently. That’s right, thanks to a Japanese jeweler, the whole country became obsessed with refining these metal leaves to perfectly shiny tin foil balls, and we aren’t sure how to react.
According to Twitter user @puchuco709, they took a whole 16-meter (52-feet) long roll of the federal government brainwashing-blocking material and started abusing it – hammering, polishing it. After probably a gazillion repeats, the tin foil ball was finished. People instantly fell in love with this low-budget DIY foil ball project, flooding Japanese social media with their very own versions. Can you think of a use for these Japanese foil balls? Let us know in the comments!
It all starts with an aluminum foil ball like this one:
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Then, with incredible amounts of determination…
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…lots and lots of repeating the same tedious task…
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…and hours of polishing to perfection…
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It turns into something like this!
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People instantly fell in love with this low-budget DIY project
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Flooding Japanese social media with their very own versions
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Here’s what people had to say about the trend:
I like how Japanese fads are literally art while American fads tend to be incredibly stupid and oftentimes deadly.
I'm saying this as an American teenager by the way.
As an American teenager, do you feel that it's right for people to keep expecting you to answer for the actions of other American teenagers?
It is my hope that, as an American teenager, you take this all to heart, and know that it is you who will build the future of America, and it will be what you make it. Awesome responsibility I know, and lots of pressure, but you are the only ones who can do it, so avail yourself of your youth and intelligence. Oh, and don't let anybody tell you what to do. Nobody. Ever.
As a grandmother of American teenagers I think they are pretty awesome. I can find no evidence of anyone acting like the news people accuse them of doing.
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That explains it. You can laud the Japanese without cutting down your own country. Think about it.
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Trained by the left to hate America, so when they sell us out to communism, it will be easier for you to take LOL Morons.
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Get off Bored Panda and go play outside.
"Let's go eat some Tide Pod and possibly die" "Wow what a great idea"
As another American teenager, I agree with you
fair enough, but consider japan has used panties vending machines. Point being, mankind is pretty base no matter where you go.
I've been to Japan many times. I've never seen that particular vending machine. The COOL vending machines are the ones where you can get tins of hot coffee. Now THAT'S worth having.
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But Americans are exceptional.
Agreed...
They have had a lot of dumb trends like bagel head, surgically implanted teeth, orange face, and tentacle porn. Do not doubt the stupidity of teens across the world.
Tentacles is art
You're right
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Yeah, like selling used schoolgirls' panties in vending machines.
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You’re saying this as a White American teenager. Black American kids just invent new dance fads, and strange ways to wear perfectly normal clothes, I think!😄
This actually is a form of meditation. The focus and repetitive movements all create a deep calm and serenity for those inclined to do this. It's the same for any creative art, painting, woodwork, sewing, etc. I'm going to have a go but I bet mine will be nothing like the ones pictured above 😄
Wow that's cool!! I remember I had an obsession of making these, but I never knew you could actually make a perfect ball out of them. Looks like it's time for me to get on with it then...
I could actually see this driving me insane as opposed to meditation.
Insightful. Japanese tea ceremonies are my favourite. ♥
Similar to "wax on, wax off" methods in THE KARATE KID!
These people don't seem to be meditating.
That was exactly what I thought
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Perfect orbs are for amateur hour. Make a pattern. If you screw it up, just say it's exactly as you intended.
I used plastic wrap instead. Didn't work.
Just add heat.
Nosfentor knock it off!
Plastic wrap is too light to do this with. It's not solid enough.
Nerd!
I almost went for the tin foil but realized I could clean the house for a year with the same amount of effort so meh never mind, to both ;p
:)
to be honest i sort of want to see how it looks like when it's crushed
So do it. Make one. Then crush it.
or fired from a Duct Tape Cannon!
Wait............... Those exist Duct tape cannons? Omg must get one!
30 years ago when I was a teenager we used to do this with the foil from cigarette packs that were emptied by parents and grandparents that smoked. Peel the paper off the foil, then roll the foil into a ball and then keep adding foil and keep rolling it to a mirror finish. The ball just kept getting bigger and bigger.
I came here to add this! Glad I wasn't the only weirdo collecting cigarette foil as a kid :P
They do this with mud as well. Look up "dorodango".
Mythbusters did it with turds too!
I did, and whoa! What's with the Japanese and smashing things into little spheres?
I kind of like how their idea of 'fun' involves insane hours of labour and attention. And to think that they can make something completely banal and turn it into art!
At first I was like " but why " but then the last pictures with the amazingly perfect tinfoil balls, it makes sense. So soothing, and I'm sure a level of achievement is reached getting it to look so perfect !!
better that eating tidepods
I saw the first picture and thought " finally, something artistic I can do. " Then I kept scrolling and came crashing back to earth. Crap, I still haven't got any talent.
Art is technique and patience, not talent. If you stop to learn how they do it and then take the time to reproduce it, you can do it too. The hard part is not giving up half way through.
What would happen if those used that foil that Hershey's Kisses come in? I imagine the color would flake off in the process, but if not it might have a cool rainbowy effect.
Try it please! Then post your results!!!
Jacob12jr "When creating internet fads, Japanese teenagers create something that approaches perfection, excellence. They create only with their bare hands, ingenuity and hard work. Americans eat soap." I'm laughing so hard I'm literally crying right now.
i'm two hours into this project and it is much harder than you think. i'm wearing gloves and a mask so i don't inhale the dust. you need a bunch of dedication, but it is a good past time. it gives you a focus that blanks you out from reality. i probably need two more days to finish this
My cat likes them just the way they are.
Phantasm flashbacks over here. I expect the end results of tis could sprout prongs and start chacing people ny moment now. But a cool idea and kudos to people with thus much determination.
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Ooo fancy words
Japanese people, Shut Up and Take my respect! :)
I really want to try this now!! I probably don’t have the patience though...
I actually tried it today, turned into an egg shape, then a jellybean then something kind of like a cube... Oh well
Pee-Wee Herman would be proud. (God I'm old)
I made one to the second level but then someone accidentally stepped on it... 😭😭😭
i tried this, but forgot to take my lunch out first, so... anybody want a really shiny perfectly spherical tuna sandwich?
Something about your comment smells fishy to me. ;)
That's like a little cannonball, so cool xD
I think it's pretty cool. If you want to take all that time and effort into it, why not do it? The end results are totally worth it. There is something so amazing about a perfect orb, esp. one that is shiny and reflective like these are. I actually collect stone/or glass orbs myself. All in different sizes too and display them and little pedestals. I have one made of crystal and it's the size of a grapefruit. It's like a crystal ball and it looks so beautiful under a lamp. Maybe I will have a go at making my own tin foil ball!
If anyone is serious about making one, I have a tip that will make it easier to get a evenly spherical shape. I used to crumple up a ball of aluminum foil to use in the dryer. As the foil bounces around, hitting the dryer walls, it gets more and more compact and nicely spherical. Trouble is, it starts to break into bits so I decided to stuff the ball into the toe end of some old panty hose, pulled it snug and tied it with twine. ---- When I saw this article, I got my 'dryer ball' out and cut the pantyhose off and found I had a tight hard round ball with no bits broken off. I'm planning on using it to continue my try at the polished ball. Tested a hammer on it and it can still be compressed more but it's pretty hard already. --- If you try this trick, make sure you pull the fine nylon mesh tight. Use a knot that won't come undone and when the cut the extra hose off, leave a couple of inches past the knot to make extra sure it doesn't come apart.
Japanese: we make balls perfectly rounded out of a five cent foil, what do you do? Americans: we snort condoms and eat TidePods for fun.
“The American Dream?”
holy shit
Very cool. The foil shrunk so much over the time of the project!
Japanese people do the same thing with mud, polishing it to unbelievable levels. Its called the art of hikaru dorodango, and involves adding layers of dirt to a ball of mud, and then polishing it.
I want to see them do this with a rice ball.
I've been polishing my balls for years yet they're not nearly as shiny.
...and then the spikes come out: giphy.gif
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorodango
This is mad, a good kind of mad but still... I love the Japanese. They're off the wall but impressive at the same time!
Thanks, Japan, for being in the same world
I refuse to acknowledge that beautiful craftsman projects are ever a "waste of time," or "harmless past times" This is an amazing, intelligent, innovative, creative and self improving pursuit. We should all find such an activity.
This is so cool!
Eh, who cares about the meaning behind it? Personally, an Internet trend is an Internet trend and this one just happens to be really really cool! If I had the materials and energy I would love to do this!
I used to do summin similar when I was small.. not to the extreme, but always wanted my foil ball to be smooth
I'm impressed
Zen....
Excellent idea for recycling
Love it, how much would it weigh?
it's very light, like a roll of paper towels?
The idea of a smart forward thinking society and a culture that represents integrity and quality was such an amazing thing to hold onto.... Until I lived in Tokyo. I envy the fans Of Japan that have never lived in Japan!
Theres actually an easier way to it ^^ just didnt find the video to it again :/
you will believe anything
Doing this for my cats!!
Hi, I produced very real "Japanese Foil Ball Challenge" game. If you like it, please up video. Thanks! iOS：https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/japanese-foil-ball-challenge/id1373147210?l=ja&ls=1&mt=8 Android：https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.uuum.alumiball
Watch me take up this Challenge.. And also this is a challenge for all the patient DIYers.. Can you turn this ordinary material into something special?? https://youtu.be/TwFkYZfhyxo
Wow! A nation with everything and nothing left to do but inane silliness as they crouch in their very tiny apartments waiting for Godot.
NOT VEY GOOD FOR YOU HANDLING THEM,ABSORBING TOXIC ALLY INTO YOUR SKIN.MAYBE THEY CAN BE USED AS RADIATION SHIELD BUT BETTER TO USE NEODINIUM MAGNETS!
I'm not sure what I'd do with a ball of foil, but I kinda want one.
On mythbusters they did this with poop...
Was wondering what the point of this is but thanks to the comments I have a better understanding. Looks like fun
ball up your easter egg foil and rub it on a work top. (not your mums fancy table) shins up quick.
Good way for college sophmores to kill time. When i was, learned to excell at knibbling.
Recycling to perfection.
I get pretty much the same result from putting aluminum foil balls in my dryer. Cuts down on static plus I get homemade 'marbles' of foil!
Beautiful
So creative!
tinfoil is utterly bad for the environment.......
Japanese people are "Sharma ji ka beta's" :D :D :D :D
What in the world?! I can't believe that it looks like metal.
It is metal lol Aluminum is a metal
It kind of reminds me of the cigarette foil papers that some people used to save [remove the tissue backing]& roll into a tight ball looking much the same...for paperweight
How are people doing this? I'd love to give it a go!
Is this really real????
What wonderful, meditative way to develop self-discipline.
but why?
would it still be squishable?! also please tell me how!?!??!?!!!!
Lol the pivot I gave this post got it to 777
Not pivot up vote
Why can't i create one?
And just like that, sales of aluminum foil multiplied. :D
too cool
O - C - D.
bsessive-compulsive disorder
Use?!? YES!!!! Dryer balls. I put the crumpled version in my dryer to eliminate static cling, can't imagine how long these polished beauties will last. (My crumpled ones last about a month...)
Since its done by japanese and all i suddenly remembered the rice balls made by misaki from maid sama and also hikari from special A 🤣🤣
I find it funny how they do it.Como Emagrecer com Saúde
....lots of free time l guess.....
This looks a little easier than polishing mud. ;D I did this to the point of about the third picture but I had no idea they could actually get SHINY, so I'm doing it again!
Nice!
The Japanese create amazing DIYs. The americans eat cinnamon and tide pods.
Well it is just a ball of metal, after all...
The Japanese didn't just "invent" this, its been around a while, I remember making these in middle school art class and that was in the early 90's, but its been a thing since before then.
Am wondering how long it takes to fashion one shiny aluminum ball.
Awesome..😁
we used to do this 40 years ago in sault ste marie
That's pretty cool.
American. Hold my beer. Let me get my blow torch. 10 minutes later. Molten ball of Aluminum foil.
pretty cool
t seems to me a hobby that calms is stress
not really a "new" idea. see http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/11/ball_of_29000_gum_wrappers_rem.html
not so new. see http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/11/ball_of_29000_gum_wrappers_rem.html
I don't know about aluminum balls, but I do know that the Japanese are some of the finest people on the planet. I spent a lot of time in Japan, and have often commented that all the cultures would emulate the Japanese culture, we would have a perfect world.
A good hobby for the time-rich and cash-poor ;)
Better than looking down at a cell phone all day,........
I've seen something similar to this, but mud was used. Either way, very impressive!
i tried to do this without polish and it looked kinda weird
There is also something very similar but with mud called dorodango
Well, I guess it's just taking a metal that has been beaten and stretched into a very thin sheet and turning it back into a lump of metal again! I can see RSI setting in if I tried it. But looks pretty
i want to do one - maybe i have too much time on my hands
first i need to go and buy foil - lots of heavy duty foil
Cool! Now make another 20 for Christmas tree this year end.
French do it better :D https://www.petanqueshop.com/boules-de-petanque.html
...I need more tutorials!!!
Somebody has lots of free time on their hands!
Japanese kids?
My hands would fall off by the end lol
I'm gonna do this! Gonna buy foil with my E-Pay card tomorrow!
Omg my dad and I used to do this when I was a kid with the foil from the old cigarette packs lol this is going back 20+ years ago tho
Tried it, forgot how pathetic my joints are. Currently in a wrist brace with an ace bandage on my elbow
Now unwrap it!
I kinda want to do this. Something I could do while surfing the net and watching Youtube / Netflix. But I wonder if I'd get yelled at for wasting foil >__>
Amazing, but I don't have the patience for that!
"We eat Tide pods..." LOL!!!!!
Whoahhhhhh
:O So cool!
Sure beats polishing a turd like Mythbusters did...
I know I’m a spoil sport, but I look at everything from an environmental viewpoint and this looks like a big waste of resources....water, electricity ( in the refining process) not to mention aluminum. It’s your future —-or not—kids.
We used to do this back in the 70's, before the internet. A old urban legend would pop up every once in a while where aluminum was "rare" and metal companies were paying top dollar ($20 to $80 depending on the story at the time). We would start saving the foil from cigarette packs and make them into balls. We'd take the paper off the foil with a lighter, gently running the flame across the underside to lift the paper off to get the "pure" foil. If you burned the paper it would stick to the foil and not stick to the ball! Mine was about the size of a baseball when my Dad showed me a newspaper clipping exposing the truth: the whole thing was a hoax! Awwww!
The finished item is stupidly amazing but I’m afraid I went from First I Age (yeah so an aluminium ball jumped to “oh a candle” to “oh wow pretty’ final image. Nope would not have the patience. But I do see someone making money put of selling kits (hammer included) to make these items.
This is asinine. Aluminium is toxic. Polishing it releases a fine dust which you will inhale. Alzheimer's and dementia are just a few of the diseases caused by aluminium poisoning. (Yes, it's just as bad if you eat it.)
ART? What are you left with? A ball of aluminum foil. You could do this with cow pies. Dry thoroughly and compress into s sold circular shape. Shave uneven bits. Use sandpaper. And what have you got after all your hours or work? A useless ball of pooh.
Shows how boring that place can be
Shows how boring that place is...
Aluminium is linked to Alzheimer's
Wow and you developed countries outsource sewing jobs to countries like Bangladesh. Because sewing is repeative and boring..oh the psychology.
..... I been doing this since I was three.....with tiny pieces, this really isn't new.....
America.. Hold my beer. Let me get my blow torch. 10 minutes later. Molten ball of aluminum.
And then we are like, I wonder what would happen if we destroyed it!
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Wow so much dedication if me i'll give up after 10 min hmm... should i buy aluminum foil o.O
Maybe that's part of the point, it's not immediate gratification, and it's something done for you to enjoy after all of the hard work because you know the time and dedication you put into it.
Uni N easy
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Actually, American teenagers are marching and speaking up to make a difference in their own safety and the safety of all school children. One American teenager just shut down a TV bigot for a week by speaking up. That is hardly "eating Tide pod", and its a lot more productive than obsessively polishing aluminum.
You're comparing two different things though. The aluminium ball vs tide pod comments compared two hobbies (although I agree it's unfair to dismiss the achievements of American teenagers). You're comparing a hobby with political activism - the two aren't comparable. It's like saying Person A is a great artist whilst Person B forgot to replace the toilet roll. Both may be true but the comparison doesn't actually mean anything.
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Just sounds to me that they have too much time on their hands. I actually did this back in the 90's! So I actually would have been the first but recording things weren't my thing. I wish I have now lol
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yeah right , happy april fools day people.
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And Aluminium is poisonous and the way these are created means a big fat does of Aluminium through your skin. Yeah the results look cool but at the cost its not worth it. To be honest this fad is not that far away from eating the soap.
That's what gloves are for. You can buy a package of 50 or 100 vinyl gloves for under $10.00.
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I think that they should get into romantic relationships and start making babies instead of polishing their balls. Japan's birth rate is 1.41 child per female inhabitants. A catastrophe waiting to happen
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Am i the only one thinking what a waste of time this is?
Yes
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what the sheet
It's not a sheet, it's a ball.
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My every lunch sandwich foil looks like that... pfff
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I do agree that it is WAY less stupid than American kids' fads, but still...WHY?????
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*Aluminium
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And Aluminium is poisonous and people will be absorbing it through their skin creating these. Yeah , they might look cool but making these is on a par with eating soap
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Amazing, yes. But so is training fleas which is about as useless a waste of time and talent.
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Easy to tell when a man still has his virginity.
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Amazing, yes. But about as useless as training fleas.
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Feck it, it take it a these people don't have a stinking mountain of sports kit/underpants/socks on their bedroom floor and as many cups/ glasses and plates, or an actual job, how has a proper adult ever got the time or patience to do this...
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Cool but not so healthy because molecules of aluminum get into your body and it's toxic.
You mean the food wrap they are using? I have some bad news....
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Yes and it's true. See this for exaple: https://www.keele.ac.uk/pressreleases/2014/aluminiumanditslikelycontributiontoalzheimersdisease.php
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Oh jesus why. Such a waste of time.
Why not? They could be eating detergent instead of actually making something.
I like how Japanese fads are literally art while American fads tend to be incredibly stupid and oftentimes deadly.
I'm saying this as an American teenager by the way.
As an American teenager, do you feel that it's right for people to keep expecting you to answer for the actions of other American teenagers?
It is my hope that, as an American teenager, you take this all to heart, and know that it is you who will build the future of America, and it will be what you make it. Awesome responsibility I know, and lots of pressure, but you are the only ones who can do it, so avail yourself of your youth and intelligence. Oh, and don't let anybody tell you what to do. Nobody. Ever.
As a grandmother of American teenagers I think they are pretty awesome. I can find no evidence of anyone acting like the news people accuse them of doing.
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That explains it. You can laud the Japanese without cutting down your own country. Think about it.
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Trained by the left to hate America, so when they sell us out to communism, it will be easier for you to take LOL Morons.
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Get off Bored Panda and go play outside.
"Let's go eat some Tide Pod and possibly die" "Wow what a great idea"
As another American teenager, I agree with you
fair enough, but consider japan has used panties vending machines. Point being, mankind is pretty base no matter where you go.
I've been to Japan many times. I've never seen that particular vending machine. The COOL vending machines are the ones where you can get tins of hot coffee. Now THAT'S worth having.
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But Americans are exceptional.
Agreed...
They have had a lot of dumb trends like bagel head, surgically implanted teeth, orange face, and tentacle porn. Do not doubt the stupidity of teens across the world.
Tentacles is art
You're right
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Yeah, like selling used schoolgirls' panties in vending machines.
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You’re saying this as a White American teenager. Black American kids just invent new dance fads, and strange ways to wear perfectly normal clothes, I think!😄
This actually is a form of meditation. The focus and repetitive movements all create a deep calm and serenity for those inclined to do this. It's the same for any creative art, painting, woodwork, sewing, etc. I'm going to have a go but I bet mine will be nothing like the ones pictured above 😄
Wow that's cool!! I remember I had an obsession of making these, but I never knew you could actually make a perfect ball out of them. Looks like it's time for me to get on with it then...
I could actually see this driving me insane as opposed to meditation.
Insightful. Japanese tea ceremonies are my favourite. ♥
Similar to "wax on, wax off" methods in THE KARATE KID!
These people don't seem to be meditating.
That was exactly what I thought
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Perfect orbs are for amateur hour. Make a pattern. If you screw it up, just say it's exactly as you intended.
I used plastic wrap instead. Didn't work.
Just add heat.
Nosfentor knock it off!
Plastic wrap is too light to do this with. It's not solid enough.
Nerd!
I almost went for the tin foil but realized I could clean the house for a year with the same amount of effort so meh never mind, to both ;p
:)
to be honest i sort of want to see how it looks like when it's crushed
So do it. Make one. Then crush it.
or fired from a Duct Tape Cannon!
Wait............... Those exist Duct tape cannons? Omg must get one!
30 years ago when I was a teenager we used to do this with the foil from cigarette packs that were emptied by parents and grandparents that smoked. Peel the paper off the foil, then roll the foil into a ball and then keep adding foil and keep rolling it to a mirror finish. The ball just kept getting bigger and bigger.
I came here to add this! Glad I wasn't the only weirdo collecting cigarette foil as a kid :P
They do this with mud as well. Look up "dorodango".
Mythbusters did it with turds too!
I did, and whoa! What's with the Japanese and smashing things into little spheres?
I kind of like how their idea of 'fun' involves insane hours of labour and attention. And to think that they can make something completely banal and turn it into art!
At first I was like " but why " but then the last pictures with the amazingly perfect tinfoil balls, it makes sense. So soothing, and I'm sure a level of achievement is reached getting it to look so perfect !!
better that eating tidepods
I saw the first picture and thought " finally, something artistic I can do. " Then I kept scrolling and came crashing back to earth. Crap, I still haven't got any talent.
Art is technique and patience, not talent. If you stop to learn how they do it and then take the time to reproduce it, you can do it too. The hard part is not giving up half way through.
What would happen if those used that foil that Hershey's Kisses come in? I imagine the color would flake off in the process, but if not it might have a cool rainbowy effect.
Try it please! Then post your results!!!
Jacob12jr "When creating internet fads, Japanese teenagers create something that approaches perfection, excellence. They create only with their bare hands, ingenuity and hard work. Americans eat soap." I'm laughing so hard I'm literally crying right now.
i'm two hours into this project and it is much harder than you think. i'm wearing gloves and a mask so i don't inhale the dust. you need a bunch of dedication, but it is a good past time. it gives you a focus that blanks you out from reality. i probably need two more days to finish this
My cat likes them just the way they are.
Phantasm flashbacks over here. I expect the end results of tis could sprout prongs and start chacing people ny moment now. But a cool idea and kudos to people with thus much determination.
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Ooo fancy words
Japanese people, Shut Up and Take my respect! :)
I really want to try this now!! I probably don’t have the patience though...
I actually tried it today, turned into an egg shape, then a jellybean then something kind of like a cube... Oh well
Pee-Wee Herman would be proud. (God I'm old)
I made one to the second level but then someone accidentally stepped on it... 😭😭😭
i tried this, but forgot to take my lunch out first, so... anybody want a really shiny perfectly spherical tuna sandwich?
Something about your comment smells fishy to me. ;)
That's like a little cannonball, so cool xD
I think it's pretty cool. If you want to take all that time and effort into it, why not do it? The end results are totally worth it. There is something so amazing about a perfect orb, esp. one that is shiny and reflective like these are. I actually collect stone/or glass orbs myself. All in different sizes too and display them and little pedestals. I have one made of crystal and it's the size of a grapefruit. It's like a crystal ball and it looks so beautiful under a lamp. Maybe I will have a go at making my own tin foil ball!
If anyone is serious about making one, I have a tip that will make it easier to get a evenly spherical shape. I used to crumple up a ball of aluminum foil to use in the dryer. As the foil bounces around, hitting the dryer walls, it gets more and more compact and nicely spherical. Trouble is, it starts to break into bits so I decided to stuff the ball into the toe end of some old panty hose, pulled it snug and tied it with twine. ---- When I saw this article, I got my 'dryer ball' out and cut the pantyhose off and found I had a tight hard round ball with no bits broken off. I'm planning on using it to continue my try at the polished ball. Tested a hammer on it and it can still be compressed more but it's pretty hard already. --- If you try this trick, make sure you pull the fine nylon mesh tight. Use a knot that won't come undone and when the cut the extra hose off, leave a couple of inches past the knot to make extra sure it doesn't come apart.
Japanese: we make balls perfectly rounded out of a five cent foil, what do you do? Americans: we snort condoms and eat TidePods for fun.
“The American Dream?”
holy shit
Very cool. The foil shrunk so much over the time of the project!
Japanese people do the same thing with mud, polishing it to unbelievable levels. Its called the art of hikaru dorodango, and involves adding layers of dirt to a ball of mud, and then polishing it.