super ball

High-bouncing toy sphere

A super ball is a small rubber ball with exceptional bounce, made from a synthetic polymer that returns most of its energy when it hits a hard surface.

Dropped from waist height, it rebounds nearly to the same level.

Children prize them for their unpredictable ricochets: The super ball bounced off the sidewalk and over the fence.

Also spelled superball.

Wham-O trademarked Super Ball in 1965.

Related

high bounce · sphere · elastic · ricochet · colorful · vending machine · gumball machine · marble · playground · sidewalk · throw · catch · rebound · squishy · round · Wham-O · arcade · quarter

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Opposites
bounciness/elasticity

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Halted game situation

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play dynamics

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Stuffed flexible seat

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Family

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