Plastic and rubber balls are rolling, spherical elements that have low friction values and require little or no lubrication. They are lighter than metal balls and resistant corrosion and abrasion.

Use any empty plastic bottles that you've got around the house. Make sure they are clean and dry and remember to recycle them afterwards! Set them up in a triangular formation, like a bowling alley.

In 1869 an innovative new material was created: plastic. Initially envisioned as a substitute for ivory in making billiard balls, the versatility of this new material has seen it applied to almost ...

When curators at the National Toy Hall of Fame learned the Fisher-Price Corn Popper had been voted in, they knew they had ...

But rumours have persisted that plastic is being sold as rice, fuelled by videos which show people bouncing rice balls. Some also purport to show how the rice is made in factories. Alexander Waugh ...

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Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

You see photos of plastic pollution in the ocean, but it can be hard to connect that to the plastic you're buying and using every day. Here are three ways the plastic you throw away can end up in the ...

Microbeads, tiny plastic particles found in many bath products, are likely hurting lakes and rivers. California's State Assembly has approved a measure to ban microbeads, which are touted by big ...

which is often bright yellow and resembles a Wiffle ball—a hard plastic ball with small holes in it. A pickleball can rocket between opposing players who are drilling it at each other from only ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...