World's Largest Rubber Band Ball

I saw these people outside my office today (11/21) loading this rubberband ball on to a truck with a forklift. It is HUGE. If you want to see it for youreself it will be on a float at the Chicago Thanksgiving day parade.

This is the 4594-Pound, 175,000-Band Rubberband Ball, Sponsored By OfficeMax, Certified as World's Largest On November 21. 26-year-old Steve Milton started his ball in November 2005 with a number of small rubberbands. The rubberband ball stands 5 1/2 feet-high and has a circumference of 19 feet.

walking dude

I'm back in Chicago! I've taken a new job at Firestar Interactive on East Ontario after 4 years of working in the burbs. It's great to be back on North Michigan Avenue. So of course, the first thing I wanted to experience was a siting of the infamous Walking Dude. I used to see him quite a bit during my days working for the Tribune from 1998 - 2001. I have not seen him yet but now that the weather is warming up, I'm sure I will see him once again. Anyone that has worked downtown or even visited downtown Chicago should know who I'm talking about....


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