bowling ball
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Yes, the 1985 Steven Spielberg adventure, early in which Mikey, from his porch, opens the front gate for Chunk using a device that employs a bowling ball, bucket, balloon, chicken, football, and sprinkler.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
We see the former illustrated when a bowling ball strikes and the pins go flying while the ball continues on its way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
The researchers use the comparison of a bowling ball flying through the air, which is not much affected by drag force, and a floating feather, which is highly dependent on it.
From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025
Bigger crabs defend resources by donkey-kicking smaller ones, sometimes rolling them like a bowling ball, crab keeper Holly Suddeth tells me.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
He just stood there, and Winn-Dixie came barreling right toward him like he was a bowling ball and the preacher was the only pin left standing, and wham, they both fell to the ground.
From "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo
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