Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" is a 1970 hit single for The Temptations. It was released on the Gordy (Motown) label, and written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. The song was used to anchor the 1970 "Greatest Hits II" LP. The song reached #3 on the US pop charts and #2 on the US R&B charts. "Billboard" ranked the record as the No. 24 song of 1970. It reached no. 7 in the UK Singles Chart. Although a nearly eleven minute long backing track was recorded
Black Box (game) each misidentified atom position costs penalty points: ten in the original Waddingtons rules, five in the Parker Brothers version and most computer editions. Different atom positions lead to different average scores - a very easy four-ball game might average eight or nine points to solve, while a very hard game might average 18 points. The most common variant of "Black Box" is played on an 8×8 grid with five (or more) atoms. Five-atom configurations allow for positions that cannot be unambiguously determined by probes. The grid at left shows an example of this. If the fifth atom is in any