The Frisbee, a California invention, turned 60 this week.
The graceful flying disc was dreamed up by Fred Morrison, who as a teenager in 1930s Southern California had tossed around cake pans for fun.
Later, after serving as a pilot in World War II, Mr. Morrison created a series of discs that culminated in a plastic version called the Pluto Platter.
He sold it to Wham-O, a toy company based then in San Gabriel, which rolled out its first batch on Jan. 23, 1957.
The company renamed them Frisbees after the Frisbie Pie Company in Connecticut, where college students made a game of tossing the pies’ tin lids.
The Frisbee became popular and spawned a number of sports.
Among the most popular were ultimate Frisbee, a sort of cross between soccer and football, and disc golf, which involves sending the discs into metal baskets.
Stancil Johnson, a pioneer of disc golf, said there are now thousands of courses all over the world. (Considered among the best is Santa Cruz’s Delaveaga Disc Golf Course, which sits in a tree-filled park overlooking Monterey Bay.)
Asked to explain the sport’s appeal, Mr. Johnson, 83, told a story about how Albert Einstein had once paused while walking home from Princeton University to watch people throwing a disc.
As Einstein walked away, someone overheard him say, “Very beautiful.”
“And I’ve had the same feeling my entire life,” Mr. Johnson said. “It’s just a beautiful event watching a Frisbee fly.”
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lucky Day Timmy Hoover
on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 – 12:43 pm
In 2010
In 2010
Still hurts.
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on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 – 12:44 pm
The Frisbee, a California
The Frisbee, a California invention, turned 60 this week.
The graceful flying disc was dreamed up by Fred Morrison, who as a teenager in 1930s Southern California had tossed around cake pans for fun.
Later, after serving as a pilot in World War II, Mr. Morrison created a series of discs that culminated in a plastic version called the Pluto Platter.
He sold it to Wham-O, a toy company based then in San Gabriel, which rolled out its first batch on Jan. 23, 1957.
The company renamed them Frisbees after the Frisbie Pie Company in Connecticut, where college students made a game of tossing the pies’ tin lids.
The Frisbee became popular and spawned a number of sports.
Among the most popular were ultimate Frisbee, a sort of cross between soccer and football, and disc golf, which involves sending the discs into metal baskets.
Stancil Johnson, a pioneer of disc golf, said there are now thousands of courses all over the world. (Considered among the best is Santa Cruz’s Delaveaga Disc Golf Course, which sits in a tree-filled park overlooking Monterey Bay.)
Asked to explain the sport’s appeal, Mr. Johnson, 83, told a story about how Albert Einstein had once paused while walking home from Princeton University to watch people throwing a disc.
As Einstein walked away, someone overheard him say, “Very beautiful.”
“And I’ve had the same feeling my entire life,” Mr. Johnson said. “It’s just a beautiful event watching a Frisbee fly.”
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on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 – 12:47 pm
The pain never really leaves.
The pain never really leaves. Glad you understand, Hoover.
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on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 – 12:49 pm
I light a candle for him
I light a candle for him every year. I also have one of the limited edition discs containing his ashes.
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on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 – 12:55 pm
Now that's deadication.
Now that's deadication.
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on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 – 12:56 pm
Talk about a slow troll
Talk about a slow troll
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on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 – 01:03 pm
Hounder, do you share
Hounder, do you share Einstein's appreciation for the beauty of flying discs?
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on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 – 01:11 pm
Six years I've been trying to
Six years I've been trying to put this sadness behind me.
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on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 – 01:12 pm
I think he was probably more
I think he was probably more of a slinky man. Potential energy and all that
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on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 – 01:14 pm
>> I also have one of the
>> I also have one of the limited edition discs containing his ashes.
That's Ed Headrick, not Fred Morrison. (And no I didn't have to look it up)
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on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 – 01:15 pm
The Morrison ones are even
The Morrison ones are even more of a limited edition.
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on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 – 01:21 pm
I'm sorry to reignite this, 6
I'm sorry to reignite this, 6. At least Dogman isn't here this time (or is he?).