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a pie tin that taught the air to throw back
means A flat plastic disc thrown for catching, often in games of toss or competitive play.
from The popular and well-attested story: students near the Frisbie Pie Company in Connecticut tossed the empty metal pie tins, shouting the name as a warning. When Wham-O launched their flying disc in the 1950s, they borrowed the sound of that name and respelled it 'Frisbee' to avoid trademark trouble. So the toy's name still echoes a long-gone bakery's pies.
- origin
- named after Frisbie Pie Company tins students tossed
- world record
- thrown over 1,300 feet by one human arm
- dog sport
- canines compete in official disc-catching championships worldwide
- space flight
- astronauts played frisbee aboard the space shuttle
- buried with
- inventor's ashes molded into commemorative flying discs
world frisbee championship — annual disc golf tournament held since 1974, won by paul mcbeth 6 times
double disc court — competitive frisbee sport played on tennis court, regulated by pdga since 1974
ken climo — professional disc golfer with 12 pdga world championships, dominant 1990s-2000s