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A bean bag (also beanbag) is a sealed bag containing dried beans, PVC pellets, expanded polystyrene, or expanded polypropylene. The bags are commonly used for throwing games, but they have various other applications.
A bean bag (also beanbag) is a sealed bag containing dried beans, PVC pellets, expanded polystyrene, or expanded polypropylene. The bags are commonly used for throwing games, but they have various other applications.
Games
* Beanbag was a game referred to at the turn of the twentieth century by Finley Peter Dunne as the antithesis of roughness of politics, ''Politics ain't beanbag!''. * Cornhole is a bean bag tossing game similar to horseshoes and quoits, played with bean bags and two goals. * Footbag (also known as Hacky Sack, a trademark) is a type of ball-shaped bean bag that is used to play various games. * Bean bags are also commonly used forjuggling
Juggling is a physical skill, performed by a juggler, involving the manipulation of objects for recreation, entertainment, art or sport. The most recognizable form of juggling is toss juggling. Juggling can be the manipulation of one object o ...
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* In beanbags are used to mark the point of a change of possession (where a punt or kickoff is caught, an interception
In Ball game, ball-playing Competitive sport, competitive team sports, an interception or pick is a move by a player involving a pass of the ball—whether by foot or hand, depending on the rules of the sport—in which the ball is intended for ...
is made, or a fumble occurs)
* Bean bags are often used for a game similar to dodgeball where small square bean bags are slid across the floor with the object to hit the opposing team's players in the foot. The game is particularly popular in American elementary schools as a safer alternative to dodgeball.
Other uses
* In benchrest and long-range shooting, bean bags or "shooting bags" are often used to support the gun's fore-end and buttstock, and allows the shooter to fine-adjust the aim by gently squeezing the rear bag. * Clutching technology for robots makes use of bean bags. * Smaller bean bags can be used to stabilize a camera when a tripod is not available.References
External links
* * wikiHow To Make a Bean Bag {{DEFAULTSORT:Bean Bag Bags Physical activity and dexterity toys Articles containing video clips