WenI know there has been a certain amount of (ahemmm) interest in the Easedale stone skimming contest and dubious practice last yer - measures are being taken 🤣
#Easedale #Scotland #StoneSkimming #Cheating #Geology #NoHonour
David O'Brien
DaveybotHere was my own throwing action - far from professional quality!! 😆 #Easdale #StoneSkimming #ampersand
So the stone skimming world championships were held yesterday in #Easdale. I must go spectate some time - it’s such a wonderful place, and the competition looks brilliant.
Not much coverage of this year’s competition online just yet - I think the party is pretty serious!
We visited Easdale earlier this year, and it’s wonderful. Gorgeous all on its own, and the #StoneSkimming is heavenly! I may perhaps have added an #ampersand to the hallowed skimming spot…
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈I hope intelligent beings such as Crows were witness to this and have no fucking idea what us crazy gods are up to.
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240905-scotlands-offbeat-world-championship-of-stone-skimming
dotScot Registry‘This time, she said she hoped to become the first woman to hit the back wall of the quarry at the #Easdale - 63m (206ft) away from the starting point.’ #stoneskimming 🏴🏴🤝
72Degrees aka Pete FisherI suspect Barnes Wallis might have had something to say about this.
Plus let's give a shout out for the companion pastime of launching a spun flat stone high in to the ait to achieve a perfect vertical entry to deep water with a satisfying 'kerthunk' from cavitation.
Time for a research grant.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspa.2022.0311