(InspectionXpert: Apex, NC) -- InspectionXpert Corp., a software development company, broke the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Paper Ball. Made from cardboard, paper, and paper cord, the final ball came in at 576 lb, 9-ft 8.6-in. tall, and 33-ft around.

InspectionXpert broke the Guinness World record to bolster its message of reducing paper and inefficiency in the inspection process. Building the ball was live-streamed at the International Manufacturing Trade Show (IMTS) in Chicago from Sept. 10–15, 2018.

“Paper creates so much waste,” says InspectionXpert founder Jeff Cope. “We wanted to do something ridiculous to highlight how preposterous paper is in 2018 when there are more efficient solutions.”

The giant paper ball did not have any tape or glue, and consisted only of paper products. The internal structure was made of honeycomb cardboard. The outside of the ball was covered with a net made from brown paper cord. It was filled with recycled paper from local Wake County schools.

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