{"id":14421,"date":"2016-08-29T11:36:22","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T18:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/?p=14421"},"modified":"2016-08-29T11:36:22","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T18:36:22","slug":"bowling-ball-pyramid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/2016\/08\/29\/bowling-ball-pyramid\/","title":{"rendered":"This Guy Made a Pyramid of 1,785 Bowling Balls!!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Redditor\u00a0buildingsonfire<\/a>\u00a0recently shared this photo of his dad’s sculpture<\/a>… a PYRAMID made of 1,785 BOWLING BALLS!! It’s 15 years in the making!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Here’s some of the answers to the most frequently asked questions…<\/strong><\/p>\n — Base is… 17×17
\n— Bottom is crushed gravel, not cement, so there’s drainage to prevent standing water\/mosquitos
\n— But, he made sure all the finger holes are pointing down, also to prevent mosquito breeding.
\n— almost all the balls were donations, gifts, or discarded from manufacturers\/alleys
\n— Red row, half way up: all balls manufactured for the Marines, accidentally made 1\/4″ too big for ball return machines, donated from the manufacturer
\n— Blue row, two up: same, but from Navy surplus balls
\n— Black row, above that: same, but from Army surplus<\/p><\/blockquote>\n