The Sky Ball is a mid-sized bouncy ball toy sold by Maui Toys.12 Each ball measures 4 inches (10 cm) in diameter3 and contains a mix of helium45 and compressed air.
It has received critical acclaim for its high restitution, or bounciness.1 The Skyball is often compared to the popular 1965 Wham-O Superball,6 with the Skyball being advertised as bouncing 75 feet (23 m), "higher than a 1.5 inch superball".2 In 2010, the ball was packaged with a plastic baseball bat, and advertised as flying as far as 300 feet (91 m) when struck.5
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- "KidsPost's Summer Toy Guide: For Outdoor, Water, Travel and More". washingtonpost.com.
- "Homepage - Maui Toys". www.mauiskyball.com.
- Kessler, Brian (2013). "Sky ball sport game". Google Patents. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- "About Sky Ball". www.mauitoys.com.
- Rovell, Darren (28 May 2010). "CNBC.com's Sports Toy Of The Year: Sky Ball+Bat". CNBC. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- "Water toys for summertime on a budget : News-Record.com : Greensboro & the Triad's most trusted source for local news and analysis". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-08-19.