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Mar 24, 2026 2:56 AM
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drduffer
For some reason I read “cursed” knowledge as “Carnal” knowledge in my head and now I have a whole new scenario playing out.
Bowtie8bit
The ball has no off-set core, so it won't spin right.
Krackajak78
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1bHN6bXlmOTM3Y3FqcDNtaHk3OHlicGcxMmVza2o2NmM2djNnYXJ4cyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/9Q0d4bPGqScog/200w.webp
DrewThe3DPrinterGuy
It's like the top half is happy and the bottom half is sad
Hortman68
Looks like coffee ice cream to me.
Niagaran
Don't maltease me. How did he do it?
thatwoodguy
I've seen other ones that have pieces of plastic in it and then more resin
ThanosDei
Just say what really happened: he fucked it in half.
SomeGuyWhoSaysStuff
Great, another thing I shouldn't/can't eat that I want to eat
RummageSaleBubbler
Strong spoon needed. Little spoons need not apply.
IncrediRis
looks like coffee ice cream tbh
Zixtank
Broke it? How? Was his name Fred Flintstone by any chance?
NomadUniverse
Serious answer is the core and coverstock contract and expand at different weights based on temperature. A ball can split open if left in a hot car, I've lost a couple that way. In this case a micro crack appears to be the culprit and it would have been cracked before they threw it.
HashMaster9k
It cracked open on his head and then he thought he was Federico Flintstoni, race car driver and international playboy, for the rest of the episode.
terajack2048
That’s how you pickup a get a 7/10 split
Hashbrown123
Cranbananarama
This raises the Pacman from the dead.
PunnyTiger
looks like a huge malteaser that bugs are tunneling into
GravyEducation
My sister's pit bull terrier chewed through a bowling pin one time. Now let it be known, I was young, it was not my dog, didn't think about safety concerns. But bowling pins are just plastic and wood
ClintSnow
Used to be packed with rubber bands
scarabrae
Now I want a foot-wide whopper with fingerholes.
PantlessThunderGoose42
Everything reminds me of her…
Menkhu
This one's a heater
RElGNMAN
I was thinking of these...
chunguswangus
https://i.redd.it/82rnyqepis051.jpg
Hexarcy00
... Yes that's the title of the post
Totallyscrewedinaustin
Malty balls!
absinthemindedprofessor
My fat ass was thinking the same.
5ywjdPumpkinPrincess
Me too!
DragonThunderUndertaking
Me Three!
GravyEducation
The right one is a falcon
ElbowDeepInAGoblin
*inexplicable flashback to a cartoon that made a maltese falcon pun and I'm just now realizing that's what it was...* ...Brain's bein' weird.
GravyEducation
Weird brains just means you got the right stuff in you
ElbowDeepInAGoblin
It was Rugrats. Someone hid malted milk balls in a taxidermied woodchuck. ...It was the Malties Woodchuck. Damn it.
GravyEducation
Remember the watermelon seed episode? That's seared into my brain
Kajitheninja
some bowling balls have a core in them, it helps change the rotation in certain ways
7heng
veritasium video about this : https://youtu.be/aFPJf-wKTd0?si=e0HXEM208PSohefi
Targe0
Depends on what you want it to act like.
And how much you are willing to pay for one.
Something like this will have been a fairly cheap solid core ball.
JustinArnold
Yup. Can get a center core to add weight and make it go straighter. Can also get an off center one to make it a bit easier to curve. Something else to remember: drilling the finger holes removes some material, changing the weight properties. So you might get a core slightly offset to counter that small change. Its all a matter of preference
NomadUniverse
Most "pro" balls have an asymmetrical core. You dont counter drilling imbalance with the core, you counter it by drilling a balance hole. Each ball with an active coverstock and asymmetrical core comes with drilling suggestions.
Targe0
You can also get ones that adjust for the removed weight by putting weights in around the finger holes. For just being a ball people roll, they can be exceptionally technical.
NomadUniverse
Its very rare weight is added to the ball. Very rare. We usually drill a balance hole.
DevilsAdvocat
can't do that anymore, not allowed to have any holes in the ball that are not used by your fingers (unless that rule got rescinded)
EBlade19889
And that's not getting into the various materials/sanding/polishing that go into the outer layer, and the myriad configurations of the pattern of how it's drilled. There's a lot of cool physics involved
Targe0
And then all of that also gets applied to the lane and how recently it has been polished, as that will also drastically affect how a ball travels.
Monkeyfighter
Is this allowed for professional games? I kinda feel it's similar to using "modified" clubs in golf.
PineappleLoopsBroether
Ever seen the inside of golf balls? There’s a lot of variants. Cheap balls vs expensive balls are totally different.
Aliubi
I used to throw old golf balls into campfires to watch them self-disassemble
NomadUniverse
Everything about a ball is defined by its asymmetrical core and particle resin coverstock. The core gives it a slight wobble as well as steers it, so a new line comes in contact wit the oil on the lane each revolution. The particle resin coverstock absorbs oil off the lane surface. When I practice in a silent alley you can hear the ball cut through the oil.
SacrificialClam
No, you are not allowed to break bowling balls in have during professional games even though it makes splits easier
Colopty
It's the standard for professional games. It's also pretty common to bring several balls with different properties, kinda like how golfers are allowed to bring more clubs than just an iron 9.
DevilsAdvocat
yes, entirely allowed, ops picture is of a cheaply designed ball that's just for the pretty (from what I can tell) soccer ball look to it (better that most given how deep the lines are into it)
I think there might be certain limits to what is allowed to be done in this vein (not just material, but, shape, density, other stuff, I don't have details on that, just feel like I've heard that)
NomadUniverse
The pros do use these as well. Its what we refer to as a "plastic ball" and has little to no asymmetry and the coverstock doesnt absorb oil, so we get minimal to no reaction. Used for when we need a dead straight shot such as for taking out single pin leaves, especially 7s and 10s.
DevilsAdvocat
this I know.. I didn't want to get into terms like reactive or urethane or resin or anything like that though when he was just asking abought the legality of a shaped core for professional use
NomadUniverse
I'm just one of those people that loves sharing knowledge.