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Sports: The Boomerang Page
An article describing why a boomerang returns, based on the aerodynamics, the shape and the throwing technique.
http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Sports/instru...
Research Support Technologies: Aerodynamics of Boomerang
Provides articles summarizing the aerodynamics of boomerangs and explaining the principles to build construct your own.
http://www.researchsupporttechnologies.com...
Unspinning the Boomerang
Science article describing the physics of the boomerang.
http://pass.maths.org.uk/issue7/features/b...
Lesson with a Boomerang
This lesson plan uses the boomerang to demonstrate basic mathematical principles.
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/ma96m5.html
Boomerangs!
National Geographic's article with 2 videos of boomerang throwing.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/world/00...
Minnesota Technolog: Boomeranging
An article on the sport and about Billy Brazelton, a junior in the College of Biological Sciences, who plays it.
http://technolog.it.umn.edu/technolog/fall...
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