Unboxing the $2500 Wilson Airless Gen1 Basketball

Is the Wilson Airless Gen1 Basketball the future of basketballs?
Thanks to Paperlike for partnering on this video.

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[unboxtherapy]

There will only be 75 of these sold. I'm assuming most will keep it as a collector's item rather than use it. Would you have the balls to use it?

[charr-sharr]

$3000 Apple vision pro: it does space computing
$2500 basketball: it bounces

[TheBourbonWrench]

I’m no expert but I can ensure you that thing isn’t worth $2500.

[Bazaras]

it's frustrating that all these reviews end up just a couple bounces of the ball instead trying to play with it ..

[Oowops]

Shame this is so expensive could’ve been really used in neighborhoods where people complain about sound of the ball😅

[Axxis]

The sound plays a bigger role than most people realize. The sound is how you know where the ball is when dribbling without looking at it. It's how a defender can watch someone without looking at the basketball and still be able to time it when you are going for a steal.

[TurmoZerk]

Bros got the GTR in the back to write it off for work purposes.

[DannySchneible]

I could see schools and multipurpose gyms loving this, because of the quietness of it. When you have a bunch of kids bouncing balls, this will make it easier to coach kids.

[El_Chompo]

That would be hilarious to come out with a line of silent basketball shoes too. Then you could combine them with the silent ball and have very respectful silent games haha.

[lopwidth]

I did not expect it to be the same weight. That just made it a whole lot more impressive than i initially though. Wow

[yashagarwalla]

Finally, we can play basketball in stealth mode

[dallasbowman]

The Dudeperfect video utilizing this ball design is gonna go craaazy

[midgettiger]

When you took the mass of the ball is when I got truly impressed! It makes more sense now. The density is basically the same, the elasticity and friction coefficients are probably similar too, so that probably plays a large part in why the ball bounces

[rockfuell]

This is the best solution for the problem we never had! 👏 bravo to wilson for pushing the future.

[MTEDDY]

I love that R32 GTR in the background 😃

[wesleydunn]

10:45 "It smells like the future." 😂😂😂 Love it!

[scrumbles]

Some concerns:

Reliability: How sturdy is it? Will any loss of integrity at all compromise its bounce characteristics?

Aerodynamics: A lotta holes there... Can you play outside in the wind? With enough spin, will it curve it like a wiffleball? Will it lessen ball travel when passing/shooting?

Sexyness: Will it get me laid?

[wonton]

That r32. Killing the vlog. Lol. Love it. Like how it disappears and reappears. Lol

[ccc]

Tom Hanks would be glad to be stranded with this ball. Unfortunately, Wilson would have sunk at sea with all those holes.😂

[sposho]

Wow! What a great product, I'm still gonna stick with my old traditional 10 dollar wallmart ball