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George Charles Ballas Sr. (June 28, 1925 – June 25, 2011) was an American entrepreneur. He invented the first string trimmer , known as the Weed Eater in 1971. [ 1 ] He was the father of ballroom dancer, Corky Ballas , and grandfather of professional dancer Mark Ballas of Dancing with the Stars .
The string trimmer was invented in the early 1970s by George Ballas of Houston, Texas, [3] who conceived the idea while watching the revolving action of the cleaning brushes in an automatic car wash. His first trimmer was made by attaching pieces of heavy duty fishing line to a tin can bolted to an edger .
Weed Eater is a string trimmer company founded in 1971 in Houston, Texas by George C. Ballas, Sr., the inventor of the device. The idea for the Weed Eater trimmer came to him from the spinning nylon bristles of an automatic car wash. He thought that he could come up with a similar technique to protect the bark on trees that he was trimming around.
6 When Exactly Did George Ballas Devise the Idea for the String Trimmer? 2 comments. 7 Daniel Taibo Claims to Have Invented the Weed Eater. ... String trimmer ...
Mark Ballas. Mediapunch/Shutterstock His final performance. After 20 seasons on Dancing With the Stars, Mark Ballas announced his retirement from the show following his third mirrorball win.
George Ballas (1925–2011), U.S. – String trimmer Frederick Banting (1891–1941), Canada – Insulin Vladimir Baranov-Rossine (1888–1944), Russia/France – Optophonic Piano
George Ballas (1925–2011), inventor of the string trimmer; Fredo Bang (born 1996), rapper; Larry S. Bankston (born 1951), politician; son of Jesse Bankston; Edwards Barham (1937–2014), first Republican elected to Louisiana state senate since Reconstruction (1976–80) Mack Barham (1924–2006), Judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court
Mark Alexander "Corky" Ballas Sr. (born December 25, 1960) is an American retired competitive ballroom dancer who holds several Latin dance championship titles. [1] [2] His son, Mark Ballas, is a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars. His father was George Ballas, who invented the Weed Eater lawn-trimming device.
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