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Bill threw a ball as hard as he could. It did not hit a wall, it was not attached to anything, and it was not caught and thrown back by another person. However, it came right back to him.

How is this possible?

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credit: Fat Brain Toys

This is a very special brain boogie.

Above is an actual test question given to a second grader. As you can see, the student provided the penciled answer listed above.

Can you explain why his response is not necessarily wrong.