Websites on Science: * How Stuff Works: Boomerang Illustrated tutorial explains the physics behind the propeller-like flight of the boomerang. Boomerangs! National Geographic's article with 2 videos of boomerang throwing. Lesson with a Boomerang This lesson plan uses the boomerang to demonstrate basic mathematical principles. Minnesota Technolog: Boomeranging An article on the sport and about Billy Brazelton, a junior in the College of Biological Sciences, who plays it. Research Support Technologies: Aerodynamics of Boomerang Provides articles summarizing the aerodynamics of boomerangs and explaining the principles to build construct your own. Sports: The Boomerang Page An article describing why a boomerang returns, based on the aerodynamics, the shape and the throwing technique. Unspinning the Boomerang Science article describing the physics of the boomerang.
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