Hula Hooping by frogdot
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In 1948, Richard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin started a company called Wham-O. They brought us the hula hoop, the frisbee, the superball, the slip'n'slide and other great products. Mr. Knerr passed away last week at age 82 and it made me think how profound an impact he and his partner(who passed away in 2002) had on several generations of kids and adults. All based on fun. And all without batteries, or electronics. Ah, the good old days.
Reading the history of Wham-O, there's a story about a promotion in Australia in the 60's where they dropped a giant Superball from a 35 story building. It bounced back up 15 stories and then landed on a car, totaling it. Now that's fun!
Thanks guys!
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Comments (34)
Great image!
She is adorable, and looks like she is having so much fun. I had a hoola hoop, many many many years ago, lol... loved it too. great work
beautiful work!
i cannot keep the hula hoop movin lol...great render!
Great observations on Wham-O and those classic toys. Nice illustration also, love the cute shadow.
Very cool image and history. :)
Superb scene! very well done!
Beautiful work,
I remember Wham-O, they had lots of neat stuff ^^ Perfect posing here, I can almost see the motion of her hips and the Hoop ^^
great fun!
Oh man, I would have given almost anything to see that giant superball bounce!! Awesome tribute picture!
Brings back memories of fun things.
Man that takes me back to my very first back sprain...LOL...cool image and nice homage to a very good inventor.. ...
oh that's fun!
Excellent image! Great pose.
Oh yes, I remember when they introduced the Hula Hoop in 1961. It was a craze that spread across the nation. Thanks for the Blast from the Past. Great Pose.
woo hoo! that looks like fun. great render, love the simple and direct style.
Excellent Image and remembrance
Oh this is perfect!
wonderful work and pose!!!!!!
sweet pic, excellent concept artwork
Very nice pose & expression!
Great tribute and a nice image!
Really great image! Although I never was much for the hula hoop... I was a frisbee addict! Great tribute!
Nice Action Image! :D
Love the pic, great work!
Great scene, did you try it before? ^_^
Nice fun image here, my friend!
Great render here my art friend...Hugs
Oh my this does bring back memories... A wonderful image and tribute!