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Ping-pong balls tend to be too light and bouncy for this application.

I would suggest substituting nylon or delrin balls of similar diameter.

McMaster-Carr sells them.

Good luck!



On Dec 4, 2006, at 12:43 PM, Anna Grace wrote:
> Help!  I've built a Plinko exhibit out of pegboard, dowel pegs, and  
> ping-pong balls, but I'm not getting the nice bell curve result I  
> was hoping for.  Any suggestions for why it's not working and/or  
> how to change it?

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