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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

AppleRound Space Hopper Ball



AppleRound Space Hopper Ball


What is a Space Hopper Ball?

According to the The Secret History of BallsSpace Hopper Ball began "in the late 1960s and early 1970s" also referred to as Hopper, Ride-a-Roo, Kangaroo Ball, Hoppity Hop. It was invented by Aquilino Coasani.

For all things spacehopper, www.space-hoppers.co.uk is the place. 
There are many records related to space hopper. 
Most bounces on a space-hopper in one minute 108
Fastest mile on a space-hopper  13 min
Fastest 100m backwards on a space-hopper is up for grabs.




To learn more about the history of other balls, refer to the book.



What record do you want to set?

Before that, listen to Caroline Paul on what she learned from her attempt to set a guinness record in crawling. Her TED talk To raise brave girls, encourage adventure is very encouraging.


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