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  1. 14-09-2004, 04:48 PM #1
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    Unhappy Frustrated with Powerballs?

    http://www.powerballs.com/jaco.html

    The link above is to some guy that had the world record, 14571rpm And he makes it look fairly easy, damn him.

    Ah well, 12361 and counting!
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    my record is only 11316 only had it a few days tho, and not been practicing as much as i should... maybe tomorrow
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  4. 14-09-2004, 05:01 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by streetster
    my record is only 11316 only had it a few days tho, and not been practicing as much as i should... maybe tomorrow
    Addictive....much It took me a while to get the technique a bit better, then the scores went up, technique only goes so far though, the guy in the video obviously spends too much time exercising his right arm .
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    Please can someone tell me what brought about this sudden rush on powerballs?
    I have had mine for a couple of years and no one had ever heard of them, and now every one on the net is talking about them? They on promo somewhere or something???

    Maybe Im just so cool im way ahead of everyone else
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    Wow, that's kinda much! I like powerballs..I have to get one, so that I don't have to hijack my friends powerball all the time
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    I'm sure powerballs is somthing to do with my dishwasher powder.....
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    They sell them at play.com for £18 a pop...

    I'm gonna go buy one and put that guy to shame....

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  9. 15-09-2004, 12:05 AM #9
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    ARSE!!!!!!

    Just reset my powerball by mistake, lost my top score
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    erm is this the same thing? Ive been thinking of getting one for months.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dorza
    erm is this the same thing? Ive been thinking of getting one for months.
    yup
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    yup, i had a 10% off voucher with play so decided to order one
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dorza
    erm is this the same thing? Ive been thinking of getting one for months.
    Yup, thats it matey... exactly the same one which I ordered.

    Its better than the original (and the one on the video), because it has blue LED's in it which glow the greater the gyroscopic force.

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    Ok, didn't have a good day! Reset my Powerball score, doh! Then dropped it this morning and the counter no longer worked .... DOH!!

    However, I sent an e-mail to the company that makes them in Ireland this morning, and have already had a response to say that they're going to post me a new counter - GRATIS!

    They said lifetime guarantee, and they meant it. I was a dumb-ass and dropped the Powerball, and they're replacing the knackered part for free!

    So, top notch customer service does exist, I am now much impressed, and my faith in humanity has been restored .
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    after a few days playing, im up to 10.5k rpm roughly, and cannot even imagine how on earth that thing is controlable at 12k, let alone 13 or 14...

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