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Encyclopedia > Dodge Frisbee
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Dodge Frisbee is a variation of dodgeball using a Frisbee or flying disc in place of the ball or balls. Like dodgeball, once a player is hit by a Frisbee he or she exits the field of play. Also, if a player catches the Frisbee without it touching the ground, either before or after being hit, the player who threw the Frisbee leaves the game instead. The game ends when there is only one player left. The game usually ends with a "shootout" between two players, each with several Frisbees. The final players tend to execute several simultaneous "attacks" until one is hit without catching the opponent's Frisbee. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Player dodging a ball. ... A Wham-O Professional Frisbee Frisbee is the most common name for flying discs, which are generally plastic, roughly 20 to 25 centimeters (8–10 in) in diameter, with a lip. ... While the word Frisbee is claimed as a trademark of the Wham-O toy company, the term is often used generically to describe flying discs similar to those made by that company. ...


The movie Tron depicted a fictional variant of dodge frisbee that was used in gladitorial combat between computer programs, in which each combatant had his own personal disc that could be hurled (returning to him automatically afterward) or used as a shield to deflect an opponent's disc. The game was not named in the movie and bears only a superficial resemblance to dodge frisbee since the discs exhibited highly unusual behavior, in one case looping around after being deflected once to strike a target a second time. Tron is a 1982 Walt Disney Productions science fiction movie starring Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn (and Clu), Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley (and Tron), Cindy Morgan as Lora (and Yori)and Dan Shor as Ram. ...


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Frisbee Summary (1268 words)
This new generation of Frisbee fans invented Frisbee Golf, Guts, and Ultimate Frisbee, but it was freestyle frisbee, with its behind-the-back and between-the-legs catches, trick throws, and leaping, Frisbee-catching dogs, that did the most for visibility of the growing sport.
Frisbee is the most common name for flying discs or flying saucers, which are generally plastic, roughly 20 to 25 centimeters (8–10 in) in diameter, with a lip.
The name Frisbee is a registered trademark of the Wham-O toy company, but the term is often used generically (and erroneously) to describe all versions of the flying disc.
Frisbee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (606 words)
Frisbee is the most common name for flying discs, which are generally plastic, roughly 20 to 25 centimeters (8–10 in) in diameter, with a lip.
The name Frisbee is a registered trademark of the Wham-O toy company, but the term is often mistakenly used generically to describe all versions of the flying disc.
The modern day frisbees are developed from the "Flying-Saucer", originally invented by Walter Frederick Morrison and codeveloped and financed by Warren Franscioni in 1948.
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