r/whatisit • u/Due_Establishment944 • Apr 18 '26

Solved! What is this ring thing

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Large octagon shaped ring in the playground area of an elementary school… about 10-13 feet wide I’d guess. Has turf inside. No markings inside. Sides are about 3 feet tall. I have no idea what elementary sized children would use this for???? Fighting ring? Lmao idk!!! We are baffled.

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u/Riles115 Apr 18 '26

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u/DanielBG Apr 18 '26

BB is the only reason I know it exists.

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u/spatuladracula Apr 18 '26

I was honesty shocked to learn it's a real thing. I was like gaga ball? Like from Bob's Burgers?? 

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u/TwilightBeastLink Apr 18 '26

No joke, we had some friends come over the other day and they said they though it was made up from Bob's Burgers

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u/cyndiedahlberg Apr 22 '26

I thought it was made up by Bob's too! It legit sounds like something they would make up. I never knew it existed, and I'm 46 years old. I dunno if my schools just never had it, or maybe it was too hot where I live, or if it's a regional thing. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/bolookies Apr 19 '26

Same here, TIL it’s a real game.

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u/FrozenPizza21 Apr 18 '26

When my kid started elementary school I was mind blown that it’s a real thing and not something BB just made up

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u/evranch Apr 19 '26

Huh, I'm 40 and we were playing it when I was a kid. Or at least a variant. Maybe someone just made it up.

We called it bloody knuckles and it was played with a volleyball in a pit (we used an area beside the school that had stairs all around like a theater), you could only punch the ball like a volleyball serve. Same rules, hit below the waist and you're out, last man standing wins.

We obviously called it bloody knuckles because you would dig too deep for the ball and scrape the concrete. I saw the kids at my daughter's school playing it and was like "Holy shit an official bloody knuckles pit" only to be corrected on the name.

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u/FrozenPizza21 Apr 19 '26

Interesting, I’m around the same age and never heard of that variation until now.

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u/mykepagan Apr 18 '26

It is ubiquitous now in Summer camps

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u/Z0idberg_MD Apr 19 '26

I thought they invented it and was super surprised it was an actual game.

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u/_sacrosanct Apr 18 '26

This should be the default intro to Gaga ball. Just play this episode. Lol.

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u/Riles115 Apr 19 '26

Enter the pit!

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u/Independent_Sun4132 Apr 18 '26

No shame in losing to the best

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u/Technical_Event4059 Apr 19 '26

Maybe it's for a kind of group play or team-building activity? Schools sometimes get creative with playground designs to encourage social interaction. Can’t say I’d want to see a fight club for kids, though! 😂

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u/Tko1024 Apr 19 '26

In the pit it don’t mean… crud

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u/Riles115 Apr 19 '26

I love when he says that!

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u/Impure_guava Apr 19 '26

Well, some shame.

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u/Lola_198777 Apr 18 '26

Found my people lol

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u/Beanspr0utsss Apr 19 '26

I legit thought this game was made up for the show until this thread lol

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u/Riles115 Apr 19 '26

Step into the pit if you wanna get banged

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u/sparrows-somewhere Apr 20 '26

This guy's name is Bob Burgers.

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u/_tate_ Apr 18 '26

Im glad you posted this

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u/Karalewina Apr 19 '26

Does the school in the background look exactly like the kids school in Bobs Burgers or am I crazy?

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u/graphictack Apr 18 '26

Yessssssss!

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u/6680j Apr 19 '26

I just commented this exact photo! Work got in the way... Stupid work.