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The Super Ball

By marlow | Published: January 11, 2012

In 1965, Charles Eames said, “Among the great and elegant design exceptions is a toy produced this year that has swept the country. What is it? A small bouncing ball—the Super Ball.” Chemical engineer Norm Stingley created the Super Ball from a material called Zectron, a synthetic rubber polymer polybutadiene that includes hydrated silica, zinc [...]

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