http://ryansutterdotnet.disqus.com/enSat, 22 Mar 2008 10:30:59 -0000http://ryansutter.net/wp/2008/03/22/wtf/#comment-3715750<p>ABC AU didn't report the full story. He was inside the ISS when he threw the paper boomerang, so there was still air resistance.</p><p><a href="http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/boomerang2.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/boomerang2.htm">http://entertainment.howstu...</a></p><p>If he'd thrown it inside a vacuum, it wouldn't have worked. (AFAIK--and I am no expert--space isn't a "true" vacuum, but it's probably close enough the experiment wouldn't have worked if performed outside.)</p>FaltererSat, 22 Mar 2008 10:30:59 -0000