I know, I know, odd question. My sister came back from Australia recently and gave me a boomerang. (she got another one for my brother, who is in boot camp.) The man who sold her the boomerangs warned, "If it comes back, duck.... fast."
I'm aware that boomerangs can be dangerous; my sister was lucky she got them out of the country at all. :-)
However, my grandma claims that a boomerang can cut off a man's head. I'm not too sure about that, and I didn't find much on the Internet. So I thought I would ask here.
My particular boomerang is about 1 foot wide, rather heavy and thick, and it's apparently more artsy than weaponsy. But I'd just like to be forewarned before I actually throw it. ^_^
That is, if I decide to throw it at all... (if I do, it'll be out in a field away from people.)
2007-08-05 10:15:53 · 18 answers · asked by ATWolf 5 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
No. Returning boomerangs were used to bring down birds over swamps. They could kill the bird but they wouldn't break the skin. Larger, heavier non-returning boomerangs were used in different parts of Australia for bringing down wallabies and even kangaroos or for knocking koalas out of trees. They could be used against humans but they would not decapitate you. Your boomerang could give you a knock on the head if it hit you so watch it when you throw it and get out of the way. You can catch them out of the air when they slow down.
2007-08-05 10:26:42 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Maybe if you taught it how to use a knife :P
The real answers is No :-) Boomerangs were used to scare (i.e. thrown into a flock of birds to make them fly into a net) and to 'hurt' prey (i.e. when thrown at the legs of a kangaroo).
For your own reference, here are some boomerang throwing instructions...
Basic throwing instructions
- A right-handed boomerang circles towards the left, a left-handed boomerang circles towards the right. Most sport boomerangs are in the range of 2.5 to about 4 ounces. The range on most of these is between 25 - 40 yards (or meters)
- A right or left handed boomerang can be thrown with either hand, but the flight direction will depend upon the boomerang, not the thrower. Throwing a boomerang with the wrong handedness requires a throwing motion that will feel awkward to many throwers. Beginners should thus take care to get a boomerang with the correct handedness.
- Grasp one wing of the boomerang nearly vertically so that the other wing points forward and the flat side is away from you. The other way works also, but this way is usually easier to learn. Holding the tip by just the end between your thumb and one or two fingers, launch the boomerang forward quickly while trying more for spin than for very much force.
- The boomerang should flatten out on its own and arc around, sometimes coming to rest a little in front of the thrower or behind the thrower, but ideally it should hover gently and allow the thrower to catch it as a sort of "boomerang sandwich" between the thrower's hands.
- One should not throw a returning boomerang level like a flying disc. The boomerang will turn in the direction of the top of its airfoils, so if that direction happens to be up rather than to the side it may fly high enough that the landing causes damage to the boomerang or whatever it lands on.
2007-08-05 18:44:54 · answer #2 · answered by ashleightara 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are two kinds of boomerangs, neither of which can cut a man's head off. The one seen most often in the USA is a return and is shaped like a letter V and is made of light wood and will go out and come back if thrown into the wind.
The other kind is intended for hunting and looks more like a check mark. Its purpose is to fly flat and level for a longer distance than a man could throw a stone or stick and must be recovered by running after it.
It might be possible to build a metal edged boomerang that would severely cut a person, but accuracy and force are not compatible with cutting off a head.
2007-08-05 10:25:29 · answer #3 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Kangaroo Boomerang
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2016-10-01 11:23:42 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very unlike but if you get hit by it in the wrong spot say the throat it may kill.there is a technique to throwing them and not all come back.there is also a technique in catching them.if yours more of an artistic i would leave as one and admire the beauty of it.
2007-08-05 12:20:14 · answer #6 · answered by fanta 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, they use them in Iraq. They are called super boomers, 8 foot wide, to fight the Taliban. Yassar Arafat was beheaded by one on the west bank.
2007-08-05 22:19:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
LOL - chances are very unlikely - you would have more chance of getting run over by a bus 1000 time over.
It is safe, and fun to use!
2007-08-05 11:56:39 · answer #8 · answered by • Koala • uʍop ɹǝpun 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can! It's happened to me several times. They are more dangerous than Australian drop bears which drop from trees and maul people.
2007-08-05 19:57:08 · answer #9 · answered by laotzu4272 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are used to crush kangaroo sculls, not severe heads. So it is unlikely.
2007-08-05 12:15:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋