This short riddle asks: What kind of ball never bounces?
The answer is: an eyeball.
The trick is that the word “ball” makes you think of something used in sports, like a basketball, tennis ball, or baseball. Those objects are designed to roll, fly, or bounce.
But “ball” also appears in the word “eyeball.” An eyeball is round, but it is obviously not the kind of ball you would ever bounce.
The riddle works by shifting from one meaning of the word to another. There is no complicated logic or calculation involved; the challenge is simply to stop thinking about sports.
That kind of wordplay is why simple riddles like this often get surprisingly many different guesses before someone spots the intended answer.
