[ELI5] Why do basketballs spark (or appear to) when they burst?

Question

I see in videos of exploding basketballs that have been pumped too much that at the point of impact/explosion they spark for a millisecond. Why?

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Answer 1

Are you talking about a cloud of condensation, it’s water vapor a mini cloud briefly forms as the pressure wave expands basketball example https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BgRIrixQHvg same can be seen on plane wingtips https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingtip_vortices or bomb explosions and the effect is more visible in high humidity or cool air