Thursday, 17. October 2002

Stone skimming formula adds new spin


Everyone knows a stone bounces best on water if it is round and flat, and spun towards the water as fast as possible. Some enthusiasts even travel to international stone-skimming competitions, like world champion Jerdone Coleman-McGhee, who made a stone bounce 38 times on Blanco River, Texas, in 1992.

¬> <a href="www.newscientist.com"target="_blank">New Scientist

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