Or, it could have been thought up by some great scientist. Or, it might have been thought up by a little kindergartener in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

O quizas lo inventó un gran científico, ó algún niño de preparatorio en Kalamazoo, Michigan.

But the important thing is that somebody thought of it. And before long, people all over the world were talking about it.

Lo importante es que alguien tuvo esa idea. Y en poco tiempo la gente alrededor del mundo empezó a comentarlo.

The newspapers printed stories about it. Television stations did special feature stories on it. And, everyone, just everyone, expected that the great ping pong ball experiment would happen right on time.

Los periódicos publicaron historias sobre dicho experimento. Estaciones de televisión publicaron historias especiales sobre el mismo y todo el mundo esperaba que el gran experimento de la pelota de ping pong sucediera a tiempo.

What exactly was the great ping pong ball experiment anyway? How was the experiment to be performed, and what was it supposed to show?

¿Cual fué exáctamente el gran experimento de la Pelota de Ping Pong? ¿Como se suponía suceder y que fué lo que debería

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