Guest Youngguy Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 How do you rip tennis balls in half? What is the hand positioned when this is done? Does anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Say Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 You don't. The ones Vansart tore in half back in his day were of extremely low quality compared to today's (like the coins he bent), that's how he did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Say Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 Same goes for squeezing one until it bursts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Black Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 Use two pair of big pliers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 This is one "myth" that Brookfield exposed in MOHS. It can't be done. Perhaps it could be performed with tennis balls around the turn of the century. The tennis balls of today are manufactured of better quality, and bursting or "ripping" one apart just can't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baldy Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 Everyone re-read MOHS, Brookfield calls it a legitimate feat of strength to tear a tennis ball in half. He says crushing one is not legitimate, but tearing one is possible. He said the trick is to get a small tear started so you can insert your finger to tear. I would cite the page number, but one of my friends has my copy. Someone check again and post the page number please. If memory serves, he wrote this at the end of the section about crushing one until it bursts (myth). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannek Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 page 86 ......"The second feat of grip strength that we will examine is the feat of squeezing a tennis ball until it bursts or explodes. This is not the same as tearing a ball in two. Tearing a tennis ball in half is very difficult, but not impossible. Grasping the ball and trying to start a tear in the seam is how you would accomplish this feat. It is easily one of the hardest feats of hand strength that can be tackled."..... all the best mannek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baldy Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 Thanks Mannek. I knew it was in there, just couldn't remember where. After I first read MOHS I tried on a tennis ball that already had a small hole in it, I couldn't even stuff one of my fingers in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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