1. Why do Boomerangs Come Back?

Boomerangs work on the same principles of aerodynamics as any other flying object;
the key to how a boomerang works is the airfoil.

An airfoil is flat on one side but curved on the other with one edge thicker than the other
- this subjects the boomerang to lift, keeping it in the air. The lift is generated because
the air flowing up over the curve of the wing has further to travel than the air flowing
past the flat side. The air moving over the curve travels faster in order to reach the other
side of the wing, creating lift.

A boomerang has two airfoils, each facing in a different direction. This makes the
aerodyamic forces acting on a thrown boomerang uneven. The section of the
boomerang moving in the same direction as the direction of forward motion moves
faster than the section moving in the opposite direction. Just like tank tracks moving at
different speeds, this causes the boomerang to turn in the air and return to the thrower.

Fast Fact: Most original boomerangs don't come back, and are not intended to do so!
The returning variety are thought to have been made to scare birds into hunters nets.

Space Dive
2. When does the Sky become Space?
The official boundary between the Earth's atmosphere (sky) and space is called the
Kármán line. This line lies 100km above sea level and is named after aeronautical
scientist Theodore von Kármán.

Aircraft generate lift due to the flow of air over their wings; the air thins with increasing
altitude meaning aircraft must move faster to remain airborne. von Kármán calculated
that at 100km, it was more efficient for vehicles to orbit the Earth than to fly. Above
100km, aircraft would have to move faster than satellites orbiting the Earth to generate
sufficient lift to stay airborne.

Fast Fact: The highest skydive in history was from 31,300m made by Joseph Kittinger -
still well inside our atmosphere.
3. What is Wi-Fi?
The wireless age has dawned, and Wi-Fi is at the heart of it. Wi-Fi is a wireless network
which uses radio frequencies instead of cables to transmit data.

A wireless network in not truly wireless as it is built around a source computer

connected to the internet via an Ethernet cable. This computer has a router that
changes data into a radio signal that can be picked up by an antenna inside your
wireless device. To prevent outside interference, the router uses a precise frequency
band - just like a walkie-talkie.

When you try to browse the internet using your laptop, an adaptor within the machine
communicates with the router via radio signals. The router decodes the signals and
fetches the relevant data from the internet through the wired Ethernet connection. This
information is converted into radio signals and beamed to the laptop's wireless adaptor.
The laptop then decodes this message and (hopefully) shows you the page you
googled!