Barney, an American tourist, is visiting an Aboriginal cultural site in Australia.  For his enthusiastic audience, one of the guides plans to demonstrate how to throw a boomerang

He flings the L-shaped projectile outward, with the intention of it returning back to him.  Or so . . . he hopes everything works out as intended.

As the summer heat burns up the air’s remaining moisture, Barney pulls out his water bottle for a thirst-quenching gulp.  Unaware, he wanders right in front of the guide.

Sometimes, opposite forces must interact in a cataclysmic event.  Now is one of those moments when time stands still.

The guide offers a hurried instruction, “Here it comes mate!”