Engineering:Bungee ball
Bungee balls were toys marketed as a means of enhancing a person's hand–eye coordination.[1] At one end of an elastic bungee cord, the user slips their finger into a notch, and at the other end is an elastic hollow ball containing synthetic liquid. Throwing the ball thus causes it to return to one's hand.
Fashion and availability
Bungee balls were a fad in March 2003 and most bungee balls were sold during this time period[citation needed]. They were discontinued in many stores because often after about 4–7 hours of use, the bungee cord would snap, and the ball itself could also rupture, releasing synthetic liquid[citation needed]. Additionally, concerns developed that the cord could become wrapped around a child's neck while playing with it.[2] By October 2003[citation needed], nearly all bungee balls had vanished from retail stores, and are no longer sold.
See also
- List of fads
References
- ↑ "Kiosk can be lucrative center of attention from passersby ; Tiny, freestanding stores may seem only a step from lemonade stands, but businesses are paying top dollar to get space in the right locations". Chicago Tribune. Jan 12, 2004. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/523337411.html?dids=523337411:523337411&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+12%2C+2004&author=Ann+Meyer%2C+Special+to+the+Tribune&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Kiosk+can+be+lucrative+center+of+attention+from+passersby+%3B+Tiny%2C+freestanding+stores+may+seem+only+a+step+from+lemonade+stands%2C+but+businesses+are+paying+top+dollar+to+get+space+in+the+right+locations&pqatl=google.
- ↑ "Safety experts slam Yo-Yo Water Ball as unsafe". June 11, 2003. https://www.iberkshires.com/story/11116/Safety-experts-slam-Yo-Yo-Water-Ball-as-unsafe.html.
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