Water-skimming ball leaps from surface

[kewpiesbadhairday]

get your diving gear ready if you feel like this ball is worth retrieving!

[guyontheend]

it's just a Squish ball. They've been around for 20 years at least

[1RAH]

where can I buy one omg

[Scrapcarslegallycouk]

How much was spent doing this.

[AVerbene]

its a cool concept, but it is so easy to lose that thing in the bottom of a lake

[critterfreek82]

I want one right nao plz!

[IncendiaHL]

Is this the cure for cancer?

[Vire70]

@IncendiaHL

Short-sighted fool. 

[KitFoxtrot]

The ball in question is called a 'waboba' ball, and apparently, there's an actual Swedish sport involving it. Who knew?

[Surfurplex]

Did she say racket ball, or is this a special ball that you can't buy?

[knuckleskin]

Why did they release this AFTER Christmas?

[DIProgan]

@knuckleskin Christmas isn't that much of a bikini season anyway in most places

[B3y0ndfantasy]

@knuckleskin So that Santa may plan better next year!

[BambooScar]

Where can I buy one?!



[faiz434]

I find this interesting. I want that ball now/

[MisterEdens]

Finally! skiping stones for people who can't skip stones

[legend3061]

as uninteresting as the video was, new scientist has finally taken the initiative to dubb their boring videos. What is going on with them? I subscribed because they were interesting for a moment and now i can't unsubscribe because they might eventually get better? opdyjorihmopmosediowynvxinkjxx­ikvsytbkcxn vknz.....!!!!!

[weeeezzll]

These videos always show interesting things, but never present them in an interesting way. *yawn*

[steelejk]

I think should find a way to put messages in these balls and use a cannon to blast them across large bodies of water for communications when our internet is taken away. We'll call it the ballernet.

[jeremyshambles]

@steelejk so we ll have access to canons but not computers? the future seems rather violent....

[sondelachez]

I wonder, how long before they turn it into a bomb?

[kurtilein3]

@sondelachez

Has already been done. Bombs with a perfectly spherical outr shell, they are spun up on the airplane, and then dropped while spinning rapidly at a certain hight and velocity. Has been used to blow away dams, here the bomb needs to be really close to have an effect, and nets protect dams against torpedos. So these bombs skip over the water a few times, then hit the wall of the dam, sink down, and boom.

[jeremyshambles]

@kurtilein3 yeah, the brits used them during ww2 against the hydro electric dams germany relied on for their industrial war machine. and me thinks there was a famous co pilot dog that was sitting co pilot on one of the missions, cheers

[swehunter2000]

Theese balls are oooooold.... isn't this "New" scientistvideo?

[speeddemon157mph]

Aliens!

[sorry8140]

who are the 63 retards who actually liked my comment?

[ikbenharm]

soo thats how we got a moon :)

[theindiekidable]

Kewl!

[SAsgarters]

Neat.

[RogueTea]

WHERE CAN I GET ONE?

[nodariel]

The Jesus Ball

[Fly2Azeroth]

there is No little science

[Trichomes503]

Way to go BYU...

[IrradicableOne]

Sweet! Finally, I can be separated from the poor kids who want to skip rocks.

[Richardgwm]

Better skipping through science.

[Zygotepro]

sign me up

[imbapwnn00b]

Its filled with silicone and called Waboba-ball. Played with those when I was little.

[thenovadeus]

and this can be used for...?

[dk4everX]

@thenovadeus nothin. u cant impress gurls

[Fly2Azeroth]

@thenovadeus Spanking!!!

[JohnnyZoo]

im throwing money at the screen but nothing happens

[CognosSquare]

My dear old gramps used to tell us kids that if you threw a homosexual onto a puddle of water, he would skip across to the other side and be completely dry, save the very tip of his shoes.

Is this technique related to that?

[LadYKilleR8520]

dear santa



[ignuz]

Peel the felt off a tennis ball and you have the same thing..

[ojik]

Only three jumps with a stone? Oh man, I see why you need this kind of ball ;-)

[KaiTendo174]

Awesome :D

[ElPicos310]

where are all the stupid comments like " this is why we haven't cured cancer"

[Yagmilner]

@ElPicos310 they aren't here because this IS the cure for cancer!

[bloximonkey]

Will it float after a few bounces?

[shani21shani]

Did he died?

[EGarrett01]

Why don't you just throw a ball that floats?

[toulouse666]

Cool slow motion footage of fluid dynamics, but this simply seems to be a rather expensive way to throw otherwise FREE flat stones in a body of water...

[coollikeyodais]

How much money was spent on this project and why?

[ApricotRed]

@coollikeyodais All of it and why not

[quaxk]

great for dog play, not sure about humans

[kaasiits]

i have one! :D

[KaiTendo174]

@kaasiits cool! :D

[BigEvan96]

@ObliviuxProductions I don't get it. Care to elaborate?

[shamz0rz]

@BigEvan96 It's called sarcasm.

[TheMrBroadcast]

now, jesus is the balls

[DeadHappyFilm]

dear santa

[Darkfire889]

I want a bunch of these

[hiyalk]

but after one throw how do i get it back?

[bowwowvveevva]

@hiyalk

Have you ever heard of the word ''friend''?

[hiyalk]

I WANT IT

[wakeangel2001]

yes! narration to provide context!

[payasoinfeliz]

is this an ad for herpes medicine?

[Magician12345]

if they can make it explosive we can take people out from across the water

[stdimg11]

Yes but will it Blend?

[sephirothsoul999]

I've just thought of a brilliant application for this too: fun! :P Remember when you last had fun?

[squidvis]

Pfff Aliens have had these for years... Get with the times.

[Mhyque]

Does this work for fat people too?

[XxWWWSAM2xX]

you can find these near pool or sports section in stores :D

[sushicartman01]

WHERE CAN I BUY THIS??

[13elsyd13]

sooo ummmm, is the military gonna acquire this now or what?

[dsavetark]

omg that is so cool i can play with that the whole day

[Mituhori]

I like this Professional horse already!

[alonsomaldonado]

hummm

[HellsPlumber]

Did...did I just watch an ad?

[intheshitter]

I like this voice over chick, she doesn't sound like a drone and cool ball

[dayati]

Tiny wings

[Silverwing01]

Would suck if the $100 ball gets stuck in the middle of the pond lol.

[DoctorMcAwesome]

I'm not saying it was aliens, but it was aliens.

[PsychoticusRex]

nice description and post production! VERY GOOD!

[Slacking02]

Alien Tech... Its nothing new

[jimmyeatskids]

@sorry8140 you are too funny

[IAmSuchANerdLol]

@sorry8140 I LOVE YOU LOL.

[HellsPlumber]

@sorry8140 Make it a pony and it's a deal.

[MonkeyDumbass]

@sorry8140 What the fuck ?

[dzikiewicz]

@sorry8140 Please don't post this shit on newscientistvideo, the majority of the people viewing this, believe it or not, don't think every youtube video is an "lol SO FAWNY XDD" joke, thanks!

[MagicAccent]

@dzikiewicz

Hey, changing sex or species might sound like a joke to you, but some people aren't comfortable with the body they we're born into.

He just wants to become a horse, and he doesn't need your crap!

So grow up, and learn to be more open minded.

[mhoyer01]

Science!

[rocky315w]

great video where can i get one.

[shakenbake1869]

@rocky315w Toys R us will have then in the pool section. haha

[rocky315w]

@shakenbake1869 thanks i,ll get some for my friends kids and I,ll bet my dog will love retrieveing it.

[ObliviuxProductions]

can be used to one day skim survivor victims along floods

[Definistrator]

@ObliviuxProductions If you have to ask what the point is, chances are you'll never get it. Still, it really makes no difference; I hear this so often it now means nothing.

[cataha]

@ObliviuxProductions too small

[tanman1110]

Nice video

[CheeseWizzMan]

dumb