Hacking An 8-Ball

Ever wondered what's inside an 8-ball toy? When I was younger I've always been curious about how the 8-ball worked--the usually random yet relevant answers given by this toy has always sparked my interest, and was even heightened when it was featured in the CGI movie "Toy Story".

So what is inside this toy?

I came across a page in the web where a group of (curious) people practically drilled open an 8-ball and showed its contents for the world to see. And yes, that included the dark blue liquid.

According to the people who "hacked" the toy:

"Everyone who's played with an 8-Ball knows that they seem to be filled with a murky, viscous (and presumably harmless) blue fluid. At this stage in the disassembly, the authors believed it might be neccessary to drain the blue fluid before cutting the shell. To that end, drain holes were drilled in the outer shell, and an attempt was made to release the blue fluid. This attempt was unsuccesful; it seems that the blue fluid is contained within some inner reservoir, or, perhaps, a circulatory system."

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