Bizzare Facts

There are many inventors who are passionate about their creations, but few have taken that passion as literally as **Walter Morrison**. Morrison invented the flying disc in 1948, originally calling it the 'Pluto Platter' to capitalize on the growing public obsession with UFOs. In 1957, he sold the rights to the toy company Wham-O, who renamed it the **Frisbee** (after the Frisbie Pie Company tins that college students used to throw). It became a global phenomenon, a staple of parks and beaches everywhere.

Morrison lived a long life, watching his invention bring joy to millions. When he passed away in 2010 at the age of 90, his family honored a very specific and unusual clause in his final wishes. He wanted to be one with his creation. His body was cremated, and his ashes were mixed into a plastic polymer compound.

This compound was then molded into a limited run of memorial Frisbees. It was the ultimate tribute to a man who spent his life looking up. As his son, Kay Morrison, famously told the press, 'He always said that was the ultimate way to be played with.' It gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'putting your soul into your work.'