Those rubber band balls you can buy at office supply stores?<\/p>\n
You know. The ones that are the size of a baseball. Round. Made entirely of rubber bands. And which would probably hurt like a motherfucker if you threw it at someone.<\/p>\n
Yeah, those rubber band balls.<\/p>\n
How are they made?<\/p>\n
Is it a machine? Are they made by hand? Is it someone in a Third World country who gets like a nickel for every single one he assembles?<\/p>\n
I’m suddenly imagining factories. Sweet shops, really.<\/p>\n
All to make rubber band balls.<\/p>\n
Yes, I really wonder about these things.<\/p>\n
I blame my migraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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