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Airhead
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Fibreglass is the short answer.
Depending on the size of the ball it gets more complicated, the really big fuckers(and some of our smaller products) have the rotator inside the ball to allow for single point rigging so they can be lowered in and out on stage etc.
To get them all certified and LOLER tested every 6months means there’s more going on inside and with the eyelets than you’d expect. They have to survive under the temps generated by studio lights, the humidity of sweaty venues and thrown around by bleary eyed riggers at 5am, so how the ball/adhesives/glass all interact has been an ongoing process and tightly held secret for my boss for nearly 20yrs now.
We make a fucking solid product and chances are many of you have partied under one at some point.