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7:15 PM, August 7th, 2012
Zoom wired: They’re hit and thrown. They’re caught, dunked, headed, passed, saved, served, set, shot, slammed, smashed and spiked. One is even put-ed. They’re big and small, ethereally light and surprisingly heavy. From table tennis to men’s basketball, here are all the balls (and one sphere) used in the 2012 Summer Games. Olympic infographics! 

wired:

They’re hit and thrown. They’re caught, dunked, headed, passed, saved, served, set, shot, slammed, smashed and spiked. One is even put-ed. They’re big and small, ethereally light and surprisingly heavy. From table tennis to men’s basketball, here are all the balls (and one sphere) used in the 2012 Summer Games.

Olympic infographics! 

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    ahhhh~basketball is so huge
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    This irritates me because they are ALL spheres. And one cylinder! GET YOUR SHAPES RIGHT!! it’s a cool graphic though.
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