stackyFACTSBecause hurling a heavy lump of splintering timber down a waxed wooden lane sounds perfectly safe and structurally sound.
Because hurling a heavy lump of splintering timber down a waxed wooden lane sounds perfectly safe and structurally sound. Before the invention of modern hard rubber and reactive resin, professional bowlers relied on Lignum vitae, an incredibly dense, heavy wood sourced from the Caribbean. Unsurprisingly, repeatedly smashing a wooden ball into wooden pins caused the balls to chip, warp, and rot over time, making every trip to the alley a completely unpredictable structural hazard.
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