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Beach balls range from hand-sized to over 3 feet (0.91 m) across or larger. They generally have a
set of soft plastic panels, with two circular end panels, one with an oral inflation valve, intended to be
inflated by lung power or pump. A common design is vertical solid colored stripes alternating with
white stripes. There are also other designs, including beach balls in a single solid colour,
promotional beach balls with advertisements or company slogans, as globes[2] or as Emojis.[3]
Some manufacturers specify the size of their beach balls (which is often confused with the diameter)
as the tip-to-tip length of a deflated ball (approximately half the circumference), or even the length of
the panels before they have their ends cut and joined into a beach ball. Thus the
actual diameter may be about  (≈ 0.6366…) of the nominal size.
Other sizes of beach balls exist, ranging from smaller to larger ones. There are beach balls that have
a diameter of 5 feet (1.5 m) or even 9 feet (2.7 m).[4]
The world's largest beach ball was made in London, England on May 30, 2017. It was carried by a
barge on River Thames. It had a diameter of 65.5 feet (20.0 m) with the word "Baywatch" written all
over it. It was produced by Paramount Pictures to promote the 2017 movie Baywatch. The record
was registered by Guinness and the certificates were given to the members of the film's cast.[5][6]

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