Extra Scenes! James May Explains Boomerangs | Earth Science

James May discusses wings and propellers in these extra scenes from why boomerangs always come back.

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[blacklabel]

these extras with james are the best thing on this channel.

[ParkerUAS]

There is not much that I wouldn't give up to attend any aviation ground school class taught by James May. 15+ years of flying and he has the best explanations I've seen on aerodynamics.

[ElCaPiTaNelalelu]

When I was a kid, a friend and I built boomerangs out of 2mm with an electric jigsaw. No bending, no heating, just cut out plywood and they flew like a dream in the right hands.

[ale]

Damn, James knows everything. He is the ultimate Renaissance man

[Tappedouter]

I once forgot how to throw a boomerang, but then it came back to me

[TheLasher]

I swear, behind the scenes is more exciting than the actual episode.

[rwired]

Sails work exactly like wings, producing lift perpendicular to the sail due to differing air pressures. It's why sailboats can sail somewhat into the wind (although not directly into it). Only when you are sailing downwind do they operate directly by pushing, which is also the slowest way to sail.

[mickieg]

i love how the extras are longer than the original video

[maxximumb]

How about this for an idea for an extra feature, 'James May has a chat'? Each week James just spends 20 minutes having a chat about random stuff, I'd watch it.

[AzamFahmy]

I learn more from the extras than the original video :D

[MrDjdecks]

These are better than the actual episodes.

[Bilge-fd]

Can we have a two hour video of james may just talking and chattering about life and what not? :3

[bullmax]

Playing KSP and listening to James May in the background talking about wings and propellers... :D

[matbro]

Is it strange that i enjoy this video more than the actual video :D

[googleboughtmee]

As a kid there was a very hyped frisbee called Aerobie, and after that stopped selling they would advertise a boomerang thing. It had 3 prongs and was bright yellow. Driving me nuts that I can't remember the name. Nobody could ever make it work.

[Natatattatification]

When he was asked about things you'd want throw away and want to get back, I thought he was just going to say "people aged between 50 and 60+"

[EvocativeKitsune]

I had a boomerang from an Australian airport. It came back.

[BustaChimes]

James will you please adopt me.... i could sit here and listen to you all day!

[RFC]

Wrong. Aerofoil type sails have been used to sail with side winds (or even towards the wind) at least since the 15th century (portuguese Caravels), possibly earlier (undocumented). Check the "Points of sail" article in Wikipedia for links and terminology (reaching / beating).

Awesome. Thx

lmfao I went through the comments. And a lot of ppl are speculating which car James was talking about