Baseball Is A Major Sport,

in many countries,

 but what if you want to play at night where there is little light? behold the SparkCatch, aka Meteor Baseball, it is the brainchild of two Chinese baseball enthusiasts who spent over four years trying to come up with a solution that would allow like-minded baseball fans play the game anytime, even in the dead of night, without proper lighting,

 after years of researching materials and concepts, about 100 tests and three generations of prototypes, the two young entrepreneurs managed to come up with an illuminated baseball that can actually withstand being hit with a baseball bat,

the SparkCatch has the same leather exterior and stitching as a regular baseball, but it’s actually made of an elastic material that is able to withstand bat hit at up to 140km/h without breaking or allowing the electronic components inside to be damaged, even if water somehow finds its way inside the ball, it can be used again as soon as it dries up, or so its creators claim, anyway, 

above is a short video of the ball being used, the lighting components are what make the SparkCatch baseball unique, so its developers have dedicated most of their research to it, the arrangement and the size of the holes through which light is emitted have been tested hundreds of times, as have the number and types of LEDs, ultimately, the ball was equipped with 4 high-efficiency LED bulbs with a lighting power of 100 lumens, 

and here is the full blown video, and no I am not on commision, I am just astounded at how the thing still works after being hit by a baseball bat! but before you rush out to buy one, SparkCatch is currently only available in China and Taiwan, but the company has plans to expand to foreign markets in the future, until then, you might have to explore the possibility of importing your own.