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http://sharetv.org/shows/mythbusters/episodes/300482

On November 3, 2004 a  Mythbusters episode aired, showing how a boat could be rescued after sinking by filling it with ping pong balls. It took 27,000 balls in order to get the boat to rise to the surface.



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     Jamie Hyneman in a wetsuit surrounded by pin pong balls after a successful  rescue.

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