Face-to-face with the world's largest t-shirt launcher, the Sixers' Big Bella

The Sixers don't have the NBA's best or biggest team at this point, but hey, they do have the world's largest t-shirt launcher.

Big Bella, as it has been fondly named, was unveiled at the start of last season, and has been a fan favorite ever since.

The 600-pound launcher can fire out up to 100 t-shirts in just 60 seconds. Too bad most of them are XL's that the average person could only wear as a night gown.

Anyway, while covering a recent game at the Wells Fargo Center, I came face-to-face with Big Bella in a lower level hallway, and man, the thing is big. It looks like some sort of futuristic weaponry, just with Sixers' symbols painted upon it.

It is a pretty impressive piece of machinery, if only it could be taught to play basketball, or intimidate opponents, the Sixers might have a real advantage.

Here is a close up shot of Big Bella:

Photo taken by Michael Kaskey-Blomain

The thing is taller than me.

 

Photo via @Sixers