| One World Futbol | |
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Origin |
Protests in São Paulo on June 12, 2014 |
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Type |
Soccer Ball |
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Effects |
Emits tear gas after being played with for awhile. |
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Downsides |
See effects |
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Activation |
Playing with the ball. |
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Collected by |
Mr. Stall & Pete Lattimer |
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Section |
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Aisle |
519134-258 |
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Shelf |
86521-654-68415 |
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Date of Collection |
July.12.2014 |
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Origin[]
The One World Futbol is a soccer ball designed to be very difficult to destroy. It is made with a specialized foam, related to the material used to make Crocs shoes, that allows the ball to re-inflate after being punctured. The One World Football Project, which manufactures and distributes the One World Football, was founded in California in 2010 to manufacture, sell, and donate the balls.
According to an interview with Katie Couric; The company has produced about 850,000 balls. About half of them were bought for $40 each; for each ball purchased, another is given away. The ball has been spread by numerous organizations and made its way to over 140 countries.
This particular ball was in Brazil when the FIFA World cup was in the country. It became an artifact due to the huge amount of protesting by the people of Brazil over FIFA being hosted in their country.
Today[]
After the FIFA world cup had ended, there were reports of tear gas still being used in São Paulo, despite that no one was around to use it, and children were the ones who discovered it first. Mr. Stall and Pete Lattimer were sent to check it out. After chatting with the kids and watching them play, they saw the ball emit a large cloud of tear gas. Once they made sure the children were safe, and the gas gone, they grabbed the ball, and of course gave the kids a new one.