{"id":2686,"date":"2010-06-20T08:25:49","date_gmt":"2010-06-20T15:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/?p=2686"},"modified":"2017-10-09T13:07:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T20:07:13","slug":"weird-water-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/weird-water-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So we went to the San Mateo County Fair on Wednesday and bought my daughter this strange thing called a water ball. You throw it on any smooth, hard surface and it practically liquifies before it reforms back into its original state. 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