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How to Skip Rocks

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By eHow Contributing Writer
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Nothing accompanies deep thought better than skipping rocks across a body of water.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Local Lakes Travel Guides
  • Backpacks
  • Fanny Packs
  • small, flat stones or rocks
  1. Step 1

    Select a rock that's round, flat and smooth.

  2. Step 2

    Stand at the edge of a large, placid body of water.

  3. Step 3

    Hold the rock horizontally - flat side down - with your index finger curling around one edge.

  4. Step 4

    Aim the rock. Envision a convex arc a few inches above the water.

  5. Step 5

    Throw the rock low and parallel to the water's surface. Throw sidearm so that your hand travels past your waist and the rock travels horizontally across the water.

  6. Step 6

    Release the rock with a snap of the wrist to give it a horizontal spin. Your elbow will be next to your hip as the rock leaves your hand.

  7. Step 7

    Count the number of times the rock skips.

Tips & Warnings
  • The harder you throw the rock, the higher it may ricochet after the first skip.
  • Three or more skips is very good. Eight is extraordinary. More than 12 is mythical.
  • You want the flat part of the rock to skip along the water's smooth surface.
  • Skipped rocks can spin erratically. Don't throw rocks where people are swimming.

Comments  

Maddy08 said

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on 4/24/2008 and thats not uncommon where I am from

Maddy08 said

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on 4/24/2008 12 is nothing! 23 then I lost count

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Anonymous said

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on 11/22/2005 You can skip stones in the ocean when there's surf, too. Try to time your throw between waves.

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