Talk:Biggest ball of twine
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[edit] Quote section
The twine ball article had a quote section which consisted of an unattributed lyric snippet from "Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota". I'm a WAY fan, but I didn't think those few lines added much to the article. -- Ventura 22:55, 2005 Jun 2 (UTC)
[edit] Other balls
According to both World's Largest Things and the Roadside America article, there are at least two other giant twine balls, but not sisal twine. Anyone care to research those? -- Ventura 22:55, 2005 Jun 2 (UTC)
- Somewhere I read about another ball of twine which was even larger than the two listed here, but was disqualified because it was made by a machine rather than by hand. (No idea what kind of twine it was, or even why that matters...) Wish I remembered where - some magazine or something. Must be referenced somewhere. --Lurlock 22:33, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cultural references
I may have my roadside attractions mixed up, but didn't the archangel Michael insist on stopping to see one of these balls in the film Michael? --Mothperson 30 June 2005 00:48 (UTC) There are too many cultural references to visiting a giant ball of twine for wikipedia to reasonably include most of them.128.101.70.121 19:40, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Size Discrepancy
This article claims that Stoeber's ball is now the world's largest and heaviest ball of sisal twine, at 17,000 lbs. and over 7,000,000 feet. However, Johnson's ball is listed it as weighing 17,500 lbs. Either these numbers are incorrect, or Johnson's ball is bigger - or at least heavier. A total length is not given for Johnson's ball, and a total diameter is not given for Stoeber's. By the measurements that are given, Johnson's ball is the biggest.
