Make: Easy 1+2+3 Projects

Boomerang

By Cy Tymony ■ Illustrations by Dustin Amery Hostetler

You will need

Corrugated cardboard

Foam rubber

Tape

Scissors

Have you ever wondered how birds fly or how sailboats can sail into the wind? In “Origami Flying Disc,” I show how to make a flying disc using the Bernoulli principle to generate lift; here we use the same principle to create a boomerang out of ordinary stuff like cardboard.

1. Cut the cardboard to the size and shape shown. Each wing of the boomerang should be 9"×2".

2. Cut 2 foam pieces into oval shapes about ...