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"Frisbee" (TM) is the trade name for a round plastic flying disc toy, made by the Wham-O company.  Wham-O also also makes the [[Hula Hoop]], the [[Slip'n'Slide]], the original [[Super Ball]], and the [[Hacky Sack]].<ref>Wham-O Products[http://www.wham-o.com/default.cfm?page=Products]</ref>   
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'''"Frisbee"''' (TM) is the trade name for a round plastic flying disc toy, made by the Wham-O company.  Wham-O also also makes the [[Hula Hoop]], the [[Slip'n'Slide]], the original [[Super Ball]], and the [[Hacky Sack]].<ref>Wham-O Products[http://www.wham-o.com/default.cfm?page=Products]</ref>   
    
Inspired by kids playing catch with metal pie tins, Walter Frederick Morrison and Warren Franscioni invented a plastic version in 1948.  <ref>Where the Frisbee First Flew[http://www.ultimatehandbook.com/Webpages/History/histdisc.html]</ref>  Morrison sold the rights to Wham-O, who began selling the "Pluto Platter" in 1957.  <ref>The First Flight of the Frisbee[http://www.airfairways.com/history.htm]</ref>  The name was changed to Frisbee in 1958.<ref>Wham-O About Us[http://www.wham-o.com/default.cfm?page=AboutUsHistory]</ref>
 
Inspired by kids playing catch with metal pie tins, Walter Frederick Morrison and Warren Franscioni invented a plastic version in 1948.  <ref>Where the Frisbee First Flew[http://www.ultimatehandbook.com/Webpages/History/histdisc.html]</ref>  Morrison sold the rights to Wham-O, who began selling the "Pluto Platter" in 1957.  <ref>The First Flight of the Frisbee[http://www.airfairways.com/history.htm]</ref>  The name was changed to Frisbee in 1958.<ref>Wham-O About Us[http://www.wham-o.com/default.cfm?page=AboutUsHistory]</ref>
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