The Bouncy Tractor Report: A Study in Futility

Presented to the Galactic Council on Unremarkable Achievements

A comprehensive analysis of the tractor's ability to bounce a rubber ball in a straight line for precisely 5.4 seconds, with only 7 notable exceptions.

By: Dr. Emily P. Bottomsworth, Chief Bouncy Tractor Researcher

Download the full report here ( Warning: PDF is 427 pages, 3.4 MB)

Or, read the executive summary here

Notable Exceptions:

• Exception 1: The tractor's engine sputtered when the ball bounced off the 3rd row of the cornfield
• Exception 2: The ball got stuck in the tractor's exhaust pipe for 4.2 seconds
• Exception 3: The farmer's wife complained about the noise
• Exception 4: The ball bounced off a bird, which flew away with it
• Exception 5: The tractor's tires were too big for the bouncy ball
• Exception 6: The ball bounced into a nearby pond and got wet
• Exception 7: The researcher's cat sat on the report and scratched out most of page 217

For more on these exceptions, see Exceptional Tractors