Talk:Bouncy ball

What is the difference between a bouncy ball and a super ball?--Taida 01:12, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Where is the poetry?

Bouncy logo

I can make the logo bounce for this article using {{User:Java7837/bouncy}} the result appears where the normal wikipedia logo usually appears i have made it load for the talk page of the bouncy ball article should i make it do this for the article also?

• "For" 76.21.168.245 (talk) 21:25, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
• For. 71.125.80.119 00:40, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
• For --Java7837 16:15, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
• For XgenArea51 01:22, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
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• Against! Who calls it a Bouncy Ball? It's a Super Ball! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.82.73.184 (talk) 21:39, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

I will decide what to do after there has been 10 votes --Java7837 16:14, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

I am against such a change for the same reasons discussed at User talk:Java7837#Bouncy. Also, voting is evil Stardust8212 20:06, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

• For - Denimadept (talk) 22:59, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

• For - 03:07, 19 March 2008 (UTC) I know it's wrong but do it anyway :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tregetour (talk • contribs)

• For - For fun, I have added a copy of the code in {{User:Java7837/bouncy}} to the top of the page, and commented it out so that it is not effective. To try it out, remove the comment delimiters, replace "a b s o l u t e" by "absolute" and preview the page (but don't save). In contrast to the original at "{{User:Java7837/bouncy}}", the ball bounces right on top of the textual Wikipedia logo, mostly hiding the static ball (with my browser at least). I tried to fully hide the static ball by adding ";background-color:#F9F9F9", but this interferes with the surrounding style elements. A better solution would have to use an image with an opaque background that both hides the static ball and matches the default background. It would be sufficient to use an intermediate image for this, placed below the animated one. Also, personally I would prefer a less exaggerated bounce animation. --85.180.144.149 (talk) 09:49, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

• Against! It's a Super Ball! It was the ICONIC invention and it's trademark had become the synonym for balls of this type. Bouncy Ball eas never a term used in my neighborhood! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.242.14.200 (talk) 13:59, 7 November 2013 (UTC)

• Well, my first one was a blue white stripy one. I had it for 2 days until I put in the bin, Now I have 6. In the future, I'm gonna have a collection of these so-called Super balls. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.242.14.200 (talk) 13:59, 26 August 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kmuaz112 (talk • contribs) 18:14, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

I finally have 7. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kmuaz112 (talk • contribs) 11:44, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

Inventor

This source says the inventor was Norman Stingley, not the person named in this article. http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/superball.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.243.147.149 (talk) 02:07, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Pop culture ref #1

Aimee Mann used the bouncy ball as a potent metaphor in the song "Superball" from I'm With Stupid: "I'm a Superball, if I pick up speed get outta my way, I'm a sonic boom, and I'll warn you now, the velocity I'm gathering, will knock you down." Asat (talk) 03:15, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

The top left corner of this talk page...

Can someone remove that? I'm not sure what the script for that is or I'd do it myself. Themfromspace (talk) 01:57, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

It's coming from the code {{User:Java7837/bouncy}} being discussed two sections up. Stardust8212 14:35, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Yikes, I must agree with the arguments at User_talk:Java7837/Archive_Aug_2007#63311065054, it doesn't show up correctly (on Firefox 2.0.0.17), and it's distracting. I'd really like to be in favor of little easter eggs like this, but my gut just tells me no thanks. (It really is a clever idea, and I honestly commend Java7837 for thinking of it/trying it, but on actually seeing it, it's just really distracting to me) -Verdatum (talk) 16:13, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Bouncy balls are made of...

the elements sulphur and silicon, according to the article. Given that the article also says they're made from vulcanised butadiene, which is carbon and hydrogen treated with sulphur, I can't see where the silicon comes into it. Worth cutting out this sentence? Brammers (talk) 08:20, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Silicon (rather, silica) is a common thickening agent, and would likely be used to alter the elastomer's (rubber's) physical properties. Sulfur is a component of the vulcanization process as you point out. But I wouldn't say that "Bouncy balls are made of sulfur and silicon". I'll look at the wording and see if I can cleanup. -Verdatum (talk) 19:19, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Heh, the sentence was added here by an anon ip. It doesn't fit at all tacked onto the end like that. I'm removing it. -Verdatum (talk) 19:24, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Superball science

There are lots of papers about various aspects of the physics of Superballs: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=superballs

Maybe I'll add them when I have time -- or will you? :) --Bcjordan (talk) 02:04, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Super Ball

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

The result of this discussion was No Consensus for a merger. — Keithbob • Talk • 20:57, 20 February 2014 (UTC)

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There seem virtually no mention of the original Super Ball or its inventors here, although this is the most widely know name for the toy and there are plenty of sources. Given that Super Ball redirects here, it seems that some specific coverage would be useful. DES ^(talk) 07:36, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

I have now revived Super Ball as a separate article, one that links here. DES ^(talk) 16:57, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

"Super Ball" is also a Genericised trademark.
Any or all Bouncy balls are for all practical purposes "Super Balls"
--Shirt58 (talk) 13:31, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

The above is from Talk:Super_Ball#Merger_proposal, which I'm quoting here, regarding the (re)merger proposal with Super Ball. I'm quoting it here for continuity, to include the comments re the preceding split and to preserve the broadest Talk page history generally.

Re the merger, I think the genericised trademark point is valid. Unfortunately, the bouncy ball article is currently quite insubstantial and poorly sourced relative to the Super Ball article, which contains much information specific to the proprietary item, such as history and chemistry. However, unless the scientific experiment information in Super Ball can be specified to the proprietary item and therefore topic, that information may be more suited to the generic bouncy ball topic anyway. I think a unified article would be fundamentally superior, but care should be taken to protect valuable content, such as that which is specific and sourced. ENeville (talk) 02:17, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

This page reads like an advertisement for super balls. Should definitely be merged with bouncy balls. They ARE just some brand of bouncy balls. 99.31.164.246 (talk) 08:35, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

We used to call them SuperBalls... my children now call them bouncy balls... I think they are the same thing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.22.8.67 (talk) 03:57, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Super ball is a specific brand with a specific chemistry. Other bouncy balls may have different chemical formulations and thus somewhat different physical properties and behavior. I oppose the merger. DES ^(talk) 07:27, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Removed the 'Audience' section

It's unsourced, vague, and written like marketing material. I don't have any sources to help it out, but the entire article is improved by simply removing it in my opinion. This line could probably go in the history section if someone finds a source for it: "Presidential aide, McGeorge Bundy, had 60 Bouncy balls shipped to the White House for amusement of the staff members in the White House." Without a source I don't see a reason to keep it, and Bundy's own wiki page doesn't mention it.

174.56.219.176 (talk) 23:51, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

That statement appears, and is sourced, in Super Ball. In fact it appeared on the main page as a DYK item. It was specifically Super Balls that were shipped to the White house. DES ^(talk) 07:24, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

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