Bumerang
Also known as boomerangs
thumb|An Egypt|Egyptian boomerang; [[National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece.]] thumb|Australian Aboriginal boomerangs A boomerang () is a thrown tool typically constructed with airfoil sections and designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction of its flight, designed to return to the thrower. The origin of the word is from an Aboriginal Australian language of the Sydney region. Its original meaning, which is preserved in official competitions, refers only to returning objects, not to throwing sticks, which were also used for hunting by various peoples both in Australia
AI overview
A boomerang is a curved, spinning throwing tool designed to return to the person who threw it, built with special wing-like shapes that make it fly in a returning path. The tool has been used by Aboriginal Australians and other cultures for hunting and sport, and the word itself comes from an Aboriginal Australian language.
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Key facts
- Sport.name
- Boomerang
- Sport.image
- Boomerang.jpg
- Sport.imagesize
- 220px
- Sport.caption
- Aerodynamic returning boomerang
- Sport.first
- Ancient
- Sport.country/region
- Australia
- Sport.contact
- No
- Sport.mgender
- No
- Sport.category
- Throwing sport
- Sport.equipment
- Boomerang
- Sport.olympic
- No
- Sport.IWGA
- 1989 (invitational)
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