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charlest

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Inferno coverstock controversy?
« on: February 15, 2004, 11:35:34 PM »
Having seen far too many disagreements over the makeup of the original Inferno's coverstock, I decided to write to Brunswick and let them give us the facts. To my query,
"Is this ball a pearl or a solid resin (or a combination)?"

Mr. Tom Tomaras, "Senior Trainer /Technical Engineer, Brunswick" sent this answer:

"it has Black Pearl and Orange Pearl mixed ... "

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Re: Inferno coverstock controversy?
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2004, 02:40:50 PM »
That's a brilliant answer...
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Re: Inferno coverstock controversy?
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2004, 02:55:10 PM »
Ok so its a combination. Solid and a pearl. I dont care what its made out of because I like the ball regardless.
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Re: Inferno coverstock controversy?
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2004, 05:57:15 PM »
...so back to the original question. Is it a solid, pearl or combination?

My Inferno has predominately black and orange. So if they are both pearl,there is very little solid, reactive resin in the cover.

I would call it a pearl with a little solid.

....back to the original question....

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Re: Inferno coverstock controversy?
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2004, 10:50:14 PM »
for years i've noticed that brunswicks pearl balls don't have the glittery specks and flecks that other companies balls have. technicaly these are mica chips of the dust variety. yet, you can have a pearl ball without mica. brunswick tells me the inferno is a pearl ball----so be it. i call the inferno "great".
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Re: Inferno coverstock controversy?
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2004, 10:55:09 PM »
Lol, yeah Clemson.  Black pearl and Orange pearl would not make a solid/pearl . . .
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Re: Inferno coverstock controversy?
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2004, 12:12:56 AM »
My understanding is that the components used for the Brunswick Covers are not susceptible to attributes found in other companies "pearlization".  The R&D from Brunswick I'm guessing is basically saying pearl or not, the cover is going to read the same. Pearlizing their reactive or particle shells doesnt affect the characteristics of the balls roll. So, it may very well be a pearl, just in a different sense of the word when comparing it to other products on the market.  Then again, I could just have no clue what I'm talking about :0
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Re: Inferno coverstock controversy?
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2004, 12:47:01 AM »
The Inferno IS a PEARL.  The Ultimate Inferno is just the SOLID version of the original.  Why is there confusion on this may I ask?
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Re: Inferno coverstock controversy?
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2004, 12:59:48 AM »
I believe the Inferno to be a pearl.  The ultimate is a solid.  

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Re: Inferno coverstock controversy?
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2004, 11:33:55 AM »
I am not sure from some of the comments I see here that you are reading the same 5 words that I am reading: "black pearl and orange pearl". In the English classes I attended, that is equivalent, no, identical to saying "black and orange pearl". So the two coverstock materials which the Brunswick advertising (webpage) says are "Fire and Smoke" are orange and black and they are both pearlized materials, "pearl". Nowhere does the word "solid" show up. The "combination" is a combination of two colors as opposed to a single color pearl.

I do not understand why some people need to put some kind of "spin", some kind alternative translation upon these words. Is it so hard to understand that this is a 100% Brunswick pearl?
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Re: Inferno coverstock controversy?
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2004, 11:42:59 AM »
I hadn't seen any ORIGINAL Inferno questions, it was the Raging that was the questionable one......and that is a particle pearl....but I don't recall seeing confusion on the original.......

However, the answer you got from Brunswick is ridiculous...because he didn't read your question!
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Re: Inferno coverstock controversy?
« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2004, 12:15:11 PM »
quote:
I hadn't seen any ORIGINAL Inferno questions, it was the Raging that was the questionable one......and that is a particle pearl....but I don't recall seeing confusion on the original.......
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Jeff,

While there has been discussion about the Raging, there is much confusion and misinformation floating around about the original Inferno. In one thread someone made fun of me for daring to disagree with him that the Inferno was a solid. Many others have indicated the same thing. Indeed, read all the above replies befoe yours; several are twisting Mr. Tomaras's reply around to suit their own feelings about the ball, despite his explicit statement that it has two colors and both are pearlized formulations.

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Re: Inferno coverstock controversy?
« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2004, 02:13:58 PM »
My vote is that it's a 2 color pearl resin..!! =:^D
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Re: Inferno coverstock controversy?
« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2004, 02:36:32 PM »
Who cares, it rolls beautiful, has a solid hit, and is very versatile. I could care less if it's a friggin plastic shell on it. I love it!!!
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Re: Inferno coverstock controversy?
« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2004, 02:38:50 PM »
can you say cranial rectimitus?
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