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.