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While the word '''Frisbee''' is claimed as a [[trademark]] of the [[Wham-O]] toy company, the term is often used [[genericized trademark|generically]] to describe flying discs similar to those made by that company. They are generally [[plastic]], roughly 8 to 10 inches (20-25 cm) in [[diameter]], with a lip. They are designed to fly [[aerodynamic]]ally when thrown with [[rotation]] and can be caught by hand.

The shape and quality of frisbees varies significantly, and a high-quality frisbee easily flies several times as far as a cheap frisbee. [[Disc golf]] disks are usually smaller in diameter but are more dense and are tailored for particular flight profiles such as stability or distance. When it was discovered that [[dog]]s enjoyed chasing and retrieving the slow-moving discs, special frisbees were eventually designed with more pliable material that would more resist damage when the dog caught one in its mouth. [[Disc dog]] competitions, in which dogs' frisbee-catching skills are judged, have become quite popular, as well.

Many frisbee-like discs are shaped like a frisbee with a large hole in the centre; such discs, known as ''aerofoils'', typically fly significantly farther.

[[Image:frisbee-1.jpg|right|Wham-O Professional Frisbee]]

The Flyin-Saucer, originally invented by [[Walter Frederick Morrison]] and codeveloped and financed by [[Warren Franscioni]] in [[1948]], was unsuccessful, but a later model made by Morrison in [[1955]] and sold as the "Pluto Platter" was bought by Wham-O in [[1957]]. Wham-O renamed the toy in [[1958]] to "Frisbee", a (probably deliberate) misspelling of the name of the [[Frisbie Pie Company]] of [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]], whose [[pie]] tins had been used by Yale college students in the area for similar purposes. The first flying disks were produced on [[January 13]], 1957.

Upon his death, Morrison was [[cremation|cremated]], and his ashes, in accordance with his final requests, were put into Frisbees.

==Games==

* [[Ultimate frisbee]]
* [[Freestyle frisbee]]
* [[Guts frisbee]]
* [[Disc golf]]
* [[Durango Boot]]
* [[DDC Frisbee]]
* [[Friskee]]
* [[Disc dog|Frisbee dogs]]
* [[Dodge Frisbee]]
* [[Suzy Sticks]]
* [[Goaltimate]]
* [[Schtick (Disc Game)|Schtick]]

==Physics==
The disc's rotation creates an angular moment perpendicular to the horizontal plane, stabilizing the disc's attitude in high speed flight. Small ridges near the leading edge act as [[vortex generator|vortex generators]], reducing flow separation by energizing the (relatively minor) boundary air layer. Lift is generated in primarily the same way as a traditional [[airfoil]].

==Other==
*Descriptions of [[Frisbee Throws]]
*[[George Carlin#Frisbeetarianism|Frisbeetarianism]]
*[[Aerobie]], a flying ring used like a Frisbee
* <i>Frisbee, A Practitioner's Manual and Definitive Treatise</i> Stancil E.D. Johnson, M.D. Workman Publishing Company, New York (July, 1975) ISBN 0-911104-53-4
* In the animated motion picture [[The Secret of NIMH]], the main character's name was changed in post-production from "Frisby" to "Brisby" to avoid potential trademark infringements.

==External links==
*[http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa980218.htm Frisbee, about.com]

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