sponge balls

Soft foam orbs

Sponge balls are soft, compressible balls made of sponge material, used primarily by magicians for sleight-of-hand tricks.

Their squeezable nature allows performers to conceal multiple balls in a closed hand, creating illusions of multiplication, vanishing, or transformation: He started with one sponge ball and ended with four.

They're a staple of close-up magic.

Related

juggling · tricks · absorbent · colorful · soft · soft touch · bouncy · clown · disappearing · multiply · sleight · sleight of hand · palm · close-up · close-up magic · rubber · compressible · props

Opposites
material composition

sponge ballssteel balls

Spherical metal components

billiard balls · ball bearings · golf balls · bowling balls · cricket balls

physical properties

sponge ballsbouncy balls

Elastic spheres that rebound

lead balls · cannonballs · bocce balls · shot put

performance properties

sponge ballsbouncy balls

Elastic spheres that rebound

tennis balls · racquetballs · squash balls · ping pong balls

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G