Talk:Aerobie

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I need to do a project on Aerobie and i need some help. I have a few questions I would like to ask. So if anyone would be kind and knows a lot about Aerobie please help me.

A picture of an aerobie in your article might help.

I've improved the article a little bit and added my picture. It's not a very good picture, but better than nothing. -SpellcheckW7 (talk) 04:48, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

A revision way back had an a picture (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aerobie&oldid=182438544), but someone blanked it, and it was rebuilt rather than reverted. If I wasn't the middle of exams I'd look at combining that revision and the current one. mode_seven (talk) 12:09, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the tip. I've put the old version in with the current one while the article is under construction for comparison in order to find improvements from the old version that are not in the new one. -SpellcheckW7 (talk) 22:16, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Revamp

I've added the missing elements from the old article, which consisted of some internal links, the Aerobie Sprint image, and an additional paragraph about a World Record attempt. I've seen a couple additional words that can also be linked. -SpellcheckW7 (talk) 01:18, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

I've also made various other corrections and modifications. Hopefully, everything flies.  :) The Sprint image is much better. If you hate the Pro image that I added, you have my permission to remove it. -SpellcheckW7 (talk) 02:50, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

I have, I'm a photographer so pictures with so many artifacts make me cringe ;). Great work sorting the article! mode_seven (talk) 15:36, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. There are also pictures at Aerobie Downloadable Images, but maybe they aren't good enough either. -SpellcheckW7 (talk) 05:57, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

I like the image with the Sprint and Pro rings together, for comparison. I thought having a picture with both of them made the Sprint photo redundant, so I removed it. -WikiWes77 (talk) 04:44, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

I want to divide the article into sections and change the products paragraph into a bulleted list. -SpellcheckW7 (talk) 17:10, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

I also want to include information on special hazards of the Aerobie and maybe a comparison to the Frisbee, to work toward NPOV. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SpellcheckW7 (talk • contribs) 06:33, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

New Sections

The article is now much different from the way it was when I found it. It's more balanced and informative. I hope you like my changes and the new section. There are a couple of references, and the rest I have learned as an Aerobie thrower, so I think the rest is pretty much common knowledge for those who are experienced with the Aerobie Pro. (See Wikipedia:verifiability.)

Actually, it's probably a little under-referenced, but I'll see what I can do when I get the book. -SpellcheckW7 (talk) 23:54, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

I now have the book. A little of its history information may be useful. It has some information on throwing, a little on catching, and a few games. I still can't find anything as comprehensive on the use of the Aerobie as Mish's Aerobie Site was, before it was taken off line.

I added a new History section, with the help of the book, as well as web pages. -WikiWes77 (talk) 03:54, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Sources

I tried to go to Mish's Aerobie Site, but apparently, it's no longer online. Bummer. I could have used it to improve the article a lot. But I've ordered The Aerobie Book, so that should be useful. -SpellcheckW7 (talk) 19:59, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Unverified World Record, Attempt

"Another attempt for World Record Aerobie throwing distance was made by Luke Robertson from a small town in regional NSW, Australia. While he came slightly short of the record, officials were quick to point out that weather and other climate factors were not good that day, and another date has been set.However as of 15th june 2008. Luke Brown broke the world record distance of 1402 feet." -moved by WikiWes77 (talk) 17:46, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

"Adler" comments, from earlier version

I am Alan Adler, inventor of the Aerobie. The following statement needs slight correction,

"Since it has much less drag and weighs less than a flying disc, it can be thrown several times farther than a flying disc."

It should read,

Since it has much less drag than a flying disc, it can be thrown several times farther than a flying disc."

While the Aerobie flying ring does indeed weigh less than the average flying disc, it's long flight does not result from this. The long flight is attributable to it lower drag. —Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiWes77 (talk • contribs) 04:21, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

I doubt this is actually by Alan Adler, but I'm considering modifying the above statement. -WikiWes77 (talk) 18:24, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

I assure you that the above was indeed written by me, Alan Adler. Today I also corrected the page on the world record and restored the correct name of the record setter - Erin Hemmings. Some joker had hacked an incorrect name into that slot. - Alan Adler 9/7/2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alan Adler (talk • contribs) 22:05, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Re-do lead section?

I'm not sure how to do it, but I think the lead section should be changed to show that "Aerobie" is one of the toys made by Aerobie, Inc. The Aerobie flying ring is the most important, though, being the first to be called an "Aerobie". The other toys are currently mentioned in a section of their own. How should the distinction be made between the rings and the other things that Superflight and Aerobie, Inc. have produced? --WikiWes77 (talk) 22:04, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Buoyancy

This article does not specifically mention that the Aerobie is not buoyant in water. I do not have a reference, only personal experience. LorenzoB (talk) 05:19, 23 October 2011 (UTC)

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Audible origin

Ignore if you are ignoring me. Thompson said 'professional' was his way of dealing with his pawn for politics of gambling. He works at Potowatomi he let me know one day that my mom and I were there. Back in the early seventies, he and I were housemates in his daddy's house on Milsaukee's south side. He was hell bent on his goal of making gambling in a casino something that happens in Wisconsin. With his objective he had me surrounded with at least one north carolinia chum. The flying ring design of a metallic support enclosed in an aerodynamic soft rubber o

riginated private conversation with Leonard Otto, a guitar accompanying lyricist that performed live one Saturday morning on a Milwaukee radio station. However their enterprise originated the person who first conceived of the flying ring was exploited, namely me Richard Lambecht. The year was 1976 for sure. Don't let revisionists distort history and truth for Christ sake.mind. 2603:6000:C900:70D2:D56D:EEF6:E608:9BD (talk) 01:49, 23 April 2023 (UTC)