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2. String trimmer - Wikipedia

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   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 .

3. George Ballas - Wikipedia

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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 .

4. Weed Eater - Wikipedia

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   Website. www.weedeater.com. 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 ...

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   The Best String Trimmers. Best Overall: Husqvarna 330iKL Combi Switch + String Trimmer. Best Cordless Pro-Duty: Echo eForce DSRM-2100 String Trimmer. Best For Contractors: DeWalt DCST972X1 String ...

6. Corky Ballas - Wikipedia

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   Corky Ballas. 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.

7. Mark Ballas - Wikipedia

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   Mark Alexander Ballas Jr. (born May 24, 1986) [1] is an American dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. From 2007 to 2022, Ballas was a professional dancer on the ABC dance competition program Dancing with the Stars , winning the series three times.