They Just Don't Get It

Many inventors become frustrated when nobody seems to see the value in what they have developed or they get frustrated when the product just does not sell as well as the inventor knows it should.

Believe it or not, this was the case with Fred Morrison, inventor of one of the most popular childrens' and adults' toys of all time (and among dogs too). That toy of course is the... Frisbee.

Mr. Morrison, who unfortunately passed away last week at the age of 90, had gone around demonstrating his "Pluto Platter" at department stores and county fairs, with little success. Eventually he became so frustrated with lack of sales that he decided to license the idea to someone else. That someone was the little-known Wham-O company. Morrison's invention has since put Wham-O on the map and spawned the sports of Ultimate and Folf. There is even now a World Flying Disc Federation.

Quite a turnout for a product that initially would not sell.