The new airless basketball is almost silent when you bounce it 😳 (via @Marques Brownlee/TT)

[@o.d.kay633]

You dropped that "it's $2,500" very nonchalantly. 💀

[@davidcalixte9785]

😂

[@CrazyGuy9812]

😂😂

[@travisallens242]

Yea he did 😂

[@starship2023]

It's the Apple Basketball Pro

[@posoot]

@@starship2023 underrated comment

[@praticle]

The most expensive part of a basketball has always been the air. I'm glad someone finally solved this!

[@SeanCrosser]

And the most expensive problem with it is the sound. Because being loud is extremely cheap.

[@MusicismoreImportant]

😮

[@MartyKay]

​@@SeanCrosserFerrari has different opinion.

[@achillesglacia7700]

But the sound is part of the game tactic, a good player doesn't need to keep his eye on the ball, he can half listen to the bounce and make a decision where to run all in one swift move. Removing the sound will slow the game down.

[@jakefromstatefarm4771]

This comment makes no sense.

[@noahdoss1967]

"it's 3d Printed" followed by "It's 2500 dollars" is wild

[@fumoffu_l]

It's most likely a sunk cost issue. They probably had a team of engineers working on this for a long period of time, and people don't work for free. So while the materials and manufacturing is inexpensive, they're trying to recoup the costs of all the work on the front end. That being said, no one in their right mind is going to spend $2500 for a ball they don't have to put air in, while ball pumps cost like $10. This isn't saving anyone anything.

[@oriontigley5089]

Even with the sunk cost of R&D, having a huge retail price tag is a stupid strategy. ​@@fumoffu_l If you want to recoup the costs of Capital, then you spread said costs over quantity. That's the basic principle of economies of scale. By setting the price so high on the retail end, they are actively sabotaging their sale quantity and will never make the cost difference that way.

[@gavo7911]

@@fumoffu_lEspecially if/when the printing schematics get leaked and people can just 3D print it themselves

[@BoneItis639]

​@@fumoffu_lIt's just a weird business tactic. They certainly don't have to charge anywhere more than $250 a ball to be making profits.

[@zeniththetoaster9712]

​@@gavo7911...You own a 3D printer that prints rubber??

[@TechWithShon]

The fact that it still maintains the bounce level it’s the wow part for me

[@Steve-fx2fb]

Look up a video of them shooting it. Imagine a wiffle ball...

[@DjSpivey-f8u]

For 2,500 its gonna stay right in that warehouse 😂

[@MichaelPolite-i5g]

Big time facts 💯👏

[@BlakOwlEntertainment]

No lies detected

[@midgethobbit5243]

its sold out stupid, so clearly someone bought it

[@Rosscreation]

Yeah dude. It doesn’t have air. That means the materials to make it bounce like it has air, are expensive. It’s not hard to understand 😊

[@Rosscreation]

@@BlakOwlEntertainmentyo thank you for the free laugh homie 😂

[@unknown20005]

now you can just listen to the full force of their shoes squeaking on the court with no sound interference from the basketball

[@marvinraphaelmonfort8289]

😂😂😂 they need to get on soundless shoes next

[@AlessandroPonti-h7m]

nike airless

[@stevedubya291]

​@@marvinraphaelmonfort8289 I am four days late to this comment section, because I wanted to say that. 🤣

[@davidmdertu1267]

​@@marvinraphaelmonfort8289roght after that airless clothes to reduce the sound from the uniforms

[@thewalkingluke]

​@@marvinraphaelmonfort8289soundless shoes and I might actually be able to stand watching basketball.

[@weeznaz8195]

“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they never stopped to think if they should”.

[@Nabucodonosor9]

jurassic reference xD

[@Kryptkeeper911]

Nice

[@alwinuding8926]

I can't believe it. The only one on my side is the bloodsucking lawer.

[@cantdance3077]

My favorite Jeff Goldblum/Dr Ian Malcolm quote from Jurassic Park.

[@lIIlIIlllIIIl]

the money made them not think if they should 💰

[@Potato_Harvey]

thats literally the type of basket ball that classmates in elementary would bring to show and tell just to flex 💀

[@jamesmcinnis208]

"literally"

[@CrazyIsVengeance]

@@jamesmcinnis208🤓

[@sirnoname6943]

@@jamesmcinnis208you just bought it huh 😂

[@jamesmcinnis208]

@sirnoname6943 Plus a back-up.

[@jacjwjdckegfkjrgbkgrbk83]

nice name

[@alexross5518]

"Anyway, this thing is $2,500..." 😂

[@McFrax]

At least you won't puncture it. I mean, it's already punctured. 😃

[@DragoonZell]

@@McFrax Think of it this way if you make another hole you'll have less holes in it then you started.

[@rodrigovillegas2263]

Dude what? The whole point of 3d printing is it makes production costs dirt cheap. What’s the ding dang thing made of?

[@McFrax]

@@rodrigovillegas2263 Are you kidding? 3D printing is horribly cost-ineffective. It only makes manufacturing cheaper for very small volume production, where the cost of setting up more conventional production wouldn't pay off, or for complex shapes that would have to be made from many parts otherwise, or machined in very inefficient manner (i.e. shaving of most of the original material).

[@McFrax]

@@rodrigovillegas2263 I mean, pretty much the only things that got cheaper with 3D printing are prototyping, and things that were very expensive to begin with.

[@user-ed7dy1mq9u]

They should lean into that quiet and call it the Stealth, show commercials of athletes playing late into the night without a sound.

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

Yeah because loud basketball being played at night is such a prevalent issue. 😂 also, I'm pretty sure the people yelling and talking while they play will still be loud... and for $2500? And with a basketball that probably feels like you're holding a laundry basket? Yeah, I don't expect to see anyone spending $2450 extra dollars so their basketball doesn't make noise. 🤣

[@user-ed7dy1mq9u]

@@Frosty_tha_Snowman You’re right, but that’s what marketing is though. No one ever actually needs any new gadgets or toy. That new phone isn’t actually needed, but marketing makes you want it. They might as well market their products based on something no other basketball can do.

[@denimchicken104]

The sound of footwork is still plenty loud.

[@evylrune]

​@@denimchicken104just drill holes into your feet.

[@mr.k1896]

It should be the kid practicing late at night at the driveway hoop. It’s late and Billy is practicing with a traditional ball. Mom comes out: “Billy, you need to wrap it up we can’t keep the neighbors up.” Billy pulls out the $2500 ball and starts playing quietly so nobody can hear him.

[@Markforever47]

100 dollars for a Wilson ball was already kina out of my budget😂

[@JesusmadeTylerPalmer]

Thats why i used to steal them mfs back in the day…2,500 bucks for a ball is ridiculous and unrealistic 😭wont ever touch that a day in my life

[@nomadxpert]

​@@JesusmadeTylerPalmer casually admits to being a thief. Wow

[@RainmakerXBooty]

@@nomadxpertalso casually admitting to being broke and never touching $2,500 bucks

[@davismorgan99]

@@RainmakerXBootyI think he was referring to never touching that ball in his life. Even if I was a millionaire I still wouldn’t be paying $2,500 for a ball

[@kindabluejazz]

@@davismorgan99What's the point of being a millionaire if you can't buy stuff like this?

[@darklordofsword]

I feel like the sound of a traditional basketball is part of the charm.

[@doomhauer69]

100% agree

[@reiserkeiser]

"Don't expect to see it everywhere anytime soon" Buddy, I don't expect to see it anywhere, EVER.

[@Jeremo-FD]

If it became affordable, id buy one for the novelty factor.

[@mitaskeledzija6269]

​@@Jeremo-FDyep

[@robotbro7187]

i bought one

[@1stCallipostle]

I'm sure it'll be $20 in 5 years

[@veganpotterthevegan]

If it weren't so expensive, I'd have one now so I could play and not bother my neighbors.

[@zoso8818]

Silent basketball is game changing for all the people practicing outside at night. My neighbors will be thankful

[@hugovangalen]

And the wind will blow it away so gets rid of the kids too. 😅

[@Qewbicle]

I don't get that, annoyed neighbors. Neighborhood noises has some kind of nostalgia, as long as it's not an exhaust kit for an hour on a bad day. I would put a hoop and ball out myself, just so it's not so quiet.

[@artifundio1]

​@@Qewbicle I think they are talking about practicing late at night. Like once you get off work, and finish your chores. I don't think they're talking about kids. I can really benefit from exercise, and if basketball was my thing I would end up annoying people at 10pm. Not a good hour to make neighborhood noises. ✌️

[@trillgates2452]

. . .​

[@trillgates2452]

​@@hugovangalen. . .

[@waltondennis8208]

The sound of the basketball bouncing is a significant part of playing basketball.

[@brennyntela]

Nothing beats the sound of ball bouncing. For a hooper like me its the same satisfaction as the ball goes in the ring all net that (shook) sound.

[@IfIRanTheWorld]

Amen

[@InnerLuminosity]

Faxxxx

[@robert-h2x]

and for those who dont care about basketball that also the most annoying part.. and im a baller

[@waltondennis8208]

That’s a 1st

[@angelicacushing6032]

That $2500 was a hard jumpscare

[@Johnny-P-Good]

Perfect to practice at home, at 2am, without disturbing everyone around

[@jerome123306]

My thoughts exactly. The only positive I see though.

[@talmanes4589]

@@jerome123306 Yea, I can't see any other benefit, other than maybe requiring less material to make. Apparently right now though they take a lot of time to make, hence the cost.

[@cosmiclarry61]

Only people that practice basketball 2am in their house are insane enough to buy this ball.

[@Nova-fh2et]

I guess

[@bohanxu6125]

@@jerome123306 You never need to pump pressure in it. It can give more consistent bounce, in principle at least.

[@mihirchitnis905]

This is a solution to a problem that does not exist.

[@malcolmn.5222]

By your logic, this new ball is not a "solution". It's just a new spin on item that already exists.

[@BEANTOPedits]

@@malcolmn.5222🤓🤓

[@iantoner9423]

Word… like why?

[@lobsters12111]

Theyre just trying new things, thats how innovation happens.

[@basketballgod2791]

Lol

[@1iving1egend]

whoever buys those for 2.5k just know you’re getting robbed in any area 😂😂😭😭😭

[@christopherestes6760]

it's going to be a status thing like those dumb kanye slippers, the pointy shoulder pad suits, the fanny packs across the chest... just stupid.

[@Finn959]

By other basketball enthusiasts

[@Burning_Babylon]

Because of certain types

[@Thebogeybro]

Just 3d print your own lol 😂 can't be that hard

[@Bmd-gc]

@@christopherestes6760the Yeezy slides are not that expensive mate. Lol. I wouldn’t buy them but that’s because I’m picky with my slides and wouldn’t be able to try them on before buying because I never see them in stores.

[@ThatGuyz82]

It is quiet because there is no echo from the air chamber. Tires on your car work the same way. Wheels without air pressure make a tiny fraction of the noise as regular tires.

[@landsraad9745]

I dont have a problem with hearing a basketball bounce... Its 10 grown men squeeking their shoes for an hour

[@aaronvoss38]

If they are squeaking... Then they are using their pivot appropriately.

[@StumpyFroggy]

​@@aaronvoss38Wow! Still annoying!

[@PhilandSofia]

It’s like revving your car, loud and unnecessary. But kids and their toys amiright?

[@flobbergassy]

I still do it as an adult because of 20 years of basketball

[@Dixon_Cider407]

When ball is life but you also don’t want to wake everyone in the house

[@ohokayofficial]

Great point actually. You should hop on that idea to *patent* it. Reduce the cost and create the product for less with a similar material -> sell the ball for less, but market it as a *practice ball* (Similar to mesh drum pads for percussionists) Anyone wanna start a small company sometime this month?

[@PublicEnemy508]

Ball better be life if you paying $2500 for a basketball 😂

[@Dixon_Cider407]

@@PublicEnemy508for $2500 that ball had better be reading everyone bedtime stories and fluffing pillows

[@NYs9thwonder]

Gotta get them shots in and dribble drills!

[@KevinStiff86]

Band aids are cheaper. I'll wake them up and take the whuppin. 😂😂😂

[@kujo62]

Way to fix a problem that doesn't exist. Kudos.

[@InfinteIdeas]

If the ball doesn't deflate that makes it more durable

[@GeoRedtick]

@@InfinteIdeashow many non-durable regular basketballs could you get for $2500? Might even be able to pick up a a ball pump and needle at Goodwill for that cash.

[@StevoDesign]

​@@GeoRedtick ok but you can probably print this ball yourself for a few bucks.

[@Cineenvenordquist]

​@@InfinteIdeashaha no. Though that ball could certainly have more colorant or structural color (artificial opal) fill, because how will it not trend to the soil color in 1/5 game, look at it. G'wan, ruin the biodegradability with melanin family compounds. 👍🏾

[@kurtsudheim825]

It's a fancy kid bouncy ball

[@coooseee]

Literally everyone: "3D printing is amazing, it's going to make everything so cheap" 3D Printed products:

[@unou588]

I dont think you understand how price gets reduced with increased scale of production. This is a limited edition, if it were mass produced it would be done in a far more effective manner.

[@Ben-b2c]

who said 3D printing would make everything cheap? 3D printing was never meant to be for mass production. 3D printing takes forever compared to other more conventional production methods like injection molding and it's main application is and always has been for prototyping or customized parts, pretty much anything produced at a small scale. And at a small scale it does make things a lot cheaper, because with a single 3D printer you can print almost anything and you don't need expensive tools, molds or dies.

[@dbrav727]

“Anyway it’s 2500” lol

[@mantidream8179]

Honestly, the regular basketball bounce sound isn't a bad thing, I prefer it. It sounds satisfying.

[@johncopple6479]

Just like a Home Run with a wooden bat sounds so much better than an aluminum bat !

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

And it's part of the strategy to hear if the ball is behind you.

[@youngstove_2533]

That's definitely facts 😂

[@cipher.u.justice]

but now you can work on your handling in an apartment building without noise complaints

[@gohawks3571]

I agree

[@THEarrasBuddhist]

"This thing is $2,500." YEAH BYE 😂

[@cappy2282]

$2,500 is absurd 😂

[@AoE2Replays]

Yup!, thats capitalism baby. Also the company probably paid an insane amount into R&D and feel like they need to recoup their losses. or theyre just greedy

[@thebokan3926]

Or it's a prototype still that's being sold so idk what to tell you mang prolly not enough of them were made to warrant a cheap price. Also yea of course you want to recoup lost revenue they probably had to use so much of the 3d printing plastic because 3d printing isn't guaranteed to work it could fail during production so idk what to tell you, a lot of factors go into it that I'm not even touching because I don't know how business actually works I just want someone to reply "I ain't reading allat"

[@cappy2282]

@AoE2Replays lol I understand and appreciate that but the capitalist market didn't set this price, they just put a wacky number on it. 2) "A lot of research and development"....that's clearly been wasted. Sounds like they just wanted to play with a 3d printer and should have spent that precious time on something more productive. Not a $2500 gimmick basketball

[@cappy2282]

@thebokan3926 lol...so they're actually doing us all a favor with that 2500 price tag. Does sound like a deal and if it's the" prototype" I'm have to get two of these gimmick basketball that will "inevitably" accumulate dirt inside

[@cappy2282]

​@thebokan3926 I do appreciate your comment and i did read it all lol. I just don't like it. The sound of the ball bouncing off the court strikes fear in my defenders...and I don't wanna lose that competitive edge. (Nobody wants to play with silent ball)

[@afrodesiac8064]

Don't let the airless one roll into the creek!

[@lyricusthelame9395]

I don't know what it's made out of but I'm pretty sure it's plastic, so I'd wager it'd still float. Although that would be extremely funny if it sank.

[@suna9555]

People def gonna wanna "borrow" that ball 💀💀💀

[@blackice51374]

The last day you'll see it😂

[@amcg6075]

Pull up anywhere with it and you leaving without it 😂

[@youngstove_2533]

That part right there 😂😂

[@iBeatBoxz8]

they really have the audacity to sell a 3d printed ball for 2,500

[@BornIn1500]

The R&D costs must be absurd. Hilarious to see all the ignorant kids who can't comprehend that.

[@prixmalcollects9332]

dude the concept is amazing, do you think anyone can print that?

[@Konarcoffee]

Good luck printing this with anything even approaching a home 3d printing machine

[@chrisbeard9113]

For only $39.99 more they will include a second ball, a custom sack to hold them and a 3d printed shaft to sit on

[@iamaronman]

The lack of noise ruins it for me, that ring of a basketball Is strangely satisfying

[@aquilmikaeel1098]

Absolutely. I feel you on that.

[@lhermanus9524]

For shooting practice in low noise residential areas? And nighttime dribbling practice?

[@iamaronman]

@@lhermanus9524 yeah I could see it for that. But man that sound from a regular basketball is so satisfying.

[@lhermanus9524]

@@iamaronman I feel you though! That and the sneakers squeaking let you know you're alive.

[@asmrblackandwhiteblood]

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[@donaldanderson6408]

I can hear the homies now (Man..get that quite as ball outta here)😂

[@g10118]

yeah, design cooked up by people who don't ball

[@playdiscgolf1546]

@@g10118true but it would be nice for the neighbors when youre shooting around at midnight lol

[@jessegreene4553]

@@playdiscgolf1546exactly what I thought. Where was this when me and the boys wanted to ball late at night? Of course I wouldn’t drop $2,500 on a ball in the first place, but you know what I mean 😂🤣

[@abrahamcisneros1425]

Let's get it outta here while someone distracts Cody 😢 Poor Cody

[@playdiscgolf1546]

@@jessegreene4553 absolutely, we got screamed at many times for bouncing the ball late at night, in the house, etc lmao

[@RightWingSnowFlake]

I really haven't seen people shoot with it yet. I'd like to see how it affects shots indoors and outdoors in the wind.

[@Kings_Honesty]

Exactly!! the aerodynamics has to be affected with the wind going THROUGH the ball instead of around it

[@natelizzle4731]

I was thinking the exact same thing

[@scot8472]

It actually shoots just fine. You’d be surprised how similar to a regular ball it feels.

[@quistador7]

players have said it tears up their hands. And it's too slick.

[@ronaldcodner2187]

The wind would ABSOLUTELY affect that ball. Think of a wiffle ball with holes compared to one without. Obviously not exactly the same but there will be a difference.

[@Seahawkfan1108]

the sound of a basketball is not only music to the ears, it also tells you where the ball is and who is carrying it down the court. don't fix what's not broken

[@ooscar05]

We won’t be able to say “air ball” anymore.

[@Iamhimberly]

Beat me by a second

[@Yoni123]

It has nothing to do with the ball having air in it.

[@ŽaliaUgnis]

This will blow up

[@markbarlow6313]

​@@Yoni123technically the ball still has air in it.. just flowing thru it, no?🤔

[@davidcalixte9785]

😂😂😂😂

[@noirboheme4234]

That's gone be 99¢ on Temu in a year

[@jailbrokespirit3353]

Except when you get it it’s keychain sized

[@saltdoll5288]

😂😂😂

[@lalegende2746]

Why Temu? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joelface]

If you're rich enough to have an indoor basketball court, you're DEFINITELY picking one of these up. I do think that if they get the price down to around 100 bucks, there are a lot of people who would love a quiet ball, especially for playing in the evening.

[@bloodlove93]

lmfao....dude...wilsons are already $100 in what druggy world are you deluding yourself into thinking this will be that price in under 500 years hahaha if you're lucky it'll be $500 before your grandchildren are dead. yes its 3d printed....i dare you to try,you'll fail i promise you that. these aren't made with filament and in open air. it's a special and unique form of 3d printing involving a sealed bin of synthetic dust. if you print one from filament at home it'll be a failure, you need the right machine and you can't afford it.

[@Tom-ed-w]

The silence of the Airless ball, is like switching from a hellcat to a tesla.

[@TheCookiePup]

I can image the amount of prototyping and testing they had to do in order to get the bounce height practically identical to a regular ball 👏

[@FakingANerve]

And if you can give their projected output, you can figure out how much that R&D cost given that ludicrous f***ing price! 😂

[@wjb4578]

​@@FakingANerve I'm working on cleaning up my language. Just curious a) why you feel the need for profanity in your comment and b) why even curse if you're just going to censor yourself. Kinda pointless.

[@FakingANerve]

@@wjb4578 1) because it can reinforce a point 2) because it can get a comment on this site/app I immediately deleted Oh, and 3) why the f*** do you care? 😉

[@belanciaga]

​@@wjb4578so what's the f word? Flowing? Freeing? Censorship is great for innocent children... they who probably just count for a minor 1% of all people, but still. Keep up the good work tho and dont let it turn you into a ducking grammar nazi on youtube lol

[@jare8021]

@@wjb4578it’s to show a more extreme level of emotion than you could’ve without cursing or going into a longer more wordy explanation on how ridiculous the price is. Cursing may be socially looked down upon in some countries, but at the end of the day the words have their roles just like all other words in our language, which is pretty f***ing cool of you ask me 😅

[@CamW762]

It didn't affect me til you said "trypophobia" and proceeded to zoom in on the ball smh.

[@soulextinguisher]

same

[@-libertyprimev1-902]

Same same

[@hypotheticmyth7141]

Usually people arent affected by smth like that until its mentioned >_>

[@-libertyprimev1-902]

@@hypotheticmyth7141 yeah like breathing or blinking... Which you are now doing manually because I brought attention to it.

[@DavidKalu-ho5ms]

No way - Magic@@-libertyprimev1-902

[@drewjennings550]

That basketball is like something you'd see in Wakanda😂

[@Agelesslink]

All they got is stone spears and unfulfilled dreams over there

[@jonnguyen3732]

no it's not wakanda is super futuristic tech lol @@ll-REDACTED-ll

[@Agelesslink]

@@ll-REDACTED-ll in a world where everything is considered racist. It probably is, but I’m all out of f¥

[@joniboi3699]

​@@ll-REDACTED-ll Are you always this salty? 🤣

[@WTK55]

Racist

[@glennmarksalgado7180]

Great review, Thanasis! Thanks!

[@itanison9581]

Bro said it's 2500$ like it's 5 bucks💀💀

[@Trainboy1EJR]

$5 ball, don’t even need to think about cost. $2500 ball, not even going to think about it because of cost. Same thing really. No reason to think about either purchase, you instantly know whether you’re going to get it or not. XD

[@scrumpymanjack]

To be fair, he did say in the same sentence that price would be an obstacle to sales. But Brownlee's a multi-millionaire. He probably makes $2,500 per hour!

[@stephensimpson1963]

Sharpie-ing my last name on that $2500 ball immediately

[@TheCameltotem]

Wait until they learn about balloons, they even float!!

[@chadsoltys4127]

how?

[@brandondickie3456]

@@TheCameltotemcouldn’t you fill a basketball with helium or am I missing something

[@orenjineko646]

I think it will stumble on the same trouble as that airless tire, i.e. dirt, gravel got stuck in all those holes and then change it's properties.

[@SGSAutomotive]

£2500 means failure right there that price means the product is 100% failing right out of the gate

[@nasdoc1]

Yes. It's common sense. It's going to fail because of its flawed design. I think it will have buyers,the ultra rich, for whom 2500 is nothing.

[@sitisarah826]

Future Basketball game 🏀

[@EastCoasters]

Imagine a huge NBA player just dropping the ball due to trypophobia 🤣

[@treewisps4085]

tell him to grow a pair?

[@HarrDarr]

@@treewisps4085 not how phobias work my guy, a phobia is defined as irrational for a reason

[@fighterck6241]

They're not circles though, they're hexagons of uniform shape. I have that phobia but this doesn't instill the same iasues. Btw many scientists don't actually consider this a true phobia since it's more of an innate biological response to anything that resembles diseased or festering wounds on skin.

[@h0llyw00dhoward7]

Shooting the basketball should be interesting with the wind going through the ball.

[@alexaghomon8424]

lmao 🤣👍

[@jakemccoy]

Like a Wiffle ball

[@name-vi6fs]

​@jakemccoy I'm assuming it's the same weight as a normal basketball. If it was lighter, it wouldn't be viable.

[@jakemccoy]

@@name-vi6fs If there is a little wind (like outdoors), that wind is getting caught up in those holes. There is no way around the physics with the ball shown here. Perhaps they will make a version with a skin to prevent that.

[@None-lx8kj]

@@jakemccoyI’m not sure the holes makes as much difference as you think. It’s going to create some amount of drag and therefore need to be accounted for if you want to truly emulate a basketball, but it’s current form might not be that far off.

[@dc7236]

Shouldve started off with the 2500 dollar price... and saved me 90seconds

[@everythingdoesntlastforver1533]

60 Max unless you pause for some time or skipped it back

[@Laszlo5897]

So unless you can buy it you dont wanna know about it? That's a smart mindset...

[@None-lx8kj]

Well he started with “prototype” and you ignored that, so….

[@Brando035]

Ah yes, 2500 dollars for a ball that costs $2.50 in filament

[@willdejong7763]

Make one first, then tell us how much it cost.

[@supa3ek]

3D printed in china for $2.99

[@segueoyuri]

I might be wrong but I guess if they could make these at "airful" prices, they would. I think most people would like to buy one even out of curiosity if it was 70 bucks (say).

[@shadowproductions969]

like most things, companies try to recoup r&d costs in the price of what they make.. but yeah $2500 is robbery.. even $100 for that would make a fortune if it performs well

[@ClayFalcon135]

I believe they had to create special 3D printers just to make these things, and it takes like 2-3 days to print 1. Plus you have to factor in the R&D costs. Let the infrastructure get up to speed, and the market take over, and it'll drop significantly over time.

[@imeandmyself3376]

as someone with trypophobia, ive personally found that unorganized, smaller, more condensed holes tend to be the worst that basketball doesnt really trigger anything

[@vadimzubovich5537]

Also it flies through the air very differently from a regular ball because of those holes, that's the main reason it wasn't introduced to the NBA yet. But yeah, practicing at home would be perfect with it

[@BernasLL]

Great for playing at home. Nothing wrong with noise in a competitive setting.

[@Benjamin-fu5ij]

For $2500, I’ll just deal with the annoyed neighbours

[@habitsofsuccess4322]

Ref he's traveling, make the call!! He's jumping in his car, blow your whistle!! Oh he's gone..

[@a_legitimate_salvage]

Glad we have teams of skilled engineers working on the things that really matter

[@mcmatt186]

I appreciate his honesty on the fact that it doesn't bounce as high even with such a small difference, I've seen way too many people reviewing the ball and watching as it only goes like 75% as high when dropped from the same height and going "yep, it bounces exactly the same".

[@howardlam6181]

When you drop with the hand, you hand can soften the drop. The only way to make the drop consistent is with a machine. You can see in the second drop, they bounce back to the same height

[@Obstakill]

Wilson made a deal with aliens

[@jaycwill4006]

This is how we hoop 👽

[@joshuashaw2923]

I was on board with it (minus the price) until the silence. It’s like realizing you don’t need to sneeze. I need the bounce sound

[@Oldney]

Half the reason I bother to bounce a basketball anymore is for how it sounds!

[@GalinaEv]

and smells!

[@mjmods]

That’s nice! Like the NBA destroys the game of basketball, Wilson destroys basketballs

[@chunter3882]

$2,500 😂😂😂😂

[@jimmykarlsson2567]

And he said that so casually aswell. I was like " woooow!!!! Are you kidding "

[@84lilchucc]

Took me a min to find out this was bruh real voice 🤣💯

[@eyebeesafoolin]

Bro I was just about to write the same thing 😂🤣😆 I thought it was someone else until i saw his lips moving. I was like wth is going on?

[@auburnwithalake]

Whoa, that's ray-cyst. I mean, c'mon people. (jk lol. I thought there was someone else speaking at first, too.) 😆

[@manmythmenace135]

Some niggas parents are wealthy or at least they spoke to them correctly growing up. I'm sorry you had to raise yourself.

[@IceTTom]

Huh?

[@alaskanwhiskey]

Okay...? Guess you think we sound like we are from the Bronx.

[@mackadoya1007]

bro said price nd i swiped

[@natelizzle4731]

This comment proves that's a LIE

[@Sunline2002]

​@@natelizzle4731😂😂😂

[@Gingerbreadman1488]

Yeah not true. You left a comment 😅

[@mackadoya1007]

i swiped back up to comment this yall have no life i swear u don’t 😂😂😂😂😂

[@robinHobin]

Then came back to drop a comment.

[@albertol9654]

Hipsters be selling anything for over 2k 😂

[@brocky]

Whoever buys these will definitely make content with it.

[@christopherestes6760]

~cough cough~ Mr. beast

[@lmalbrue]

At first I thought this was being narrated 🤣🤣

[@Selfmade006O]

Rs 😂😂

[@christopherestes6760]

yeah his voice really throws me off- doesnt fit his... character

[@willdejong7763]

MKBHD is huge in the world of tech reviews. 18.5 million subscribers. He's a very thoughtful guy, and has been doing this since 2008.

[@HardenTheGift]

I never realized how much I enjoy the sound of the bounce.

[@Ohdj-rt2dx]

bro i was expecting $50-80 and it looks $15 of plastic

[@theghostofchillhop]

Just like everything. Walmart with have one for $19.99 next week

[@AConquerorsVendetta]

It's def some type of TPU/rubber, but I completely agree, this shouldn't be anything more than $100, and that's after blowing way too much money on marketing lol

[@Ohdj-rt2dx]

@@AConquerorsVendetta a lot of people play ball in heat, plastic would melt 😂 would love to see that or happen on a cheap version

[@Adreitz7]

I don't play basketball, but I can imagine that this would make it difficult to dribble without looking at the ball. The impact sound gives you a clue about where the ball is in front of you and how long it will take to come back up to your hand. But maybe for professionals it doesn't matter so much?

[@VergilArcanis]

trypophobia - perfect psychological weapon

[@mayploy6869]

i love how all these videos always put the most important info at the end

[@The_Vinegar_Jim]

This guy would be a great ventriloquist.

[@chrisburrelljr9270]

Why u say that?

[@chrisburrelljr9270]

I don't get the joke

[@The_Vinegar_Jim]

@@chrisburrelljr9270 it’s not a joke. His mouth barely movies when he talks. I thought it was dubbed at first

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

​@@The_Vinegar_Jim Never noticed or thought that once after all the vids I've watched of MKBHD.

[@gordc9101]

⁠@@The_Vinegar_Jimglad someone else noticed this…. Thought my phone was lagging or something lol

[@Blackmagic006x]

Rubber smells like rubber who woulda guessed

[@nunziocombattelli6311]

What a ridiculous price for a basketball 😂

[@fanime1]

But the sound of a basketball is so satisfying😭

[@danielprince229]

I would wonder how on longer shots how it would compare with the trajectory and spin of a regular ball. It seems that it would be less subject to wind in some ways, as wind might go through it, but also the holes would create slight drag with spin? With dribbling, I see how it would work quite similarly, but a long pass or deep shot seems like it would certainly be discernibly affected. I’m sure that other companies will find a way to make a product much cheaper over time, too.

[@bakerkawesa]

A solution in search of a problem

[@willdejong7763]

Problem: You want to practice at home when everyone else is sleeping or otherwise does not want to be disturbed, but your regular basketball is too loud.

[@oyayemayafaro7307]

​@willdejong7763 which is fine... if you overlook that 2.5k price tag

[@DDracee]

tbh the silent aspect is pretty interesting and should be the primary selling point i remember as a kid with my driveway hoop the neighbors got cranky if was shooting hoops too late (was a duplex), even beyond that, the neighborhood was so quite im pretty sure the whole neighbhoorhood could hear it lol but at that price no one's buying it lol

[@basketballgod2791]

When you start running out of ideas to satisfy the company, CEO

[@meepk633]

Exactly. The CEO of basketball is like "give me some satisfying ideas!" but then they ran out of ideas and the CEO was going to get mad (because he wanted to be satisfied) so they came up with this idea also in order to satisfy the satisfying idea quota. I love business talk.

[@dxbgaming4813]

I don’t know but, the sound helps me dribble properly. Even helps me on defense, knowing where the ball is.

[@christophermeyers]

The $2500 didn't throw me off but the voice definitely did.

[@darklordojeda]

Seems like they would put a cover on it for better grip and to keep crap out of the holes.

[@troybaxter]

But then why design this in the first place? You already have a ball designed with a cover on it.

[@philipwilliamson5332]

Play with that on a slightly windy day in the hood ... and it is GONE

[@bwill718]

On the roof 😂

[@user-so8pf2gl5v]

It’s the same weight as a regular basketball. So it’s better than a regular basketball on windy days because the wind passes straight through it

[@abrahamcisneros1425]

Play with that on any given day in the hood ... and it is GONE 🤫

[@akeembrown7661]

@@abrahamcisneros1425^this 😂

[@michaellockhart6632]

That overpriced ball is gone just about everywhere, leaving the poor kid who brought the ball to the playground forever searching for his missing air ball ​@@abrahamcisneros1425

[@floatypiet]

I needed to laugh so hard when you said the price😂😂

[@javonvancrump-howard6446]

Ok, so We're REALLY gonna sit here and Act like we Didn't think there was a Voice-over, even after Watching for a bit, then when you Realized it was HIM Talking you weren't like "Whaaaat?! No Waaaay!"🤣😆

[@chrisburrelljr9270]

Um what are you talking about ?

[@Charley.Burley]

Literally only you

[@Tiy51]

Playing in the wind gonna be a problem

[@christinemurray1444]

Playing in the wind is always a problem with either ball.

[@Tiy51]

@@christinemurray1444 you don’t think it will be worse now

[@christinemurray1444]

@@Tiy51 unclear. Doesn't seem to be much lighter and air would actually go through it at least a bit.

[@blackdynamite5016]

His voice threw me off at first

[@dualwielders1221]

Same 😂

[@freeagententertainment]

I was scrolling through the comments to see if I was the only one 😂

[@sergkr2d2]

How so?

[@blackdynamite5016]

@@sergkr2d2 Not tryna roast homie. It threw me off cause I never been around too many brothas with a voice like that

[@freeagententertainment]

@sergkr2d2 honestly, I thought it was one of those generic, generated voices that most ads use. Didn't expect that he was actually talking.

[@Arthur-Gieves]

Professionals need that sound sometimes you lose sight of the ball and sound is a big indicator especially on a pro level and i wonder if the aerodynamics would be the same and the weight distribution

[@raidenmk4473]

Is it lighter or weigh the same as a regular ball?

[@woodiemarv]

Heavier than a street ball, and lighter than a nba ball

[@Ready_for_apocalypse]

Nah, the silent factor is a no for me

[@jacobnauman5801]

Basketball wouldn't be the same without that basketball sound.

[@Craftal]

Bro I haven't laughed that hard in a while. Thank you.

[@Slay_Nation]

How are you going to advertise Jordans when you have your own shoe?

[@smellywaffels1967]

His voice doesn't match him.

[@AdmiralMayo]

Thank you for the review Jaylen Brown

[@harleynate-flix]

That basketball better make me fly

[@EleyReiHer]

It is quiet when it got bouncing around, that is awesome

[@PHN-2024]

Make it Glow in the Dark for Outdoor Night Games and it would be worth $39.99.

[@dochudson9393]

"What happened to that ball we paid $2500 for?!?" "Sorry, it went over the fence!"