The hunt kids beloved super ball was the brainchild of chemist norman stingley, who developed it as a side project while working for a california. The balls are made of an incredibly bouncy synthetic rubber zectron invented by chemist norman stingley and are capable of almost returning to their previous position when statically dropped and will. Nov 06, 2015 the balls are made of an incredibly bouncy synthetic rubber zectron invented by chemist norman stingley and are capable of almost returning to their previous position when statically dropped and will easily bounce over a house if thrown forcefully at the ground by an adult. The first bouncy ball was created when a chemist from california named norman stingley compressed a synthetic rubber material to create a ball with a new kind of elasticity. It can drop from crusher or be stolen from crusher and mover. Now you can appreciate why stingley devised the zectron moniker. Alltime 100 greatest toys my childhood memories, childhood. A super ball is a toy bouncing ball based on a type of synthetic rubber invented in 1964 by chemist norman stingley. Norman stingley coined the term to describe the synthetic rubber he invented on behalf of whamo. Superball music, a german independent record label. The bouncy ball, also known as the super ball was invented by a california chemist named norman stingley. If you were to identify a real substance behind the zectron.
Super ball retroland in december of 1920, the stoehrer brothers were the first to patent bumper cars when they created the dodgem company. Whamo expanded the line into super miniballs the originals were nearly 2 inches in diameter, super ball golf, super ball baseball, and for the junior craps shark, even super ball dice. It was norman stingley, the superballs chemistinventor, who. The most popular toy the year you were born readers digest. The hunt kids beloved super ball was the brainchild of chemist norman stingley, who developed it as a side project while. Super ball is an offensive item that deals nonelemental damage to all enemies. Aug 24, 2017 norman stingley conducted experiments with highly resilient synthetic rubber. A superball or bouncy ball is a toy, invented in 1964 by chemist norman stingley by compressing a synthetic rubber material under high pressure. This page is for all those people who love these amazing balls and as a kid thought why my eraser not bounce back so high. In 1965, stingley spent his spare time experimenting with rubber. Whamo scored yet another instant hit, and more than seven million superballs were sold by years end. They turned it down, so he took it to toy company whamo and they worked on developing a more durable version. It is an extremely elastic ball made of zectron, which contains the synthetic rubber polymer polybutadiene, as well as hydrated silica, zinc oxide, stearic acid, and other ingredients, vulcanized with. The ball was invented by chemist norman stingley in 1964.
The super ball was invented in 1964 by norman stingley, who was a chemist at the bettis rubber company. Whamo worked with stingley to create a more durable rubber. Science of superballs howstuffworks people howstuffworks. Alltime 100 greatest toys time in the early 1960s, chemical engineer norman stingley accidentally created a plastic that he couldnt stop from bouncing. Whamo super book celebrating 60 years inside the fun factory by tim walsh isbn. Pdf a designbased model of teacher professional learning.
He was a chemist who worked full time with the bettis rubber company and loved to tinker with ideas during his spare time. Stingley compressed zectron under high pressure and heat to form a ball. Superball play encyclopedia play and playground encyclopedia. It can vary with different specimens, all the way from slightly. This compound is vulcanized with sulfur at a temperature of 165 c 329 f and. Fraser high school alumni club group public group facebook. You could easily argue that the toy company whamo put bouncy balls on the map with their introduction of the super ball bouncy ball in 1965. Like the textbook spins of protons and superballs, these pandemics can be. What is the relationship, if any, between the temperature of. In the early 1960s, norman stingley, a chemical engineer, accidentally created a plastic product that bounced uncontrollably. Superball is a toy invented in 1964 by chemist norman stingley by compressing a synthetic rubber material under high pressure. The bouncy ball was patented in 1966 by a california chemist named norman stingley.
Jul 31, 2012 a superball or bouncy ball is a toy, invented in 1964 by chemist norman stingley by compressing a synthetic rubber material under high pressure. How a bouncy ball changed the way i see the world the. The superball has an amazingly high coefficient of restitution. He offered the product to melin and knerr and the superball bouncy ball was created, followed by the super gold ball, super baseball and super dice. A california chemical engineer, norman stingley, was experimenting with a synthetic rubber material in his spare time. When thrown with a little or a lot of force, it could sail over houses and even reach high enough to shatter lights in school gymnasium ceilings. He offered his invention to bettis rubber company for whom he worked at the time. It is an extremely elastic ball made of zectron, which contains the synthetic polymer polybutadiene as well as hydrated silica.
Kids bounced the inkblack balls through their neighborhoods, while adults played with them at work when their bosses werent looking. Nov 22, 2009 the more arresting news is that open is one of the most passionately antisports books ever written by a superstar athlete bracingly devoid of triumphalist homily and starspangled. In 1960s the whamo corporation accidentally destroyed a car with a giant. This compound is vulcanized with sulfur at a temperature of and. Jun 25, 2018 norman stingley invented the superball those things went a great distance when hit with a bat. More than 6 million of these bouncing balls had been sold by 1965. At one time, whamo had to produce over 170,000 balls a. A super ball aka superball is a toy based on a type of synthetic rubber invented in 1964 by chemist norman stingley. It was rumored that the rubber came from a sacred tree in india known only to yogi adepts, but it was norman stingley who combined polybutadiene with other ingredients under high pressure to make the 92% rebound of a true superball. An engaging introduction to the principles of physics using wellchosen examples from the world of sports. The first such ball was the proprietary super ball, and another was the larger, heliumfilled skyball. Most scientists working for a company would be hesitant to work on any. The ball, besides having tremendous bouncing power, also has a mighty grab.
True but to be more breed specific you would have to. In norman s spare time early 1965, norman stingley compressed scraps of synthetic rubber together under around 3500 pounds of pressure per square inch, which resulted in a compressed rubber ball with an unexpected resilience. Drop a super ball from shoulder height, and it will bounce back 92 percent. The 1950s and 60s brought us the hula hoop, etchasketch and many other toy industry icons. The ball is made of a synthetic material he called zectron, using a polymer polybutadiene and other materials, a form of artificial rubber. The international sphaeralogical society superball. Its a good thing that norman stingley was conducting experiments with highly resilient synthetic rubber back in the early 1960s, because he accidentally produced an astonishing new toy the superball. Superball arcade, a purchasable shareware computer game for pc. Norman stingley conducted experiments with highly resilient synthetic rubber. When compressed under extreme pressure, the substance would. He was looking for something else, but found a material which. Thrown without spin between two horizontal parallel surfaces, like the.
In 1960s the whamo corporation accidentally destroyed a. What would happen if you dropped a super ball off the. When the superball was introduced in the summer of 1965, it became an instant hit with children and adults alike who were fascinated with its amazing properties. Superball is another product from whamo who brought us hula hoops, frisbees, and the slipn slide. Super ball, a toy bouncing ball based on a type of synthetic rubber invented in 1964 by chemist norman stingley. Its also available for hockey, basketball and baseball.
Jun 30, 2002 in 1965, while hula hoops were still rolling out the door, melin and knerr introduced the superball, a small rubber ball with an exceptionally high bounce invented and patented by chemist norman h. The super ball was invented and patented in 1964 by chemist norman stingley. Bouncy balls were invented in 1965 by a man named norman stingley. It is an extremely elastic ball made of zectron, which contains the synthetic rubber polymer polybutadiene, as well as hydrated silica, zinc oxide, stearic acid, and other ingredients, vulcanized with sulfur at a temperature of 165 degrees celsius and. It is an extremely elastic ball made of zectron which contains the synthetic polymer polybutadiene as well as hydrated silica, zinc oxide, stearic acid, and other ing. What is the relationship, if any, between the temperature of water used heat or cool a bouncy ball, and the height to which the ball bounces. By mid 1965, the superball was released, along with an avalanche of tv commercials. At vegas sports books you can lay down bets on how many times.
Bouncy ball project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. What would happen if you dropped a super ball off the empire state building. For each sport science example, a simple doityourself experiment demonstration is outlined which brings the applicable physics theory to life. At one time, whamo had to produce over 170,000 balls a day to keep up with the demand. Whamo purchased the product, renaming it the superball, and the worlds bestselling bouncy ball was born. The superball was a compact little piece of toy dynamite. Stingley s place in history was secure, as was his financial status, thanks to the little ball that could, and did, live up to the hype. How a bouncy ball changed the way i see the world the new. It was norman stingley, the superballs chemistinventor, who discovered the closest thing to a replicable trick shot.
The superball was an instant hit across all age groups. When compressed under extreme pressure, the substance would bounce like crazy. If you were to identify a real substance behind the zectron facade, it would be polybutadiene, the main ingredient of a superball. Bouncy balls can bounce over three storeys high when thrown at the ground. The amount of damage is random, dealing a random multiple of 256 damage up to a total of 8192 damage. Superball is a toy bouncy ball based on a type of synthetic rubber invented in 1964 by chemist norman stingley.
This might be the greatest understatement of all time. Jul 23, 2004 in the early 1960s, norman stingley, a california chemist, experimented in his spare time with compressing synthetic rubber under 3,500 pounds of pressure per square inch. Every week during the season, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, this weeks schedule, top performers, fantasy drops and adds, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Superballsir winston churchill comes to the rescue of the. Whamo expanded the line into super miniballs the originals were nearly 2. By christmas of 1965, super balls were selling in the millions, and norman stingley was a very wealthy man. It is an extremely elastic ball made of zectron, which contains the synthetic rubber polymer polybutadiene, as well as hydrated silica, zinc oxide, stearic acid, and other ingredients vulcanized with sulfur at a temperature of 165. Whamos super ball was the brainchild of chemist norman stingley. I havent seen one of these in so long id probably embarrass myself by hugging it.
Several more tests were completed on the material to make it stronger, and eventually stingley tweaked the formula enough to apply for a patent for his material called zectron in august 1965. Between 1965 and 1970, whamo sold some 20 million superballs and created a cultural phenomenon that rivaled the hula hoop source. If they were on your christmas wish list as a child or youre a fan of vintage toys, do you think you can identify all the toys in our quiz from a single image. These rubber bouncy balls are famous for the amazing heights they can reach on bounce after bounce. Translations in context of superball in englishfrench from reverso context. Nov 04, 2012 a super ball aka superball is a toy based on a type of synthetic rubber invented in 1964 by chemist norman stingley.
What is the relationship, if any, between the temperature. Norman stingley worked for a california rubber company in the early 1960s. Zectron was an accidental discovery by chemical engineer norman stingley. Superballs are made of the material vulcanized polybutadiene. The christian science monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, online daily edition, and email newsletters. The book of wildly spectacular sports science workman. In the early 1960s, chemical engineer norman stingley accidentally created a plastic that he couldnt stop from bouncing. Super balls were invented in 1964 by chemist norman stingley, the balls were an immediate. When dropped, it rebounded to nearly 100% of the original height. It was created by compressing a synthetic rubber material under high pressure. Thankfully, another company wanted stingleys accidental polymer, and stingleys gooey substance became the whamo superball. Invented by chemist norman stingley in 1965 and sold by the whamo manufacturing co. The hunt kids beloved super ball was the brainchild of chemist norman stingley, who developed it as. The superball originally super ball was invented in 1964 by chemist norman stingley.
This ball is extremely elastic and dropped from should. Do you remember these toys from your christmas list in the. The sports world according to michael rapaportactor, top 50 podcaster, awardwinning film maker, and sports fanaticfrom the greatest and downright worst athletes, players, teams, and jerseys, but minus statistics, analytics, or anything else that isnt pure hustle in this hell of a book shaquille oneal. Superball also known as bouncy balls if made by different manufacturers first arrived in 1965, they were small but thoroughly amazing rubber balls which were capable of bouncing very high and claimed to be able to bounce more than three stories high. Thats exactly what happened to norman stingley, a chemical engineer who came upon the compound polymer zectron. The superball is a small synthetic rubber ball that has the ability to bounce higher and longer than ordinary bouncing balls.
In 1960s the whamo corporation accidentally destroyed a car. By combining certain supersecret compounds under extreme pressure and temperature, stingley developed a material he dubbed zectron which was able to retain almost all its bounciness when dropped. The compound was called zectron, but the ball became known as the superball. Strange but true events in history detroit, prisoners. He is credited with being the creator of the super ball. Top 10 family adventures this october in pittsburgh. Whamo purchased the product, renaming it the superball, and the worlds. A super ball is comprised of a type of synthetic rubber invented in 1964 by chemist norman stingley. When norman stingley synthesized this compound in 1965, he gave it the flashy name zectron. Superball translation into french examples english. Pdf the languagerich inquiry science with english language learners through biotechnology lisellb project is the latest iteration of an ongoing. It is an extremely elastic ball made of zectron which contains the synthetic polymer polybutadiene as well as hydrated silica, zinc oxide, stearic acid, and other ingredients. Known as the bounciest of balls, the superball has entertained generations of children.
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