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Stan Sakai
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Space boomerang

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I did not think it would, but it does:

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20 ... 6000c.html
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air vs. vacuume

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Dear Readers,
What will happen when the boomerang is thrown into the vacuume of space?
Best wishes to all!
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Re: air vs. vacuume

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go wrote:Dear Readers,
What will happen when the boomerang is thrown into the vacuume of space?
Best wishes to all!
go
Well, a boomerang does need the friction of air for his return flight; without any friction (in the vacuume of space) it will just follow it's straight cource and drift away... or so I think.
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