Hope you all would have heard of the word 'boomerang' and definitely the thing that comes to your mind would be boomerang icecreams. Most of the people like them for their variety of flavours and attractive toppings. Boomerang icecreams would be the first option whenever im given a treat. But what does the word actually mean? Let us have a look on it.
Boomerang is a very singular missile weapon used by the natives of Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved stick of hard wood when thrown from the hand with a quick rotary motion returns to the original place from where it started.
In 2008, Japanese astronaut Takao Doi verified that boomerangs also function in zero gravity as they do on Earth. He repeated the same experiment that German Astronaut Ulf Meerbold performed aboard Spacelab in 1992 and French Astronaut Jean-François Clervoy later performed aboard MIR in 1997.
Today, boomerangs are mostly used as sporting items. There are different types of throwing contests: accuracy of return, Aussie round, trick catch, fast catch and endurance.
In international competition, a world cup is held every second year. As of 2010, teams from Germany and the United States dominated international competition. The individual World Champion title was won in 2000, 2002 and 2004 by Swiss thrower Manuel Schutz. In 2006, Fridolin Frost from Germany won the title, with Manuel Schütz finishing third.
In 2008, Japanese astronaut Takao Doi verified that boomerangs also function in zero gravity as they do on Earth. He repeated the same experiment that German Astronaut Ulf Meerbold performed aboard Spacelab in 1992 and French Astronaut Jean-François Clervoy later performed aboard MIR in 1997.
Today, boomerangs are mostly used as sporting items. There are different types of throwing contests: accuracy of return, Aussie round, trick catch, fast catch and endurance.
In international competition, a world cup is held every second year. As of 2010, teams from Germany and the United States dominated international competition. The individual World Champion title was won in 2000, 2002 and 2004 by Swiss thrower Manuel Schutz. In 2006, Fridolin Frost from Germany won the title, with Manuel Schütz finishing third.
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