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Brother once threw one hard down from a two storey building roof, it was never seen again. Throw one down a windowless stairwell, it will eventually get to the bottom.
I just bought my granddaughters each a Super Ball. Wasnât sure they still existed (I used to love mine). Bought on Amazon. But unless my memory is faulty, those balls seemed a little smaller than the one I had. I also had minis that I used to play jacks with. But my âregularâ ball seemed somewhat larger (in my memory), than the ones I purchased for my granddaughters.
When I was a kid we loved to get split golf balls and peel them and get the hard rubber balls inside of them to play jacks with. They were great. Not sure they still have them in the golf balls anymore.
Not a jet plane, but when I was a kid I had a Super Ball that bounced out into the street â and then a car hit it and sent it flying! I had to run a whole long city block alongside it on the sidewalk before it finally came to a stop and I was able to retrieve it!
They were slightly larger then (read the history) and bouncier than the present ones. Here is a great story I just read. Lamar Hunt, the person who founded the AFL in the 60âs, was at home watching his kids play with super balls. An idea came to him. The AFL was, by that time, developed enough to where they were talking about a championship game against the NFL. He called Pete Rozelle (the NFL Commissioner) and jokingly suggested that they call the game The Super Bowl. Instead of laughing, Rozelle accepted the idea. That story was on the Wikipedia history of the super ball.
The balls now are smaller, 1.75" compared to 1.93". They do now have quite the same bounce as the originals due to the slightly smaller size. Here is a story about them that I just read: Lamar Hunt, founder of the American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, watched his children playing with a Super Ball and then coined the term Super Bowl. He wrote a letter to NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle dated July 25, 1966: âI have kiddingly called it the âSuper Bowl,â which obviously can be improved upon.â The leagueâs franchise owners had decided on the name AFLâNFL World Championship Game, but the media immediately picked up on Huntâs Super Bowl name, which became official beginning with the third annual game in 1969.
When we were remodeling, we found that someone long ago had put a superball inside the wall, presumably so that during some future earthquake the future owners would go nuts trying to figure out where that sound was coming from and what it was about.
PLease Please I beg any of you reading this.. DO NOT BUY one of those balls if you have a dog or live near one. They are a terrible choking hazard and can kill a dog in seconds. They easily get very wet and slippery in a dogâs mouth and slip down their throat and get lodged in their wind pipe and they are almost impossible to get out. You certainly canât get it out in time to stop the dog from choking. It is a horrible and terrifying way for a dog to die and so completely unnecessary. There are literally hundreds of different balls out there to play with. These ones should be banned. Thank you. âșâșâ„â„â„âșâș
I remember getting a super ball as a kid. We thought it would bounce forever between the foundation on our house and the neighbors house which was pretty close. Unfortunately he had a granite foundation which was not smooth and it angled the ball upward where it took out a window.
Yakety Sax 12 months ago
Going. . . going. . . . goneâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠ.
Its just me 12 months ago
Brother once threw one hard down from a two storey building roof, it was never seen again. Throw one down a windowless stairwell, it will eventually get to the bottom.
jmworacle 12 months ago
Do they still make Super Balls?
grandvitara 12 months ago
They broke quite quickly.
dlkrueger33 12 months ago
I just bought my granddaughters each a Super Ball. Wasnât sure they still existed (I used to love mine). Bought on Amazon. But unless my memory is faulty, those balls seemed a little smaller than the one I had. I also had minis that I used to play jacks with. But my âregularâ ball seemed somewhat larger (in my memory), than the ones I purchased for my granddaughters.
Calvinist1966 12 months ago
Red and Rover should shelter in case that ball hits one of them on re-entry.
Catfeet Premium Member 12 months ago
Super duper is right!
Barbara Stahlman 12 months ago
Sorry to be a drainerâŠ. but my dog swallowed one and it eventually killed him â bowel blockage.
Ermine Notyours 12 months ago
As long as itâs not a DC-10, it should be fine.
24Wu33/es Premium Member 12 months ago
âAnd knock a door offâŠ.â
Quentin1992 12 months ago
When I was a kid we loved to get split golf balls and peel them and get the hard rubber balls inside of them to play jacks with. They were great. Not sure they still have them in the golf balls anymore.
EMGULS79 12 months ago
Not a jet plane, but when I was a kid I had a Super Ball that bounced out into the street â and then a car hit it and sent it flying! I had to run a whole long city block alongside it on the sidewalk before it finally came to a stop and I was able to retrieve it!
Jeffin Premium Member 12 months ago
My brother hit our first super ball with a baseball bat. Never did find that thing.
Spencer444 12 months ago
They were slightly larger then (read the history) and bouncier than the present ones. Here is a great story I just read. Lamar Hunt, the person who founded the AFL in the 60âs, was at home watching his kids play with super balls. An idea came to him. The AFL was, by that time, developed enough to where they were talking about a championship game against the NFL. He called Pete Rozelle (the NFL Commissioner) and jokingly suggested that they call the game The Super Bowl. Instead of laughing, Rozelle accepted the idea. That story was on the Wikipedia history of the super ball.
rockyridge1977 12 months ago
Lost in in the clouds!!!!!
FunnyReader - 2022 Premium Member 12 months ago
And you did not want one to bounce back and hit you in the face !
Mediatech 12 months ago
Random parts from the Boeing jet landing in ⊠three⊠two⊠oneâŠ
Spencer444 12 months ago
The balls now are smaller, 1.75" compared to 1.93". They do now have quite the same bounce as the originals due to the slightly smaller size. Here is a story about them that I just read: Lamar Hunt, founder of the American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, watched his children playing with a Super Ball and then coined the term Super Bowl. He wrote a letter to NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle dated July 25, 1966: âI have kiddingly called it the âSuper Bowl,â which obviously can be improved upon.â The leagueâs franchise owners had decided on the name AFLâNFL World Championship Game, but the media immediately picked up on Huntâs Super Bowl name, which became official beginning with the third annual game in 1969.
bwswolf 12 months ago
Rover âŠâŠ I wouldnât try to catch that one âŠâŠ ;)
g04922 12 months ago
The centers of golf balls used to have that small super ball inside. I wonder if they still do.
mymontana 12 months ago
Oh, my !!!
amaryllis2 Premium Member 12 months ago
When we were remodeling, we found that someone long ago had put a superball inside the wall, presumably so that during some future earthquake the future owners would go nuts trying to figure out where that sound was coming from and what it was about.
MY DOG IS MY CO PILOT 12 months ago
PLease Please I beg any of you reading this.. DO NOT BUY one of those balls if you have a dog or live near one. They are a terrible choking hazard and can kill a dog in seconds. They easily get very wet and slippery in a dogâs mouth and slip down their throat and get lodged in their wind pipe and they are almost impossible to get out. You certainly canât get it out in time to stop the dog from choking. It is a horrible and terrifying way for a dog to die and so completely unnecessary. There are literally hundreds of different balls out there to play with. These ones should be banned. Thank you. âșâșâ„â„â„âșâș
dbrucepm 12 months ago
I remember getting a super ball as a kid. We thought it would bounce forever between the foundation on our house and the neighbors house which was pretty close. Unfortunately he had a granite foundation which was not smooth and it angled the ball upward where it took out a window.
mr_sherman Premium Member 12 months ago
Try to bring one down to the bottom of a pool (Itâs really hard) and watch the thing blast out of the water like a Polaris missile.
Judy B. 12 months ago
Panel 4. The huma like expressions that Brian puts on Rover at times just crack me up! Sooo cute.
cafed00d Premium Member 12 months ago
Loved these when they came our. Live in a 2 story row house, spent the day bouncing the ball over these house.