Bouncy ball

A bouncy ball or rubber ball is a spherical toyball, usually fairly small, made of elastic material which allows it to bounce against hard surfaces. When thrown against or dropped above a hard surface, bouncy balls retain their momentum and much of their kinetic energy after impact. They can thus rebound with an appreciable fraction of their original force. Natural rubber originated in the Americas, and rubber balls were made before European contact, including for use in the Mesoamerican ballgame. Bouncy balls are a very common object of play. Christopher Columbus witnessed Haitians playing with a rubber ball in 1495.