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WATCH: Student Turns Dorm Room Into Ball Pit

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January 21, 2015 10:55 am

WATCH: Student Turns Dorm Room Into Ball Pit

Rice University senior David Nichol imported 26 large boxes containing 13,000 plastic, colored balls from China. What did he want to do with them all? Create a ball pit in his dorm room at Rice. What else?

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