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[[File:Giant Red Ball in Toledo Ohio.jpg|thumb|Still image from video of the giant red balling rolling down the street in Toledo, Ohio.]]The '''Toledo giant red ball incident''' occurred on September 9, 2018 in Toledo, Ohio, when a giant red ball which was part of an art installation broke loose and rolled away.
[[File:Toledo_giant_red_ball_incident_-_Alarmo-Gram.jpg|thumb|Alarmo-Gram NewsGlyph™ of the giant red ball rolling down the street in Toledo, Ohio on August 19, 2015.]]The '''Toledo giant red ball incident''' was an unplanned event which occurred on the evening of August 19, 2015 in Toledo, Ohio, when a giant red ball which was part of an art installation broke loose and rolled away.
 
== In the News ==
 
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File:Gigantic obsidian sphere believed responsible for strange cable car behavior.jpg|link=San Francisco sphere|The '''[[San Francisco sphere]]''' is an unnatural feature of San Francisco Bay, known since at least 2022.
 
File:All we have to sphere is sphere itself.jpg|link=All we have to sphere is sphere itself|"'''[[All we have to sphere is sphere itself]]'''" is popular catch-phrase from the mid-1930s, widely but incorrectly attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
 
File:Crimson Droid.jpg|link=Crimson Droid|'''''[[Crimson Droid]]''''' is a 2015 gothic science tragedy film written and directed by Egon Rhodomunde.
 
File:Prisoner pursued by Large Red Ball.jpg|Still image from surveillance  camera footage of a man being pursued by a large red ball, widely interpreted by conspiracy algorithms as evidence of a secret prison known as the Village, occupied primarily by Prisoners, and guarded by Red Rovers.
 
File:Prisoner_pursued_by_Large_Red_Ball_-_banner.jpg|Prisoner and Red Rover.
 
File:Thai authorities raid floating home in the Andaman Sea.jpg|April 11, 2019: Thai authorities raid floating home in the Andaman Sea off the island of Phuket, Thailand.
 
File:Examples of the color red.jpg|link=Red (nonfiction)|April 22, 2015: New study of the Toledo giant red ball incident blames the [[Red (nonfiction)|color red]]: "Of all the colors of the visible spectrum, red is the most likely to spontaneously generate [[Artificial intelligence (nonfiction)|artificial intelligence]], which can quickly manifest itself as breaking away and rolling down the street."
 
File:Giant Red Ball in Toledo Ohio.jpg|Still image from video of the giant red ball rolling down the street in Toledo, Ohio on August 19, 2015.
 
</gallery>
 
== Fiction cross-reference ==
 
* [[Alarmo-Gram]]
* ''[[Crimson Droid]]''
* [[NewsGlyph]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[San Francisco sphere]]
* [[All we have to sphere is sphere itself]]
 
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
 
* [[Art (nonfiction)]]
* [[Red (nonfiction)]]
 
== External links ==
 
* [https://boingboing.net/2018/09/10/giant-red-ball-escapes-from-ar.html Giant red ball escapes from art installation in Ohio] @ Boing Boing
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shwjITmIXWA Video] @ YouTube
* [https://abcnews.go.com/US/giant-250-pound-red-ball-art-installation-knocked/story?id=33230712 Toledo: A Giant Red Ball Got Loose and Started Rolling Through Ohio City] @ ABC
 
=== Social media ===
 
* [https://x.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1825553195273494821 Post] @ Twitter (19 August 2024)
* [https://x.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1296099061435699200 Post] @ Twitter (19 August 2020)
* [https://bbs.boingboing.net/t/when-youre-trying-to-stab-that-last-cherry-tomato-in-your-salad/142656/6?u=karl_jones Comment] @ Boing Boing
 
 
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[[Category:Art (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Ohio (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Red (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Spheres (nonfiction)]]

Latest revision as of 08:24, 19 August 2024

Alarmo-Gram NewsGlyph™ of the giant red ball rolling down the street in Toledo, Ohio on August 19, 2015.

The Toledo giant red ball incident was an unplanned event which occurred on the evening of August 19, 2015 in Toledo, Ohio, when a giant red ball which was part of an art installation broke loose and rolled away.

In the News

  • The San Francisco sphere is an unnatural feature of San Francisco Bay, known since at least 2022.

    The San Francisco sphere is an unnatural feature of San Francisco Bay, known since at least 2022.

  • "All we have to sphere is sphere itself" is popular catch-phrase from the mid-1930s, widely but incorrectly attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

    "All we have to sphere is sphere itself" is popular catch-phrase from the mid-1930s, widely but incorrectly attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

  • Crimson Droid is a 2015 gothic science tragedy film written and directed by Egon Rhodomunde.

    Crimson Droid is a 2015 gothic science tragedy film written and directed by Egon Rhodomunde.

  • Still image from surveillance camera footage of a man being pursued by a large red ball, widely interpreted by conspiracy algorithms as evidence of a secret prison known as the Village, occupied primarily by Prisoners, and guarded by Red Rovers.

    Still image from surveillance camera footage of a man being pursued by a large red ball, widely interpreted by conspiracy algorithms as evidence of a secret prison known as the Village, occupied primarily by Prisoners, and guarded by Red Rovers.

  • Prisoner and Red Rover.

    Prisoner and Red Rover.

  • April 11, 2019: Thai authorities raid floating home in the Andaman Sea off the island of Phuket, Thailand.

    April 11, 2019: Thai authorities raid floating home in the Andaman Sea off the island of Phuket, Thailand.

  • April 22, 2015: New study of the Toledo giant red ball incident blames the color red: "Of all the colors of the visible spectrum, red is the most likely to spontaneously generate artificial intelligence, which can quickly manifest itself as breaking away and rolling down the street."

    April 22, 2015: New study of the Toledo giant red ball incident blames the color red: "Of all the colors of the visible spectrum, red is the most likely to spontaneously generate artificial intelligence, which can quickly manifest itself as breaking away and rolling down the street."

  • Still image from video of the giant red ball rolling down the street in Toledo, Ohio on August 19, 2015.

    Still image from video of the giant red ball rolling down the street in Toledo, Ohio on August 19, 2015.

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (19 August 2024)
  • Post @ Twitter (19 August 2020)
  • Comment @ Boing Boing
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