Was this cool or not?

[AsahinaKimi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bb8P7dfjVw&NR=1

Push a ton of super balls down a San Francisco hill

(I am pretty sure they had a cleanup crew..afterwards)

[david13]

1. It may look good, but you have to think. What if/when somebody steps

on one, on the hill, and also pollution. Those balls will not stop til they are all in the bay.
So, I say no.
dc

[achtung_circus]

2. Catch nets and cleanup crews and crowd control. nt

[woo me with science]

5. School field trips

to the location. Every kid takes home what he can carry!

[wysimdnwyg]

3. What about the cars?

I'm glad I didn't have a vehicle parked on that street.

[NJmaverick]

4. that was what I was thinking

that these ball had to be putting dings in car doors and hoods

[david13]

6. Cars? What about heads? Let's say you are downhill, minding your

own business, having a friendly gaze out toward Alcatraz Island, when here comes a ball at 150 mph, WHAPPP! into your head.
There is one that might not think this so artsy.
dc

[charlie and algernon]

8. A (one) ball?

how about 150 balls at 150 mph, lol. Sure hope they cleared the street and paid the city cleaning crew handsomely for that. Then that'd be really cool to see.

Betcha the kids of San Fran were happy for weeks finding bouncy balls that landed in yards and whatnot.

[hunter]

7. I'd like to be standing in the street as all those balls bounced by!

:P

[bamacrat]

9. Awesome, great song too. of course I knew someone here would find something to not like about this.

Wish I could watch it on an HD TV.

[kayakjohnny]

10. CG maybe?

If not, then it sure took a lot of balls to do that.

[graywarrior]

11. That looks computer generated to me

[charlie and algernon]

13. there's a Making Of video

they used 170,000 bouncy balls, releasing them from different streets, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1bEOtpqYpA&NR=1

there's also a point where they just take huge shovel fulls and just release them into the city after filming. Really sucks to be the city cleaning crews after that filming.

[graywarrior]

16. Wow!

Who knew?

[Auggie]

15. I guess it's real. Wow, and no coverage of it in S.F. media...

someone really dropped the ball.

:rofl:

Wonderfully done.

[LynneSin]

12. OOOOOO Happy Fun Ball time.....

This is a list of the warnings in the commercial:

Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly, and children under 10 should avoid prolonged exposure to Happy Fun Ball.
Caution: Happy Fun Ball may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds.
Happy Fun Ball contains a liquid core, which, if exposed due to rupture, should not be touched, inhaled, or looked at.
Do not use Happy Fun Ball on concrete.
Discontinue use of Happy Fun Ball if any of the following occurs:
itching
vertigo
dizziness
tingling in extremities
loss of balance or coordination
slurred speech
temporary blindness
profuse sweating
heart palpitations
If Happy Fun Ball begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter and cover head.
Happy Fun Ball may stick to certain types of skin.
When not in use, Happy Fun Ball should be returned to its special container and kept under refrigeration. Failure to do so relieves the makers of Happy Fun Ball, Wacky Products Incorporated, and its parent company, Global Chemical Unlimited, of any and all liability.
Ingredients of Happy Fun Ball include an unknown glowing green substance which fell to Earth, presumably from outer space.
Happy Fun Ball has been shipped to our troops in Saudi Arabia and is being dropped by our warplanes on Iraq.
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.
Happy Fun Ball comes with a lifetime warranty.

[bikebloke]

14. A legacy

I bet they'll be finding super balls around there for years.