Super Ball

SuperBall (originally Super Ball) is a toy manufactured by Wham-O®. It is an extremely elastic ball made of Zectron®, which contains the rubber polymer polybutadiene and sulfur, having a high coefficient of restitution. When it is dropped from shoulder level onto a hard surface such as concrete, it rebounds to about 90% of the original height. "Superball" has also become something of a generic name for any similarly high-bouncing rubber ball. The material is sometimes used in the illegal corking of baseball bats.

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Toy - Wham-O - Elastic - Ball - Coefficient of restitution - Generic name - Corking of baseball bats

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The original Super Ball was invented by chemist Norman Stingley in his spare time in 1965.

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Norman Stingley - 1965

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When Lamar Hunt saw his daughter playing with a Super Ball, it inspired him to name the new AFL-NFL Championship Game the Super Bowl.

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Lamar Hunt - Super Bowl

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