In many platform games, there is one common object that is rather rare in Real Life (except around swimming pools): springboards. They usually look like plates with springs attached to the bottom, but they can take many forms, sometimes more practical but sometimes much more bizarre. Things that can sometimes also function as springboards in video games: * Cloth balconies * Trampolines * Couches * Tires * Jump pads * Geyser steam bursts * Some of the bouncing clouds