how to skip stones
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HOW TO SKIP STONES
MASTERING ONE OF LIFE’S SIMPLE PLEASURES
WHAT IS “SKIPPING STONES”?
SKIPPING STONES IS THE ACT OF THROWING A (USUALLY) FLAT STONE INTO A BODY OF WATER IN A MANNER SUCH THAT THE STONE RICOCHETS OFF THE TOP LAYER OF WATER, APPEARING TO “SKIP” ALONG THE WATER’S SURFACE
SKIPPING STONES: A BRIEF HISTORY
• 3719 BC: SUMARIAN JOSEPHUS CLANCY FIRST INVENTED THE PASTIME REALIZING THAT IF A STONE IS THROWN AT THE PROPER ANGLE INTO THE TIGRIS RIVER, IT WOULD SKIP ALONG THE SURFACE INSTEAD OF SINKING
• 12 BC: “DEATH BY STONE SKIPPING” ADDED TO LIST OF APPROVED CAPITAL PUNISHMENTS SANCTIONED BY THE ROMAN EMPIRE
• 1583 AD: A YOUNG BOY NAMED CHRIS COLUMBUS SINKS THE ITALIAN MERCHANT SHIP “THAT’S AMORE” BY SKIPPING A STONE A LITTLE TOO HARD AND FLEES ITALY FOR THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
• 2007 AD: RUSSELL BYARS SETS A NEW WORLD RECORD FOR STONE SKIPPING (57 SKIPS)
WHY SKIP STONES?
• TO PASS THE TIME AT THE BEACH WHEN YOU DON’T WANT TO GO SWIMMING
• IT’S FUN
• IT’S CHALLENGING
• IT’S AN EASY WAY TO SHOW HOW COMPETITIVE YOU ARE
• TO GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH YOUR INNER CHILD
HOW DO YOU SKIP STONES?
STEP 1: FIND A FLAT, ROUND(ISH), SMOOTH(ISH) STONE
STEP 2: GRIP EDGES OF STONE BETWEEN YOUR THUMB AND POINTER-FINGER
STEP 3: THROW STONE WITH A SIDE-ARMED MOTION, FLICKING YOUR WRIST AT THE END OF YOUR MOTION
STEP 4: COUNT NUMBER OF TIMES THE STONE SKIPS ALONG THE WATER
QUESTIONS?
DISCLAIMER/FINAL NOTES
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