Feels more dystopia than feel good.
this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2025
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They're putting plastic balls into fields for mice that chew everything. So if you want to efficiently distribute micro plastics into the environment, I can't think of a better solution.
I think they were just making tennis puns 😅
They might only be 15, love.
Love means nothing to them
The original tennis ball was actually made of wood and later transitioned to leather with sawdust as the material added inside for an extra bounce. Eventually, the inside of the tennis ball was stuffed with wool and the core was wrapped in twine.
So, this no longer holds true?
mea culpa!
It's always felt funny to me how dumping things turning into the environment rehabilitation are often presented as feel good stories, like throwing subway cars to make coral reefs. Sure they help revitalize ecosystems in many cases but it's just a weird feeling to me.
Whelp, sorry about messing up your habitat. Here's some garbage... Looks like our job here is done.
To be fair, a metal subway car (provided they removed every piece of rubber, plastic and electronic component) is environmental quite neutral, as metal and glass are inert. In this case though, I'm pretty sure tennis ball contain plastic so it wouldn't be whise to just leave them in the open. If they were glass balls, it would be better.
Not all are used for these habitats, most are sold to the public to support charities and the rest are recycled into children's playgrounds or similar.
This is also why the spectators are not allowed to keep balls that they catch unlike other tennis tournaments. It's not to be mean. Wimbledon tennis balls have a life after the tournament.
Aw, now the massive collection of little shit pellets is on the inside of the tennis balls.