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Dropping Big Balls

Hundreds of these large stone spheres are scattered across the Costa Rican jungle and are thought to have been constructed by prehistoric humans. For years, they have baffled scientists and archaeologists as to why they are there and how they were built. The spheres range up to 2.4 meters (8 ft) in diameter and are almost perfectly round.


5 DAY Andre the Blog Monkey's April Fools Mystery Writing Challenge
Blog Prompt for Day 4 - Andre the Blog Monkey helped me out with today's prompt. Andre sometimes drinks vodka to a point where he talks of stone ball drinking parties in the jungles of Costa Rica. I looked it up and it's a legit thing. I asked Andre about the stone balls but he doesn't remember much about anything. Andre will name a drink in the bar after the blogger who writes the best explanation of ... The Mystery of the Stone Balls of Costa Rica

         So, just to be clear, we're delving into the mystery of big balls, right? Costa Rica has balls of unknown origin littering their jungles. Researchers, I'm certain, have determined these objects are not wayward beach balls, or volleyballs, or malformed shuttlecocks. What are they? They must have a purpose. Doesn't everything have a purpose? Someone at some time, created these balls for their own amusement.

          Cats, felines spring to mind. They do what they want, where they want and with whatever they want. They find the strangest things amusing. They can be spontaneous and their motto must be "repercussions / consequences be damned." I am a cat and I will do this right now because I wish to and I am capable. I do not feel compelled to explain myself to anyone.

         What is the single most gross thing a feline does? This action is accompanied by the most horrendous sound. Yes, I write of the dreaded, steaming, liquified blob known as a hairball. It's delivery system involves hacking, yacking, retching, and gacking.

         I suggest to you that these balls are simply petrified hairballs that were once batted around and rolled in layers of silt and mud. With each sediment layer, the balls grew. As with all play things, the cats grew tired of these balls and they abandoned them for better pursuits.

         No? Not buying into that theory? How about considering these balls as beads from a giant necklace? The string holding them together snapped and spilled a trail of beads bouncing away into the jungle.

         Perhaps these stone balls are actually rather large pellets for an immense BB gun. Of course, I realize only an individual of a certain enhanced stature could tote this weapon. Did Paul Bunyan ever venture to Costa Rica? I know I've mentioned him before, but just how large is Big Foot?

         Okay, okay, I have one more theory and I believe it's as plausible as any out there, circulating and percolating.

         Are you familiar with the Italian lawn bowling game, bocce? Yes, I theorize that these stone balls are the bocce balls of a giant race of beings who once vacationed in the tropical jungles of Costa Rica. It's a game played on any outdoor surface, so why not on the lush ground of this paradise? This would explain the seemingly random placement of the balls. They appear to be scattered and bocce are thrown to land with a thud and a roll. Due to their substantial girth and weight these balls are not easily transported. This must have been the site of past bocce tournaments. We know a bowling alley sounds like thunder imagine this venue's noise levels.

         I'm left scratching my head. Why do these balls exist and why in Costa Rica? I'm also puzzled re the drinking parties held there. Unless I'm missing something, how do the drinkers balance their various beverages of choice on an almost round ball? They are not suited as tables, right? And another thing, should tipsy imbibers be traipsing about a jungle? Don't they know about the tripping hazards on a jungle floor?