Who is Norman Stingley?

Who is Norman Stingley?

Norman Stingley, a chemical engineer working for Bettis Rubber Company, apparently had no reservations about running a few experiments in the off-hours. Working in his spare time in 1965, Stingley took a gooey, rubberlike substance and compressed it under 3,500 pounds of pressure [source: Time Magazine].

When were SuperBalls invented?

1964
The Super Ball was invented and patented in 1964 by chemist Norman Stingley. The ball is made of a synthetic material he called Zectron, using a polymer polybutadiene and other materials, a form of artificial rubber. It was sold to toy stores by the Wham-O company and was, for a while in the 60s, a great fad.

Where was the Super Ball invented?

The Super Ball® was invented in 1964 by Norman Stingley, who was a chemist at the Bettis Rubber Company. He invented Zectron, which was a synthetic rubber. Stingley compressed Zectron under high pressure and heat to form a ball. That’s when the Super Ball® was born.

What happened to SuperBalls?

In the 1970s, though, Super Ball knockoffs flooded the market and began to undersell the premium-priced toy. Super Ball sales dropped, and Wham-O stopped making them in 1976. Wham-O was later bought and sold twice.

Are superballs still made?

So Stingley took it to toy company Wham-O; they worked on developing a more durable version which they still manufacture today.

Do super balls float?

They do float. They are much like the Super Pinky of old, bouncy foam, and if your dog is a chewer, they would not last long.

Are super balls still made?

Why does crazy ball bounce so much?

When the ball hits the ground, it is pressed with a force of gravity and other forces that was exerted on it. Due to these forces it’s shape is deformed and to retain back its shape, its elastic nature exerts the same amount of force that deformed it. So the ball bounces until it gains back its shape.

Why does Rocky carry a ball?

“This ball was very symbolic in Rocky’s life,” Stallone explains of the handball, today a vintage collector’s item. “It’s the only thing that he really had that would take his mind off of his problems. He’d be bouncin’ the ball, almost in a meditative state, so it became part of his persona.