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Bouncie Balls 101

Bouncie balls were created by Patrick van Hoosensaven who was born in 1917. The ball was created in 1948 when Pat was going to throw away some plastic so he rolled it up into a ball and then accidentally dropped it and it bounced back up to him. Then in 1953 Patrick made a new model out of rubber which bounced much better and he made thousands of these.

Later on a square ball was made and these were not as popular as the round ball but Patrick did make quite a bit of money off of these.

One day in 1958 while making a square ball Patrick typed in the wrong concordant and a triangular ball was made. This ball bounced all over the place and was a very big hit. Children across the globe were talking about the "T Ball"

Every year Patrick goes to the BBC (Bouncie Ball Competition) which takes place in Michigan Ohio. Here Patrick competes in three events, which are: 1. Height 2. Size 3. Shape

Thus ends week 1