We made some of those a few years ago. Most viewers were stunned by the plastic-ness, rather than by any sparkly beauty. "Are those plastic cups?" was a frequent comment. We found out that they do not withstand weather well and also do not ship well. posted by Cranberry at 12:23 PM on January 11 [1 favorite]
Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion ball.
I am totally going to make one of these and put it out on the terrace. posted by exlotuseater at 12:23 PM on January 11 [4 favorites]
To make a Sparkleball you need lights, plastic cups, and a little patience... and some dank bud. posted by LordSludge at 12:28 PM on January 11
So it's not as simple as:
SPARKLE + BALLS = SPARKLEBALLS?
Some posts list their source. How did you come across this, bp? posted by christhelongtimelurker at 1:38 PM on January 11
The more I look at that page, the more I like it. posted by box at 1:40 PM on January 11
How did you come across this, bp?
I have an artist friend in Tacoma who made one and has it in her living room. I asked her about it and she pointed me there. posted by Blazecock Pileon at 1:44 PM on January 11
Not enough things in this world sparkle. Sparkle on, you crazy ball. posted by brundlefly at 1:45 PM on January 11
It looks like a bunch of Xmas lights inside some plastic cups. Am I supposed to be post-ironic and pretend this is good?
The first rule of Sparkleball... posted by fixedgear at 1:56 PM on January 11
At Christmas time, these are all over my neighborhood, where we, in our mid-forties, are the youngsters. Apparently, if you only bring them out for a few weeks a year, they last forever.
And autodidact, I'll have you know that this was a very classy neighborhood, once. posted by zinfandel at 1:57 PM on January 11
I'm not sure that I have enough patience to make one but the images on that site made me smile. posted by overglow at 2:08 PM on January 11
Metafilter: combine your trash to make more trash. posted by Zambrano at 2:19 PM on January 11
Because it's fucking redneck.
It'd be a depressing universe indeed if "redneck" actually precluded "good". posted by brennen at 2:29 PM on January 11 [6 favorites]
(Jeff Foxworthy et al. notwithstanding.) posted by brennen at 2:30 PM on January 11
Perhaps I'm a little depressed from the "Obama sells out before even getting into office" thread but what do I see here? A few moments' entertainment and then a complex, broke construction of plastics, glass and metal thrown into a landfill, to stay there for years before being extracted out as clothing or building materials by our stunted, chemically-poisoned, bestial descendents desperate for any fabricated things at all.... posted by lupus_yonderboy at 2:44 PM on January 11 [1 favorite]
I'm disappointed. I was hoping this was something more like polo played with ponycorns. posted by Tesseractive at 3:01 PM on January 11 [2 favorites]
Blazecock Pileon, my life is enormously improved having you and posts like this in it. posted by Lipstick Thespian at 3:03 PM on January 11
My sister had these at her wedding reception several years back.
Everyone oohed and ahhhed.... posted by newpotato at 3:27 PM on January 11
My opinions on these are unformed, if anyone wants to bribe me to weigh in on one side or the other. posted by maxwelton at 4:03 PM on January 11
This guy keeps his sparkleballs in his silver lame shorts -- and it's art! [And I don't mean "lame" shorts -- I just don't know how to do the accent thing.] posted by binturong at 4:36 PM on January 11
Is calling things 'redneck' classist or racist or both or neither or what? posted by box at 4:37 PM on January 11
I who labor in the outdoors all day have a red neck. You who slave under the fluorescent light are known to us "rednecks" as the "Pasty dumpling people."
awww...i thought it would be some sort of gayme... posted by sexyrobot at 8:15 PM on January 11
miss lynnster: I officially love anyone who gets that joke.
I don't get that joke, but does it come from here? I figure if I read up on it, someday you will love me. Alas, that love will be unrequited because, by then, I'll have forgotten you'd said that and I'll just think you're wierd.
the flying spaghetti sparkleball was amusing. posted by lapolla at 10:34 PM on January 11
not_on_display... nope.* Behold the glorious dramatics at 1:15. And might I add this blanket statement: if you have never viewed this film yet, your life is simply not complete. It is entirely made up of AWESOME. Yeah, that little whore of a movie makes me feel nine feet tall.
*Oh whyyyyy ohhh whyyyy can't I ever find someone to looovvvvvveeee? *SOOBBBBB!* posted by miss lynnster at 11:11 PM on January 11
I don't know how I feel about having my own ball, since it's not a debutante one. posted by sparkletone at 11:47 PM on January 11
Shiny, sparkly, goodness. At least for awhile. Something to enjoy making with the kids, of any age. Not expensive, either. Clue: cheap no longer = redneck. posted by Goofyy at 1:32 AM on January 12
i thought this was going to be about mormon vampires playing baseball. posted by apostrophe at 7:05 AM on January 12 [1 favorite]
I'm surprised a Twilight reference took that long, & that it involved baseball. posted by Pronoiac at 7:44 PM on January 12
Fantastic! I saw a couple of these in different neighborhoods when looking at Christmas lights this year and wondered what they were, whether commercially bought or made or what.
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