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The origins of the game of DodgeBee are closely tied to the invention of the Frisbee. Little is known about its inventor but it is believed the first flying disc was thrown by Clint Eastwood in 1885 when he launched an empty pie dish of the Frisbie Baking Company of Bridgeport , Connecticut , to save a local inventor, Doc Brown. The disc flew surprisingly well and although Clint Eastwood and Doc Brown (and also school teacher Clara Clayton) disappeared shortly after this event the flying discs popularity increased phenomenally. The simple game of passing the disc back and forth was a deadly one. The strong steel pie dish, intended to withstand incredibly high temperatures, was a dangerous object when thrown with force and caused the loss of countless fingers and in 1892 the number of deaths related to the sport surpassed that of syphilis (until then the number one killer). The design needed changing to move forward but it wasn't until 1948 a Los Angeles building inspector named Walter Frederick Morrison and his partner Warren Franscioni invented a plastic version of the Frisbie. The far softer material reduced Frisbie related deaths dramatically and its new design meant that it could fly further and with better accuracy than the original pie dish. Originally called the Pluto Platter it wasn't until the Frisbie Baking Company shutdown that the Wham-O toy company patented the name Frisbee . In 1967, high school students in Maplewood , New Jersey , invented Ultimate Frisbee, a recognized sport that is a cross between football, soccer and basketball. |
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