What makes SuperBalls bounce so high?
At the risk of making an unpaid endorsement, we think no childhood is complete without (accidentally) chucking a SuperBall into mom’s crystal display case. Indeed, when it comes to instigating pure household chaos, nothing tops these wee bouncing balls of anarchy. So what gives SuperBalls their tremendous power? We leaped over to toymaker Wham-O’s official site for some answers. Or not. Unfortunately, the good people at Wham-O offered little explanation. However, they did give us one hint, claiming their SuperBall is made of something called “Zectron.” Hmm, “Zectron” sounds a lot like some made-up Willy Wonka word rather than real scientific material. But just to be sure, we put it in the Search box. It turns out Zectron is legit, combining polybutadiene with sulfur. It was
