70s toy - ball glides back and forth on ropes you pull
October 14, 2012 4:30 PM Subscribe
Looking for the name of a toy I had in the 1970s that had 2 long ropes with handles on both ends, one person would pull their ropes apart and send a football shaped ball with the ropes running through it flying towards the other person. The ball on ours was red, the handles were blue - but who knows, it may have come in different colors. My sister swears it was called the Woosh, but I haven't found it via that name. I want to buy one for my niece & nephew if I can find it - and I think having the name will be the key to locating one. But if you know where I can get one, even better.
Best answer: It was called zoomball. current version is 10 bucks here. found by searching for phrase "football on ropes toy zoomball".
posted by aninom at 4:38 PM on October 14, 2012
posted by aninom at 4:38 PM on October 14, 2012
They were branded as "Going"s in the UK, and they also made a finger-sized "Mini-Going". No web hits on that name, though.
posted by scruss at 5:04 PM on October 14, 2012
posted by scruss at 5:04 PM on October 14, 2012
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We called it whoosh ball, so I think it was available under a name like that as well.
posted by punchtothehead at 4:33 PM on October 14, 2012