Fine stuff inside stress ball -- harmful?

[EnumaElish]

Today a stress ball burst in the office (yes, people can get highly stressed around here). The "soft" material inside looked like finely ground (granular) synthetic "sand" with a faint blueish color.

It can be silicon but I am not sure. Has anyone seen anything like it before?

Can it be harmful/fatal (e.g. when breathed, or for the eyes)?

I think someone cut their finger trying to get the granules out the keyboard "trims" (narrow grooves on the keyboard).

[lisab]

No worries...looks like it's polyurethane (http://web.archive.org/web/20080215101551/http://www.stressballs.gb.com/info/stressfaq.html).

[Winzer]

The only way to find out is to have someone you don't like taste it.

[EnumaElish]

No worries...looks like it's polyurethane (http://web.archive.org/web/20080215101551/http://www.stressballs.gb.com/info/stressfaq.html).Whew! Thanks, lisab!!! :smile:

[LowlyPion]

You mean they don't put powdered asbestos in those?

That would give it marvelous hand warming properties.

[Moonbear]

I want pictures! I only have the foam rubber variety of stress balls. Don't make me buy the other kind just to take it apart to see what's inside now! :grumpy: :rofl:

[tamir102]

You mean they don't put powdered asbestos in those?

That would give it marvelous hand warming properties.

lol...wow

[EnumaElish]

MB: they cleaned it up before I could take pictures. Sorry! If I see one I'll buy it, open it up, and post the pictures.

In 3 words: "bluish gritty granules." (It feels and behaves almost exactly like sand.)