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Various bouncy balls.

A bouncy ball, power ball or super ball is a popular polybutadiene rubber toy ball which rebounds proportionally to the amount of force used when thrown at a hard surface. The first such ball was the proprietary Super Ball.

In the United States, they are often sold from bulk vending machines for 25 cents or more. These vending machines can be found in a variety of venues from grocery stores, department stores, strip shops, and malls. They vary from different colors and designs.

Notes

A typical bouncy ball can keep around 70%[citation needed] of its kinetic energy in one rebound. Bouncy balls are wonderful toys. Walla walla bing bang.

References

  1. Frauenfelder, Mark; Sinclair, Carla; Branwyn, Gareth; Kreth, Will editors. (1995). "The Happy Mutant Handbook: Mischievous Fun for Higher Primates". New York, Riverhead Books (Penguin Group). ISBN 1-57322-502-9, pg..134-136

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