Spike the Triangle. Matt Ph.D. Caniglia

      When the triangle is thrown sidearm, it travels flat for a short distance, screaming along a horizontal plane before it spikes up into the sky. There appears a tendency for the triangle to curl back toward the thrower while combating an opposing force of forward momentum (the throw). The result is a forged upward drive. Then, instead of following the path of a Hula Hoop standing upright, the triangle fans out to the right, encircling the thrower. It then reaches its ultimate height surpassing one hundred feet, all the while cutting thru the air with zest. The spinning continues, as its height gain blends into a stall, and an immediate swirling corkscrew motion ensues as the paper-thin triangle races to the ground with the same counterclockwise rotation, falling in a fast, controlled circular pattern.

      The throw is electric; the swift ascension spawns first impressions that the triangle is erratic. The path it takes, however, is predictable. A quick study of three to five throws will reveal a constant path. Just as the height gained by a sidearm throw is unbelievable, catching the spinning blade, careening to Earth in an extraordinary circular route, seems similarly unlikely. This slicer comes barreling down violently. If you do not pay close attention it can take out your eye. The orbital descent also presents the challenge of catching an object which falls in an inordinate centripetal path. The fun, however, just like everything in life, is in the catch. Once a person throws the Aerobie® Orbiter™ sidearm and discovers its spike and subsequent death spiral, eminent brain movement swells with the interrogatory wonder: Can I catch this thing?????