Throwing weapons

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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Chapters: Chain and rope throwing weapons, Throwing axes, Throwing clubs, Throwing spears, Boomerang, Shuriken, Pilum, Atlatl, Knife throwing, Dart, Tomahawk, Rope dart, Chakram, Francisca, Migration Period spear, Plumbata, Ranged weapon, Throwing stick, Bolas, Falarica, Kestros, Knobkierrie, Woomera, Assegai, Swiss arrow, Djerid, Rungu, Surujin, Kyoketsu-shoge, Hunga Munga, Leonardo's crossbow, Dragon beard hook, Throwing knife, Nzappa zap, Hurlbat, Keteriya, Lancea, Fa biu. Excerpt: A boomerang is a flying tool with a curved shape used as a weapon or for sport. A boomerang is usually thought of as a wooden device, although historically boomerang-like devices have also been made from bones. Modern boomerangs used for sport are often made from carbon fibre-reinforced plastics or other high-tech materials. Boomerangs come in many shapes and sizes depending on their geographic or tribal origins and intended function. An important distinction should be made between returning boomerangs and non-returning boomerangs. Returning boomerangs actually do fly and are examples of the earliest heavier than air man made flight. A returning boomerang has two or more airfoil wings arranged so that the spinning creates unbalanced aerodynamic forces that curve its path so that it travels in an elliptical path and returns to its point of origin when thrown correctly. While a throwing stick can also be shaped overall like a returning boomerang, it is designed to travel as straight as possible so that it can be aimed and thrown with great force to bring down game. Its surfaces therefore are symmetrical and not uneven like the airfoils which give the returning boomerang its characteristic curved flight. The most recognizable type of boomerang is the returning boomerang, while non-returning boomerangs, throwing sticks (or shaunies) were used as weapons, returning boomerangs have been used primarily for leisure or recreation. Returning boomerangs were also used as decoy birds of prey, thrown above long grass in order to frighten game birds into flight and into waiting nets. Modern returning boomerangs can be of various shapes or sizes as can be seen in the diagram of modern Boomerangs to the right of page. Historical evidence also points to the use of non-returning boomerangs by the ancient Egyptians, Native Americans of California and Arizona, and inhabitants of southern India for killing birds and rabbits. Indeed, some boomerangs were not thrown at all, but were used