"Steve" wrote in message
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Take the thin walled cardboard tube from inside a roll of gift
wrapping paper..... Tried to get Wham-O to package and sell
them as a 21st Century Frisbee....

About 20 yrs ago, something similar was marketed as
a flying tube. It was essentially a 1/2 height aluminum soda can,
open on both ends. The lip on one end was slightly weighted.
You threw it like a football, overhand with a side spin. The
tube's open axis was the flight path. It flew very well,
would go 200 feet. It was amazing to see such a low mass object
cut through the air so far. Don't remember the name.

-- Joe D.