Toss Me That Pie Plate...!

So many favorite toys and playthings were discovered by accident. It's hard to believe that many of them came from simple everyday things, but believe it or not...they did! Here from Listverse is an example.

Frisbees were created by greed



Frisbee toys are a staple feature of all family outings: at every picnic someone brings one along, and kids can spend hours throwing it back and forth. The simplicity of playing Frisbee is what makes it so easy to enjoy for kids – but the equally simple origins of the Frisbee might surprise you.


From 1871-1958, The Frisbee Baking Company provided American colleges with pies that came in pie tins, and it wasn’t long before students realized what fun could be had by tossing these tins around. In 1948, a building inspector created the first plastic Frisbee which we now use today, based off this simple pie tin design. This is the ultimate example of capitalizing off other people: the name, design and purpose was already there, and all this guy did was build it from plastic and tell people it was a toy.

Back when I was a kid, we used the lid from a coffee can (the metal ones) the same way. Only trouble was, the lids had sharp edges, so cut fingers were fairly common back then. Guess that's why the lids today are plastic!

Coffee outside on the patio this morning.