Inkblot Test: Teamgeist Ball

April 7th, 2006 | by: WC Bob |

My favorite line from this article today about the Adidas Teamgeist ball that will be used in the World Cup: “Yes, all balls are round. But this one is rounder than any other according to experts at Britain’s University of Loughborough, and the Britons know soccer.” In addition to being very round, the Teamgeist ball has a hypnotic effect. Every time I look at it I see something new. One minute the design looks like a face, the next it looks like a maxi-pad, the next I see a ghost. I can only imagine what people on drugs must see when they look at this thing.

As anyone who has ever taken a Rorschach inkblot test can tell you, the way you interpret objects says a lot about your personality.

So give it a try. Stare at the Teamgeist ball for 10 seconds and share with us what you see. We promise not to laugh at you. Well, at least not out loud.

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Ed

It reminds me of Carlos Tevez’s face.
Phils

I see an ice cream sundae but maybe it is bacause I am really, really hungry right now.
Luis

Looks like a robot head. I wish they would worry less about roundness and give it some goal line awareness. Maybe the ball should turn red when it crosses the line?
Euler

It’s the next Hellraiser mistic box. I shouldn’t be drinking at this hour.
http://clusterchuck.blogspot.com/ chuck

I see the helmet of a Speeder-Bike rider from Star Wars Return of the Jedi…

http://www.theempire.com.au/images/2005-12-16/Star%20Wars%20Speeder%20Bike%20Statue.jpg
Mike

…it’s not THAT round…
Eric

it looks like several bowling pins were sewen into it. I guess they wanted to give Brazil another advantage. no onw wants to head a bowling pin so this will keep it on the ground more (haha)
http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2006/winners-and-losers-of-the-world-cup-week.html Winners and Losers of the World Cup Week – FIFA World Cup 2006 – World Cup 2006 Blog

[...] Inkblot Test: Teamgeist Ball [...]
kapcro

I see Brazil’s next World Cup Championship in it, otherwise a ball covered in band-aids. (my daughter saw maxi-pads too, without reading the article by the way)
Euler

Some people are just paranoid. I can’t think of words to…

Brazil advantage?

Next World Cup championship?

Call the shrink!
kapcro

Euler, picture a swami in a turban with that goofy ball as a crystal ball making a prediction. Hope that lightened up the mood. The last thing Brazil needs is another advantage. I think to make it fair they should make Brazil tie the front line players together so they play three-legged, at least in the opening round against Croatia. One Croatian saying about a ball is that it rolls in the same manner for both teams.
http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2006/a-gold-ball-final.html A Gold Ball Final – FIFA World Cup 2006 – World Cup 2006 Blog

[...] Those cats at Adidas sure are tricky. For what has seemed like the past 765 months they have been promoting the Teamgeist ball that will be used at the World Cup. This hypnotizing sphere has been hyped as the first World Cup ball to be black and white since the one used in 1994. Well, it turns out the ball that will be used in the championship match in Germany will actually be gold. Blasphemy, you say. We say: who cares? As long as we can see the darned thing on television it doesn’t matter to us what color they use. Gold is a bit tacky and not really the fashion style these days but it will still look good when our team puts it in the goal. [...]
http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2006/belgium-and-holland-for-2018-world-cup.html Belgium and Holland for 2018 World Cup – FIFA World Cup 2006 – World Cup 2006 Blog

[...] 2026 Mars – The ball is even more perfectly round when it rolls on another planet. [...]
http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2006/the-roundest-ball-the-biggest-headaches-for-world-cup-keepers.html The Roundest Ball, the Biggest Headaches for World Cup Keepers – FIFA World Cup 2006 – World Cup 2006 Blog

[...] In Lehmann’s case, though, he might have a point about these Teamgeist balls. I think they’ve been designed to hypnotize the keepers. [...]
Santiago

I think I see an evil laugh or face….
paulo

who’s the best ball teamgeist

adidas teamgeist official
adidas teamgeist final ofiicial
adidas mb league teamgeist official
adidas teamgeist MLS official
bob

All negative comments seem to come from sick people.
The reason the ball was made in such design was to reduce the amount of corners and seams.
If you guys had studied physics a lil at school you would have appreciated it. Many top level football players were impressed with it.
nick

HEY guys.
wat is the name of the yellow ball with black stripes that looks like the team geist. i need a pic and the name.
pablo

I see a teamgeist 2006 world cup ball