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A -5 rated disc will turn from a straight line of flight very easily with relatively little power behind it, while a +1 is unlikely to turn at all and will usually begin fading earlier in the flight. Fade – The fade of a disc (also known as low speed stability) is the degree to which a disc will fall to one side as it loses speed.
In Lima, Ohio, a cardboard disc attached to a balloon was recovered by Julian Faccenda, workers at a local factory took credit for the device. Original disc witness Kenneth Arnold flatly denied that the objects he saw could have been balloons. [142] The Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol announced it had ceased its aerial search for discs. [143]
Animation of reports during the flying disc craze. Over 800 reports were made publicly during the 1947 flying disc craze. [1] [2] [3] Such reports quickly spread throughout the United States, and some sources estimate the reports may have numbered in the thousands.
A disc's ability to maintain loft during flight. The glide of a particular disc is rated from 1 to 7: discs with a low glide number tend to lose their inertia and drop from the air more quickly than those with a high number. Discs with more glide are best for new players, and for producing maximum distance.
Diskwars is a collectible fantasy tabletop miniature wargame designed primarily by Tom Jolly and Christian T. Petersen and first published in 1999 by Fantasy Flight Games.. The game takes its name from its atypical use of cardboard disks to represent military units, commanders, monsters, and battlefield terrain features.
Disc golf, also known as frisbee golf, [2] [a] is a flying disc sport in which players throw a disc at a target, using rules similar to golf. [4]The sport is usually played on a course with 9 or 18 holes, each consisting of a teeing area and target (basket).
Disc 2 – Wanking Man, Disc 3 – "The Shaving Brush Boogie" Xutos & Pontapés: Dados Viciados: 1997 "Telecaster" Yonderboi: Splendid Isolation: 2005 Untitled (crows and a man speaking in Hungarian and drinking water (possibly a film sample)) The Zombies: Zombie Heaven: 1997: Aborted take of "She's Not There" ZOX: The Wait: 2005 "Vampire ...
Eddie's Head is a box set by Iron Maiden, in the shape of the head of their mascot, Eddie and containing their first 12 albums remastered, from Iron Maiden to Live at Donington, each with bonus multimedia material, plus a limited In Profile CD.