| Archive for San Francisco Bay Area Tarantula Society SF BATS |
| daveemory |
tarantulas like ping-pong balls?!??Has anyone viewed this? This person has two videos up of his rosea seemingly having fun with a ping-pong ball.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=admvb0skGAA PC |
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| squirrel |
Re: tarantulas like ping-pong balls?!??
Great video, wish I had a ping pong ball just to see what my G.Rosea would do LOL, I have a feeling she would not go near it. |
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| Anthonaus |
Great! Now I have to fight the cats to reclaim my ping pong balls. 
On the serious side. Could a T fang puncture one because don't they have some type of gas in them? They burn really well when lit on fire. Oh wait, I heard this, I wouldn't know from personal experiences. HEHEHE 
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| daveemory |
If that's true (???) you could always do a pinhole puncture in one and let the gas out first. I want to try this! PC |
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| BayLee |
A ping pong ball is made of a high-bouncing gas-filled celluloid.
Celluloid is the name of a class of compounds created from nitrocellulose and camphor, plus dyes and other agents. Generally regarded to be the first thermoplastic, it was first created as Parkesine in 1856 and as Xylonite in 1869 before being registered as Celluloid in 1870. Celluloid is easily molded and shaped, and it was first widely used as an ivory replacement. Celluloid is highly flammable and also easily decomposes, and is no longer widely used. Its most common uses today are the table tennis ball and guitar picks. |
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| Anthonaus |
If I find myself needing information, I know who I'm contacting. WOW! Very impressive.
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| BayLee |
Bring it on | ||
| ZergFront |
Think my head almost exploded with Bay's first sentence...
I wonder what on earth the T "thinks" it is. |
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