What happens when you set fire to 2,500 ping pong balls?

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What happens when you set fire to 2,500 ping pong balls?

January 5, 2013 at 6:01 PM

An evening pause:

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Blair Ivey says:
Posted January 6, 2013 at 12:10 AM

This is what people do for fun when they can’t shoot. Pretty cool, though.

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D. K. Williams says:
Posted January 6, 2013 at 6:16 PM

Next up, whiffle balls?

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