Science (6)

Editor's Picks:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/boomerang.htm
Editor's Pick How Stuff Works: Boomerang Open in a new browser window Editor's Pick
   Illustrated tutorial explains the physics behind the propeller-like flight of the boomerang.
   http://www.howstuffworks.com/boomerang.htm

Sites:

http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Sports/instructor/boomerang-01.html
Aerodynamics of boomerangs Open in a new browser window
   An article describing why a boomerang returns, based on the aerodynamics, the shape and the throwing technique.
   http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Sports/instructor/boomerang-01.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/world/0008/boomerang/index.html
Boomerangs! Open in a new browser window
   National Geographic's article with 2 videos of boomerang throwing.
   http://www.nationalgeographic.com/world/0008/boomerang/index.html
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/ma96m5.html
Lesson with a Boomerang Open in a new browser window
   This lesson plan uses the boomerang to demonstrate basic mathematical principles.
   http://www.iit.edu/~smile/ma96m5.html
http://technolog.it.umn.edu/technolog/fall00/boomeranging.html
Minnesota Technolog: Boomeranging Open in a new browser window
   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/fall00/boomeranging.html
http://pass.maths.org.uk/issue7/features/boomerangs/
Unspinning the Boomerang Open in a new browser window
   Science article describing the physics of the boomerang.
   http://pass.maths.org.uk/issue7/features/boomerangs/

Last Updated: 2004-05-27 04:29:43