Eli5 : How do boomerang work?

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I don’t understand how they work ? Is it a particular wood that makes it come back or anything can be a boomerang?

Thanks a lot !

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The material has nothing to do with it.
They can be made of plastic and work as well.

It’s a combination of the boomerang’s shape, throwing technique and maybe a little wind direction.

It basically boils down to aerodynamics.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomerang

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