Still Waters Posted August 21, 2012 #1 Share Posted August 21, 2012 A husband and wife have been left puzzled after hundreds of tiny yellow plastic balls rained in their garden. Dylis Scott and her husband Tony were in their garage on Monica Road, Leicester, on Sunday when the balls fell from the sky during a storm. Mrs Scott said they started hitting the car and garage door and "shooting at me". The Met Office said it was possible for weather systems to lift things such as dust and deposit them many miles away. In January it was reported that 3cm diameter blue balls came raining down during a hailstorm in Bournemouth, Dorset. Theories on what the balls could have been included crystals used in floral displays or ammunition for a toy gun. http://www.bbc.co.uk...rshire-19329288 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted August 21, 2012 #2 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Golden balls? David Beckham must be involved somewhere. Maybe he's received a Sainthood from the main man? (The main-man being God, not the Pope or any other mere mortal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffSplitkins Posted August 21, 2012 #3 Share Posted August 21, 2012 In January it was reported that 3cm diameter blue balls came raining down during a hailstorm in Bournemouth, Dorset. Those can be quite painful. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted August 21, 2012 #4 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Why doesn't it ever rain diamonds ,or fine jewelry ? It's stuff like dead birds,frogs,balls ,apple's... Where's the hail of semi precious stones ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninhursag Posted August 21, 2012 #5 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Ammunition For Toy Guns .. My Neighboughrs Use Them All The Time .. And They Hurt Like Mad!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemonix Posted August 21, 2012 #6 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Maybe they're eggs of some sort, they should incubate them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffSplitkins Posted August 21, 2012 #7 Share Posted August 21, 2012 (edited) Ammunition For Toy Guns .. My Neighboughrs Use Them All The Time .. And They Hurt Like Mad!! Yep, that's what I thought too. And look, they even make them in blue! Edited August 21, 2012 by BiffSplitkins 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Mercury Posted August 26, 2012 #8 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Yep, that's what I thought too. And look, they even make them in blue! I'm disappointed...was hoping for frozen urine from a plane. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous User Posted August 26, 2012 #9 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I'm disappointed...was hoping for frozen urine from a plane. http://www.gadling.com/2007/05/03/woman-dies-from-shaft-of-frozen-urine-that-fell-from-plane/ The picture is probably a hoax, but if not, the lady couldn't be any more unlucky. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted August 26, 2012 #10 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Silly people, it's merely the excretion from aliens. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Lady Posted August 29, 2012 #11 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Yep, that's what I thought too. And look, they even make them in blue! The yellow ones look exactly like what they said fell from the sky... But, where would the wind pick up such a huge quantity of these tiny balls and why only yellow??? The blue balls that fell previously were 3 cm in diameter. Are these balls also made in this size? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libstaK Posted August 29, 2012 #12 Share Posted August 29, 2012 In this day and age an analysis of the composite parts of the plastic could almost get you to the production line these were made on and the date - but I doubt anyone can be bothered with the expense. The reporter couldn't even be bothered to get the type of pics Biff gave us which clearly show exactly what they are. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Lady Posted August 30, 2012 #13 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Wouldn't someone, some factory miss all those yellow balls if the wind picked it up from Somewhere? Has anyone reported a massive loss of yellow balls? How many factories actually make these and where are they located? Was there a storm in the area? Were those balls stored outside? did the wind pick them up during a mishap in transporting them? Why isn't anyone acknowledging ownership of said balls? Things like this drive me nuts because there is never any closure... just more questions. > 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted August 30, 2012 #14 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I'm disappointed...was hoping for frozen urine from a plane. Never eat Yellow snow, hee hee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlequin Dreamer Posted August 30, 2012 #15 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I see God is contracting the chinese to make he's hail these days nothing is sacred anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted August 30, 2012 #16 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I'm disappointed...was hoping for frozen urine from a plane. Maybe next time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendy Demon Posted August 30, 2012 #17 Share Posted August 30, 2012 At first I thought it was that weird type of fertilizer you see used in potted plants. They look like little balls that slowly disintegrate but the BB thing sounds more plausible. (Balls...heh-heh-heh.... ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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