With all due respect to The Spinners and T.I., prepare yourself for the new rubber-band man. Steve Milton, through concentration and perseverance, has created a 3,300-pound ball comprised of rubber ...

This drop test shows what happens when a rubber band ball reaches extreme size. At 1 ton, the ball behaves more like a shock ...

What happens when a 300-pound ball is dropped from 50 feet in the air? A certain amount of destruction, naturally, but also some science-based learning. This is the third year for the Mid-America ...

NPR librarian Kee Malesky has been dubbed "the source of all human knowledge," saving NPR hosts and reporters from themselves for 20 years. She shares her adventures from the reference desk in a ...

A young shop worker from Lauderhill, Florida believes he's set to create the world's largest rubber band ball. Joel Waul, 27, has created an 8,200lb rubber band ball in the driveway of his home. The ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Nabil “Billy” Kishek admits it. There are days when he dreams of burning the ball. He has thrown up his arms in exhausted frustration and told his brother, “I’m finished.” But such an ...

The 28-year-old waved off his 6ft 7in masterpiece yesterday as a crane hauled its 9,032lb bulk from his home in Lauderhill, Florida, to a museum, having sold it for an undisclosed sum. Mr Waul's ...