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Christian Science Monitor Fall is here, students are back on campuses, and the air is filling with autumm leaves and flying toys. But which flying things are best? We turned to a nearby college student to help us find out. We found the perfect flying-object tester in Paul Algreen, a senior at a local university, who is not only the reserve quarterback, but also an aerospace major. The testing site was Steinbrenner Stadium (yes, donated by George in honor of his father) in Cambridge, MA., on a warm and sunny afternoon. Variable winds blew across the field at 10 to 15 miles an hour. Products
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Mark Corporation Nerf Turbo Jr.- It says "turbo," but it's just a Nerf football. Difficult to throw. There's no weight or grip. Did the old Nerf footballs have more heft? Perhaps it's now kinder to table lamps inside. Aerobie Superdisc - Frisbee-like, with a clear plastic center. Our testers didn't find it living up to its hype. Expensive, too. $10.99, Superflight Inc., Palo Alto, CA. Ages 8 and up. Woosh - A flying ring, like the Aerobie, but softer and more user friendly. Similar effortless flight, but it's soft and bounces. Easy to catch. $6.99, Oddz-On-Products, Inc. Campbell, CA, Ages 5 and up. Aerobie Sprint - Cool, but would be hard to play ctch with. It looks like something a Ninja would hurl at an oppone. Satisfying, effortless flight. (An unspecified "flying ring" was thrown 1,257 feet by Scott Zimmerman in Fort Funston, CA on July 8, 1986, according to the "The Guinness Book of Records ," Bantam, 1996.) $7.00, Superflight Inc. Palo Alto, CA Ages 7 and up. Vortex
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