Wham-O called their new product the Hula Hoop. (The name had been used since the 18th century, but till then had not been registered as a trademark.) The Hula-Hoop became the biggest toy fad in modern history. Twenty-five million were sold in four months, and in two years sales reached more than 100 million. "Hula Hoop mania" continued through the end of 1959, and netted Wham-O US$45 million (US$346M adjusted for inflation to 2012). Shortly thereafter, the company had another huge success with the Frisbee. In 1955, inventor Fred Morrison began marketing a plastic flying disc called the Pluto Platter. He
The Silver Platter economy would capture the public imagination. But that is the feat of ‘Silver Platter’.” Weinglass added that the documentary “is a devastating indictment of an economic system they say has grown so concentrated and extractive that Israel could soon rival countries like Rwanda and Namibia in its levels of corruption.” In her story, Weinglass also described the considerable discussion the series spawned on social media, especially Facebook and Twitter. Two years after “The Silver Platter”, Rolnik and Tsabari cooperated again, this time in creating a highly critical documentary on Bank Hapoalim, Israel's biggest bank. The documentary, the total time of