Largest Rubber Band Ball World Record

Most rubber bands are manufactured out of natural rubber or especially at larger sizes elastomer and are sold in a variety of sizes.

Largest rubber band ball world record. You won t believe the size and weight of this colossal rubber band ball. 700 000 rubber bands of all sizes were used for the ball. Here you ll be able to follow the progress of my rubber band ball in my world record attempt. A rubber band also known as an elastic band gum band or lacky band is a loop of rubber usually ring shaped and commonly used to hold multiple objects together the rubber band was patented in england on march 17 1845 by stephen perry.

The measurement took place during the celebrations of guinness world records day 2008. It is now. He received his first guinness world record certificate in 1998 and managed to hold onto the record until 2006. A total of 700 000 rubber bands of all sizes were used for the ball and it.

His rubber band ball weighs over 3 120 lbs. That title was claimed by joel waul in 2008 according to guinness world records. The largest rubber band ball weighs 4 097 kg 9 032 lb was made by joel waul usa and was measured in lauderhill florida usa on 13 november 2008. Mr waul s ball weighs more than 9 000lbs is seven feet tall and is made up of 700 000 rubber bands.

The then world s biggest rubber band ball dropped from an airplane at one mile high. The measurement took place during the celebrations of guinness world records day 2008 our annual holiday which celebrates record holders all over the world. The producers spent an estimated 4 million on the episode to film. And is 15 1 ft in circumference.

Aired in 2004 on ripley s believe it or not. As it grew larger he secured donations of large industrial rubber bands from a company in hot springs arkansas.