Talk:Frisbee
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Ashes --> Frisbees?
From the article:
- "Upon his death, Morrison was cremated and his ashes turned into Frisbees."
Is this true or is it someone's attempt at humor? If true, can anyone provide a reference? —Frecklefoot 13:04, 9 Sep 2003 (EDT)
- According to http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/eastman/6240.asp it was Ed Headrick, not Morrison.--Zantolak 19:40, 22 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Stancil Johnson, MD, wrote about having his ashes molded into frisbees in his book "Frisbee, a practioner's manual and definitive treatise." Dr. Johnson is still with us. Ed Headrick, the father of disc golf, did indeed have his ashes molded into discs.
Morrison is still living. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595063442,00.html
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physics
quite interesting
- Does anyone have a robust source for this description? I have no doubt that there have been studies into the physics of Frisbees, and I doubt somehow that Bernoulli is a sufficient description. See Coanda effect and especially the late Jeff Raskin's excellent description of the Coanda effect linked from there. Probably the best treatment of the Frisbee would be as a circular wing! ajf 16:36, Apr 23, 2005 (UTC)
