Pedro |
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 What do you get when you cross a man with too much time on his hands and a few thousand rubberbands ? ? ? It all started my freshman year of college. Maybe it was ambition, maybe it was peer pressure, but whatever it was, Pedro was the result. Over 35,000 rubberbands later, here's a little information about my creation. News: Ooh, look! A new picture! Pedro is now 128 pounds. Well, I recently got married. Everyone dressed up, even Pedro (see above). Oh, and that other person is my wonderful wife, Maurya. Alliance Rubber Company has continued to amaze me. They have now donated over 120 pounds to Pedro. Thank you very much! You can read some "historical documents" (most people call them fictional stories) about Pedro I have found (written) over the years. The first story tells of the terror he wreaked upon his creator and the surrounding towns. The second set of documents answer the question of what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke. |
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| Weight | 128 pounds at last semi-official weigh-in (05-02-04). (semi-official is on our semi-accurate scale) |
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| Diaeter (circumference / pi) |
apx. 19.4970 inches | ||||||||
| Volume (pi x 4/3rrr) |
apx. 3880.5466 cubic inches | ||||||||
| Circumference (diameter x pi) |
61.25 inches (this is actually measured 05-05-05) | ||||||||
| Surface Area (diameter x circumference) |
apx. 1194.1946 square inches | ||||||||
| Counted Ruberbands | 32,962 rubberbands counted since he weighed somewhere between 5 & 7 pounds (add an estimated 2,337 bands). I haven't been counting from the begining. | ||||||||
| Estimated Rubberbands Top |
apx. 35,299 bands.
Here's how I figure that. I add the "Counted Rubberbands" to the estimated 2,377 bands. (2,337+25,634=27,971) However, I used a lot of smaller rubberbands at first, and now I'm using a lot of bigger ones, so I don't have an exact number. |
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| Fun Factoids Top |
Pedro was started in early 1998, making him almost (you do the math) years old. For my wedding, I 'dressed' Pedro in a tuxedo, using only rubberbands. He's wearing a black jacket, with a purple shirt, black tie and two buttons. Pedro got his first kiss on 12/29/01 from Mollie's little cousin, Sydney. States Pedro has lived in: Illinois, Iowa, Missouri. States Pedro has visited: Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia Pedro has been used as a musical instrument. He was a drum at house church. Yes, he does bounce. When dropped, Pedro gets about 2/3 of his height back. If I drop him from my head, he bounces to my sternum. (Old fact. Current testing limited by size.) Pedro always wears his seatbelt when traveling in the car. Of course, this is more for my safety than for his. |
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| Pedro's Photo Album Top |
Pictures of Pedro. This is kind of like a family photo album, except not as thick. |
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| What's at the Center? Top |
Rubberbands!!!! Why would I settle for anything else? "How did I do that?" you ask. I started by wraping a rubberband around two fingers, then rolling it off. This makes a small knot. Then I wrapped other rubberbands around it until . . . well, you read the stats. | ||||||||
| Where do I get bands? Top |
All of my rubberbands are either found or donated. The Coe College post office gave me a great start.
Alliance Rubber has also been great. Most of Pedro has been donated by them (Thank you.) The rules are this: Donated or found. No buying rubberbands(*). That way it's a challenge. Of course, that's also why I made this web page. This is my plea for help. Even one rubberband would be appreciated. Please help create something beautiful (and large!!!). (*)There has been a precedent set, allowing me to pay shipping for bands sent to me (See Megaball), but so far I haven't had to. |
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| Write to Pedro Top |
You can now send of your favorite rubberband ball an e-mail at
[email protected]. Or you can Sign his Guestbook! (Sorry, it's currently inoperable because some idiots are posting inappropriate materials. E-mail still works!) |
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| Donate!!! Top |
Right now you're probably asking yourself, "What can I do to help?" You can donate rubberbands to help feed Pedro by mailing them to: Pedro the Rubberband Ball 2024 S. State St. Springfield, IL 62704 |
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| Previous Donations Top |
Thanks to Everyone!!! Sorry if your name is missing here. I have as complete a list as I can muster on my computer. Alliance Rubber Company - 20 pounds of 7" x 1/8" red bands. www.textrip.com - Again, this company was nice enough to send me a few large exercize bands. Even better, they shipped a couple hundred pounds to Pennsylvania, where they are waiting to be picked up. www.textrip.com - These great people sent me one of the largest bands I have ever seen and one that was very wide and thin. I hope to receive more from them in the future. Mollie's Uncle - 1 large, thick band. Alliance Rubber Company - 54 pounds of 3 1/2" x 1/4" pink bands. The box tells me that's about 17,000 bands. Alliance Rubber Company - 53 pounds of assorted bands, still being counted. Olivette Postman - 34 size 64 bands. Derrek and another Postman (Olivette PO) - 552 size 64 bands, with a few odd sizes mixed in. Alliance Rubber Company - 37 size 107 Advantage and 68 size 105 Advantage bands. Big Shark Bicycle Company (University City Loop) - 5 size 64 bands. Olivette Post Office - 493 size 64 bands. Cornelius (St. Louis) - Another postman. 40 size 64 bands. The Touring Cyclist (St. Louis) - This bike shop gave me 96 large bands. Barry (St. Louis) - This postman gave 8 size 64 bands. Olivette Post Office - 560 size 64 bands. Mr. John Sr (St. Louis) - 816 size 64 bands he had collected from the mail. Northtowne Cycling and Fitness (Cedar Rapids) - 52 bands of assorted sizes, also 100+ that were too small. Al Kelly from Hanna Rubber Co. - 35 very large bands, 1 size 64 band. Ken (Montgomery) - Gave me a 1 pound box. 210 size 84 bands. Northtowne Cycling and Fitness (Cedar Rapids) - 187 bands of assorted sizes. Hobz (Cedar Rapids) - 1 large, red band. Margaret (Cedar Rapids) - 6 bands. Mason (St. Louis) - He donated a 5 pound bag!!! 2156 size 64 bands. Olivette Post Office - 556 size 64 bands. They are great!!! They also let me weigh Pedro there. Mailboxes Etc. - 19 bands. They also let me borrow their phone when my friend's car died. Unknown - 29 bands. Keith (St. Louis) - 7 bands. Emma (Edwardsville) - 1 band. Kevin (Cedar Rapids) - Someone left about 20 size 64 bands in front of my door. Kevin mentioned it, so I think it was him. (I asked him and he thinks it was him as well). Northtowne Cycling and Fitness (Cedar Rapids) - As promised, they saved me some bands and donated 100 assorted bands, all of which are big and fat. Lou Ann (Knoxville, IA) - My girlfriend's mom donated 8 small, colored bands. Northtowne Cycling and Fitness (Cedar Rapids) - 53 large, thick bands of assorted size. They also said they'd set up a box and collect some for me. Thanks guys! Trent (Cedar Rapids) - 3 size 64 rubberbands that were dear to his heart. Kate (Cedar Rapids) - gave me 5 rubberbands she found on the Coe Post Office floor. Anonymous (Cedar Rapids) - 32 colored bands of assorted size donated by campus mail. Unknown (Cedar Rapids) - 5 size 64 rubberbands from a random postal worker. Jerry (Cedar Rapids) - 20 size 64 rubberbands. Lee (Cedar Rapids) - 49 red rubberbands that are 10" unstretched (and one small one). Anonymous (Cedar Rapids) - 29 size 64 rubberbands Ken (Montgomery) - 2 very large rubberbands. (6 inches long, 3/4 inch wide, and 1/8 inch thick). Chris (Oswego) - My mom donated 2 large rubberbands. Dr. Robert (Yorkville) - My eye doctor and his office donated 6 rubberbands. Montgomery Post Office - 7 rubbebands of assorted sizes. Oswego Post Office - 58 rubberbands of assorted sizes. Aurora Post Office - 198 rubberbands of assorted sizes. Karen (Cedar Rapids) - 2 large, thin, and colorful rubberbands. Kevin (Cedar Rapids) - 5 large, thin rubberbands. Cedar Rapids Post Office - Two envelopes full of size 64 rubberbands. Megan (Oswego) - 1 large, colored with marker rubberband. Coe College Post Office - Most of Pedro has come from these fine people. Thank you to all those who have helped. |
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| Link to Pedro Top |
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