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The sharing economy is the way of the millennial. You can share an apartment with someone else, summon a stranger in a car, and even grab a bicycle off a street with just an app.  。

But...basketballs?

SEE ALSO:Shared bikes are so popular, they've squeezed humans out of this park 。

A company in Zhejiang, eastern China, has launched a basketball-sharing service it's sure will be a slam dunk.。

The service, which debuted at a University there, allows users to have a basketball for 1.50 yuan ($0.22), in half hour blocks.。

(left) The lockers at Jiaxing University; (right) A splash screen for the ZhuLeGeQiu mini programCredit: Weibo/Mashable Composite 。

Payment is done by WeChat Wallet, which is already used widely in offline applications, like paying at retail stores, and splitting the bill at dinner. 。

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。Already, GanPai seems to have taken off in the two weeks since the machine appeared on campus, company staff told。

Beijing Youth Daily。

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People on Weibo are scratching their heads at the venture, however.。

NaLaXiuZhu: "After bicycle-sharing, umbrella-sharing, here comes basketball-sharing...we are marching towards a communist society! Scan a QR code to share anything!" 
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JerryMaChuan: "Bike-sharing, power bank-sharing, basketball-sharing...can I share in your wealth while you share in my woes?" 。

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"There's a lot of companies that just seem better when they fiddle with a few words -- this year's word has got to be 'sharing'," BoLeIsDead commented.。 "I think the internet has really pulled wool over our eyes -- bike-rental services with an app become bike-sharing, and now basketball-sharing. Well, if you do rentals for a living, just say it's 'sharing', and you can probably just convince another bunch of people."。

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