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To add some zest and excitement to the experiment, the ping
pong ball was to be thown into the top of the Nile River on
November 1, 1999.
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Para despertar más entusiasmo al viaje de la pelota de ping pong
se agregó que la misma debería llegar a la cabecera del Río Nilo el
día 1 de noviembre de 1999.
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The entire world would then watch to see if the ball could travel
the length of the Nile before midnight, December 31, 1999.
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Todo el mundo estará alerta para ver si la pelota de ping pong
puede viajar todo el trayecto del Río antes de la media noche del
31 de diciembre de 1999.
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But the journey would be a dangerous one for a small, frail ping
pong ball to travel. The ball would have to survive at least nine
large waterfalls. It would have to survive being thrown against
rocks and boulders.
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El viaje del Pelota de Ping Pong sera peligroso ya que siendo tan
pequeña deberá sobrevivir por lo menos nueve grandes saltos de
agua. La misma deberá aguantar los golpes contra las piedras y
malezas.
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It would have to survive getting stuck in the papyrus reeds by the
side of the river. And most importantly, it would have to survive
getting swallowed by any hungry fish along the way.
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La Pelota de Ping Png tendrá que sobrevivir el encuentro con las
redes de papyrus a la orilla del río y lo más peligroso que sea
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