Ever wonder what makes a boomerang fly? World champion thrower Logan Broadbent says it's pretty simple. "Basically the best way to think of it is that each wing is an airplane wing," he says. "The top ...

Non-returning boomerangs have been used for at least 20,000-30,000 years, with the oldest known example carved from a mammoth’s tusk. These non-returning boomerangs were used for hunting and were ...

Logan Broadbent is one of the world's top boomerang throwers. To throw and catch with his level of precision requires a solid understanding of aeronautics, weather, physics, athletic endurance and the ...

Q: I remember being told that you should always throw a boomerang with your left hand. Considering that — at most — only a quarter of the population is left-handed, can that possibly be true? Who ...

Here’s a guide to the physics of a boomerang’s mid-air turn. If you, like many others, have ever received a boomerang as a present, then you know its remarkable achievement; getting people to buy, ...

Most Ohio State students spend time on The Oval petting dogs or playing frisbee. Logan Broadbent, however, was cultivating what would turn into a successful athletic career. Broadbent, an Ohio State ...

Video: Takao Doi throws a boomerang on the International Space Station (JAXA) Does a boomerang thrown in space return to its pitcher? It does if it was thrown inside an airy environment like the ...