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Boomerangs!
Watch boomerangs move through the air full circle.

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The kind of boomerang used in sports comes back to the thrower. It has a curved surface on one side and a flat surface on the other. As the boomerang flies, the air flows across the two sides differently. This difference in airflow allows the boomerang to fly. As it flies, the boomerang spins. The spinning boomerang comes full circle back to its starting point.

 

Learn about two boomerang competitors.

Photograph by Mark Godfrey
Art by Barbara Gibson


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