It sits in a Fells Point antique shop, a kitschy keepsake from a classic Baltimore restaurant. Haussner’s may be gone, but its jumbo ball of string rolls on. And it’s for sale — though, at 825 pounds, ...

Whipping his racquet through the air like a cesta in jai alai, Rafael Nadal produces such tremendous topspin that the ball sometimes seems to catapult off the court, creating a shot as challenging to ...

Business name: Ball O String Custom Adventure Tours Date Opened: 1998Owner: Willie FuhrmanContact info: [email protected], 328-7347, or http://www.ballostring ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. So much is made about the technology of tennis rackets. But don't ...

Deciphering a word written on a ball of string that then unravelled depends on the randomness of the rolling process, says one New Scientist reader. But why not try it for yourself at home? I would ...

I was walking through the woods near my house the other day, looking for errant golf balls gone astray from the third tee box. My eyes stopped on a green ball of string that I had misplaced a week ...

After more well-known and celebrated sites such as Wall Drug, South of the Border, and the Mystery Spot, the four giant twine balls claiming to be the “world’s largest” are arguably among the very ...

DARWIN, Minn. — It was a festival of a different kind in a small town west of the metro today. Despite having a small population, the community came together in a big way to celebrate its annual town ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Actually, this is a cone of cotton butcher’s twine, and it’s one of the ...