The Sky Ball is a mid-sized
bouncy ball
A bouncy ball or rubber ball is a spherical toy ball, usually fairly small, made of elastic material which allows it to bounce against hard surfaces. When thrown against a hard surface, bouncy balls retain their momentum and much of their kinet ...
toy sold by Maui Toys.
Each ball measures in diameter and contains a mix of
helium
Helium (from el, ἥλιος, helios, lit=sun) is a chemical element with the symbol He and atomic number 2. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, inert, monatomic gas and the first in the noble gas group in the periodic table. ...
and
compressed air
Compressed air is air kept under a pressure that is greater than atmospheric pressure. Compressed air is an important medium for transfer of energy in industrial processes, and is used for power tools such as air hammers, drills, wrenches, and o ...
.
It has received critical acclaim for its high
restitution
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, or bounciness.
The Skyball is often compared to the popular 1965
Wham-O
Wham-O Inc. is an American toy company based in Carson, California, United States. It is known for creating and marketing many popular toys for nearly 70 years, including the Hula hoop, Frisbee, Slip 'N Slide, Super Ball, Trac-Ball, Silly Stri ...
Superball,
with the Skyball being advertised as bouncing , "higher than a 1.5 inch superball".
In 2010, the ball was packaged with a plastic
baseball bat
A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in the sport of baseball to hit the ball after it is thrown by the pitcher. By regulation it may be no more than in diameter at the thickest part and no more than in length. Although histor ...
, and advertised as flying as far as when struck.
See also
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List of inflatable manufactured goods
This is a non-comprehensive list of inflatable manufactured goods, as no such list could ever completely contain all items that regularly change. An inflatable is an object that can typically be inflated with a gas, including air, hydrogen, heliu ...
References
External links
Skyball on ''Live with Regis and Kelly''Bounce House and Inflatable Water SlideReview of Skyball in Time to Play magazine
Balls
Inflatable manufactured goods
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