Balls around the world

Like Adam Smith said "In civilized society [man] stands at all times in need of the co-operation and assistance of great multitudes, while his whole life is scarce sufficient to gain the friendship of a few." And for his own purposes spelled out how complex the manufacture of a simple workman's shirt was. But here is a nice topical outline of the division of labour going into an object of the moment - the Wimbledon tennis ball manufactured by Slazenger. Click through from the image to the article outlining all the steps in making the ball and showing how what turns up at Wimbledon has been responsible for travels of over 80,000 kms