Pictorial: How a soccer ball is made.

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Pictorial: How a soccer ball is made. 39 pics chronicling the making of an Adidas football, from the pressing of a single panel until the ball is packed in the box.

posted by worldcup2002 at 07:19 PM - 4 comments - add a comment -

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Very cool. Wish it had a bit more explanatory text.

posted by tieguy at 07:30 PM - reply - flag:

I wish it had Fred Rogers' voice telling us all about it, plus maybe an interview with the factory manager. Great pics, though. All that glue looks crazy.

posted by Hugh Janus at 08:26 AM - reply - flag:

I was surprised to discover that so much of it was hand made! Thanks for the cool link.

posted by Joey Michaels at 04:44 PM - reply - flag:

Thanks. A couple of weeks ago I picked up an 'ethical' soccer ball at my local Oxfam shop. Guaranteed no child labour and profits used for village development. Keep an eye out for them.

posted by owlhouse at 12:33 AM - reply - flag: