A Conversation for Ask h2g2

How do they do that??

Post 1

Researcher Rex

This question have boggled my mind too long:
How on Earth is it possible to make a football or volleyball etc with the stitches on the INSIDE of the ball???


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Post 2

Granny Weatherwax - ACE - Hells Belle, Mother-in-Law from the Pit - Haunting near you on Saturday

Simple, stitch it inside out, leaving a hole for the inflator valve, and then use a strong vaccum pump to turn it right side out. Insert vlave, seal with sealant and inflate. Now ask a hard one.


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Post 3

Is mise Duncan

Are you seriously suggesting that a leather football could be pulled inside out through the hole that the valve goes in? Its only about 3 mm across.


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Post 4

Granny Weatherwax - ACE - Hells Belle, Mother-in-Law from the Pit - Haunting near you on Saturday

If you want to be serious, they actually finish the last bit off by sewing up on the outside, the hole they leave is larger. But who wants to be totally serious. With a strong enough pump it could be done!!!!


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Post 5

Biggy P (the artist phormerly known as phord)

How do you know this ?


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Post 6

Martin Harper

hsirt is a secret knitting & sewing & stitching world expert... smiley - winkeye


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Post 7

Granny Weatherwax - ACE - Hells Belle, Mother-in-Law from the Pit - Haunting near you on Saturday

Curses, my secret's out!!! I do have other interests you know, motorbikes, beer, cats, sci fi etc


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Post 8

Researcher Rex

Sewing the last part from the outside?? This brings us back to the original question: How can a round thing, f.ex a ball, be sown from the outside with the stiches on the inside??? And by the way: Dogs sweat through their mouth, so how come they have armpits (or maybe it's called pawpits?) ?


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