While it is not recorded, what may have spurred the inventors to move on to different construction level would be the danger that came from flying metal.Īlso, metal is heavy and takes more arm power to toss across the lawn to the other players. How was Frisbee InventedĪt first, the original Frisbees were just pre-made metal pie tins. After the war, Morrison and Franscioni began to make the first plastic versions.įrom then on the accidental influence was removed and the inventors got down to some serious business trying to find the right materials and the best ways to produce the flying toy. Morrison and his wife began to produce pie tins for fun until the second world war began. This gave them the idea that there was a market for such a toy.į. As the couple were tossing a pie pan to each other, they were offered about 25 cents for the pan. Morrison and his wife began tossing a popcorn lid to each other that the idea hit them.Įven the marketing of the toy was done by accident. The more modern and official Frisbee was also discovered by accident. History does not tell us how they used the pie tins or what games they created. Once they made that discovery, then all that was left was to use their imaginations to implement their discovery. The bored college students were not looking to invent some new fad to sweep the nation when they found that the Frisbie Pie Company’s pie tins could sail through the air. With the Frisbee, the original concept may have been found accidentally. Usually the inventor is looking to create something else when they stumble on the next great invention that makes them famous. Most great inventions are done by accident. This was done in honor of the Frisbie Pie Company Was Frisbee Invented by Accident Morrison in 1957, their top employee Arthur "Spud" Melin renamed it the Frisbee. When Wham-O bought out the rights to the toy from Mr. Morrison and his partner Warren Franscioni. The official Frisbee was created in 1948 by W.F. It was called Frisbie and future inventors took inspiration from that name and labeled the toy Frisbee.īut the name is only one of many since over 60 toy companies make their version of a Frisbee and give it their own creative label. However, the name for the flying disc came from the Pie Company that made the pie tins. Many colleges take credit for having the first student to come up with the idea and who was actually first remains a disputed mystery as no records recorded the event. These students, as far back as the late 19 th century, found that the empty pie tins flew quite well through the air. But if you want the earliest version of the Frisbee then that would go to the Frisbie Pie Company or more specifically the students of the colleges who bought the pies. The safest thing we can say is that many people independently came up with the same idea. The best records we have come from the modern era and the 19 th to 20 th centuries. About the only information we have on ancient Frisbees are the discs used and described that were used in the original Olympic Games in Greece. This is hard to say exactly as there are no real ancient manuscripts extant today that contain any information on when the first Frisbee was invented. Some Final Comments When was Frisbee Invented
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