I had to travel alot (which is unusual for me) and so I did not have enough lunch breaks to finish BQ. I am working on it though and will release it soon
BQ magazine
Last updated: Mar 04, 09, 12:30
BQ is a quarterly boomerang publication filled with interesting boomerang articles we found on the internet or other sources.
A yearly subscription is a great deal at $5 and entails 4 issues.
You can then go ahead and download your copy and read it onscreen, or print it out to read on the beach.
It is the official Canboom newsletter. Download the first issue (fall 2006) by clicking here
Older issues:
BQ #12
Jun 09, 09, 11:15 by Tibor
The Summer BQ (#12) is unfortunatly a little bit late.
I had to travel alot (which is unusual for me) and so I did not have enough lunch breaks to finish BQ. I am working on it though and will release it soon
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I had to travel alot (which is unusual for me) and so I did not have enough lunch breaks to finish BQ. I am working on it though and will release it soon
BQ#11
Mar 03, 09, 14:09 by Tibor
Spring 2009
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Available now for members. | Content: World's Largest Boomerangby Ted Bailey Over the past 2 decade, I have heard numerous reports from Australian boomerang throwers about an 8 foot (244 cm) monster boomerang. However, I did some research and could find no information about an eight foot boomerang... Plastic Boomerang History by Richard Harrison The very first plastic boomerang I ever used was made by WHAM-O. About 1965/66, I sold them in my hobby shop for $1.00. My first throws were terrible, the more it would not return, the harder I threw (sounds sort of familiar, doesn't it? ...Palaeolithic Throwing Object by Eckard Mawick Throwing experiments with the palaeolithic throwing opject from the OBLAZOWA CAVE in the Polish CARPATHIANS... How I became interested in Boomerangs by Herb A. Smith Ask anyone how they became interested in boomerang throwing and you will get a variety of answers and reasons. My own interest in this most unusual and interesting sport goes back to 1939... Boomerang Chef by Paul D. Sprague The BoomChef Mark I is a solar grill intended to cook hotdogs at boomerang competitions. I distinguish it from the more common solar roaster oven design because I put as much solar energy as practical into heating up a grill surface. Hotdogs sizzle when you put them in. It captures direct solar energy through the top glass, and more reflected up from the bottom... |
BQ#10
Jan 13, 09, 14:58 by Tibor
Winter 2008
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Available on request for members. | Content: Camber vc Angle of Attack by Hard Knox There are two parameters which govern the lift produced by an airfoil: Chamber, and Angle of Attack. These effects are easily predictable within certain limits. Drag is much more difficult to predict so we will focus on Lift.... Hunting with boomerang by Boomerang Talk This happened yesterday morning. While an MTA is hovering, a small bird flew by. Then, it made a sudden Uturn and tried to attack (?) the stick. Unfortunately, 4"/50g bird was no match to the 20g spinning stick. It fell and fluttered for a few minutes, but it died peacefully on my palm. There was no blood or wound, just a blunt trauma.... USBA Nationals in Dallas by Tibor Horvath Taking a red eye from Vancouver to Dallas just to arrive hours before the competition starts is usually no problem. Add a 16 month old lap child to the mix and the journey becomes tiresome.... High-tech MTAs by Manuel Schuetz Here's a selection of the carbon composite MTAs (Maximum Tima Aloft) I've made in the past 6 years. One of the twobladers has been thrown by Arnaud Tribillon (F), to set a new world record in MTA unlimited - The boomerang stayed in the air for3min 10sec! [update: since this article, Betsylew Miale Gix has improved the MTA unlimited record with a similar boomerang, it was not a Manu though]... Duncan MacLennan by Marc Clayton A light breeze stirs the eucalyptus trees of Jarranoble Park as Duncan MacLennan begins his Sunday morning boomerang class - two hours when neighbors haul children inside and joggers avoid the open grass. With good reason.... |
BQ#9
Jan 13, 09, 14:57 by Tibor
Fall 2008
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Available on request for members. | Content: Bamboo Boomerangs by Stephane Marguerite One of the biggest threats to humanity is undoubtedly the unlimited exploitation of the earth's natural resources. One of those resources is hardwood, particularly the tropical species of wood... That Other International Sports Competition by Roselle Kingsbury The final celebrations of an international athletic contest filled with drama, sportsmanship, and recordbreaking were held right in the Hagget Dorm on the University of Washington campus last night... Reflections by Bob Burwell The Boomerang World Cup competition has come and gone. I planned for some time to go to Seattle and be a part of the activities. I have been retired for six years now and am reliant on a fixed income. Occasionally I skim a little from a small superannuation nest egg to cover me for special events. Over the last number of months I and millions of others have seen that nest egg shrink significantly... How the Goldmembers experienced the worlds by Tibor Horvath At breakfast we discussed our goals for this world cup. We being the Goldmembers the Canadian boomerang team or more precise John Cross, Emmanuel Dumont, Stephane Marguerite, Eric Promislow, Louis Poirier and myself. We were split between reaching the top ten and not coming last. I think our expectations were reasonable... Cut Credits Cards in style by Golbguru Dave Ramsey is going to be happy with me for writing this post. Normally, I don’t subscribe to Ramsey’s psychology and I don’t recommend cutting up credit cards (at least not valid, unexpired ones that can still be used). But, I was just re-reading one of my long-time favorite books “Physics for Entertainment” and suddenly thought of using credit cards for one of the *entertaining* experiments suggested in the book... |
