Ralph McFeatherbutt
Ralph McFeatherbutt is a sports fanatic who loves nothing more than running round a pickleball court. But after he built a new pickleball court in his garden, he was suddenly a pariah in his own neighborhood as he was inundated with noise complaints from his neighbors!
The sound of a pickleball hitting a paddle reaches a decibel level of 70 dBA when measured 100 feet away from the court. This is higher than tennis (at 40 dBA) and even city noise (at 55 dBA)! Given this, Ralph worked around the cluck to find a solution to this noisy problem…
Using the genetic makeup of specially harvested eggs, Ralph managed to design a new ‘cluckle-ball’ that massively reduces the dBA to a measly 20! When the cluckle-ball hits the paddle, it lets off a very gentle “cluck” sound. The cluckle-ball is made up of all organic calcium carbonate with a semipermeable membrane, allowing air to flow through – just like the real thing!
No more loud pickleball spoiling beautiful sunsets in Cayman, just the gentle whisper in the wind. “cluck…cluck….hey, you’re cheating!…cluck…”
Just dill with it and invest in Ralph’s pickleball solution!
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