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From: delma bliss
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Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: 50 Great Things you Never Knew you Could do
with Tennis Balls
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Delma
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From: steve doyle
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Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:58 PM
Subject: [RecipesAndMore] 50 Great Things you Never Knew you Could do with
Tennis Balls
50 Great Things you Never Knew you Could do with Tennis Balls
Most tennis balls simply end up in the garbage when they stop being
useful on the court. But they actually have many other useful
purposes. You can:
1) Cut an X in the top of each ball and put them on the bottoms of
chair legs to cut down on noise and floor scuffs. If you don't have
scuffable floors, many schools take donations for just this purpose.
2) Donate them to a local nursing home for use on residents' walkers.
They make the walkers easier to push around for people who aren't
strong enough to lift them.
3) Hang one on string from the garage roof to help you park without
running into things. When it touches the windshield or rear window,
you know it's time to stop.
4) Keep certain types of gnats or flies away from you when you are
outdoors. Just cover a tennis ball in Vaseline and hang it from a tree
or bush.
5) Tennis balls with holes drilled in them have been used in the UK as
protective homes for field mice.
6) When packing something for shipping in a box that's too large, use
tennis balls as shock-absorbing cushions that will hold the item
steady in the box.
7) Use them to remove scuffs on floors. Many janitors use this trick
by placing a tennis ball on the end of a broom.
8 ) Protect your surfboard when it goes on an airplane journey.
9) Play a creative catch game that will amuse kids to no end.
10) Throw a few tennis balls into the dryer when you are drying
comforters, fluffy coats, pillows, or anything else that could use a
good fluffing.
11) Tennis balls can also help any laundry load dry faster; throw two
or three in the dryer and your clothes will be done quicker.
12) Speaking of laundry, put a tennis ball into your washing machine
along with your shower curtain and 1/2 cup of vinegar, then wash with
hot water. The vinegar will kill the mildew and the tennis ball will
help to scrub the mildew off.
13) If you or your partner snore, attach a pocket to the back of the
snorer's pajamas and secure a tennis ball inside. This will ensure
that the snorer sleeps on his/her side -- most people snore only when
sleeping on their backs.
14) Make your own juggling clubs.
15) Make a very cute pencil/mail/phone holder.
16) Cut a slit in one and use it to cover the trailer hitch on your truck.
17) Hide stuff in them. Make a slit in a tennis ball, then squeeze
either side of the slit to open it up. Place money or other objects
inside, and release to close the opening.
18 ) Use the same concept as above to pass notes or other items over
long distances. This idea has been used at auctions to pass receipts
to winning bidders.
19) Cut a portion of the ball off so that it will fit over the sharp
corner of your coffee table. Repeat for the other corners to
baby-proof a room.
20) Make a beautiful flower for your sweetheart. You can even fill it
with candy.
21) Slit a tennis ball open, insert some beans or jingle bells, and
seal closed with glue or rubber cement. Give it to a toddler as a
musical instrument.
22) When you are seated, put a tennis ball under each foot and roll
your feet around on them. They make wonderful massagers.
23) Put two tennis balls into a large sock. Tie the sock securely,
then use the contraption as a back massager. This is a great tool to
have in your hospital bag when you have a baby, since concentrated
back pressure can help to relieve a great deal of labor pain.
24) Make bizarre furniture.
25) Use tennis balls to anchor clusters of helium balloons at parties.
Knot together a group of ribbons attached to balloons. Cut a small X
in the top of a ball and insert the knot. Fill the ball with sand if
you want extra security.
26) Learning to juggle tennis balls can improve your hand-eye
coordination and visual reaction time. It can also help to keep your
brain sharp.
27) Put tennis balls on the tops of poles to mark the edges of your
driveway or drainage ditch. The bright yellow balls will be visible in
the dark and help you avoid driving into the ditch or over the grass
in the dark.
28 ) Put a tennis ball on the end of a broomstick and use it to clean
cobwebs from the ceiling.
29) Wrap a piece of sandpaper around a tennis ball. It's easy on your
hands and can be used to sand curves on furniture or woodworking projects.
30) Make a unique ornament for your home or to give as a gift.
31) Make an incognito squirt gun.
32) Prevent your bike's kick stand from sinking into soft dirt by
cutting a small slit in a tennis ball and sliding it over the kick stand.
33) If you find that the legs of your lawn chairs get stuck between
the slats of your deck, put tennis balls on the bottoms to keep them
where you want them.
34) Keep the yuckiness out of your pool by floating some tennis balls
in the water. Supposedly, the balls will absorb body oils from people
who swim in the water. You need to replace them every few weeks to
keep them fresh.
35) Cut a tennis ball in half and use it to get a better grip when
opening jars. Just place the ball half over the lid, and the rubber on
the inside grips the lid to help you rotate it easier.
36) You can apply the same concept to screwdrivers to give you a
better grip. Simply cut a slit in the tennis ball and slide it over
the screwdriver handle to give you a better grip.
37) Make a tiny stereo.
38 ) Ham radio enthusiasts with gigantic antennae on their cars can
use a strategically placed tennis ball to keep the antennae from
ruining the paint on the cars.
39) To keep a door knob from smashing into and damaging an interior
wall, cut a large slit in a tennis ball and slide it over the knob.
This trick also works great to keep curious toddlers out of off-limits
rooms ... until they figure out how to squeeze as they turn.
40) Use a tennis ball to explain internet security (see video in
source link below).
41) Squeeze a tennis ball in your hand whenever you have an extra few
minutes to increase your hand strength.
42) If you want to leave your car door open but don't want the
interior lights to run down the battery, just wedge a tennis ball into
the door frame to keep the light switch depressed.
43) When fueling up your car, use a tennis ball to keep the handle of
the gas nozzle pushed in to avoid painful hand cramping.
44) Make a snowman ornament for your holiday tree.
45) Explain and illustrate molecular structure.
46) Make an awesome pocket tripod for your small camera.
47) Build a model trebuchet and hurl tennis balls into your annoying
neighbor's yard.
48) Make talking apple puppets. These will amuse kids to no end.
49) Put tennis balls under the windshield wipers of vehicles that will
be stored for long periods. This will help the blades last longer.
50) Use the time-tested method for finding your car in a crowded
parking lot: put a tennis ball on the end of the antenna.
A words of caution: tennis balls should not be used as dog toys. The
felt that covers them can wear down a dog's teeth. Larger dogs can
choke on tennis balls. Ask your veterinarian for advice on alternative
toys.
Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget.
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