[Sca-cooks] Skipping stones

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On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 19:09:11 +0000 you wrote:
> >Not being around a rapidly flowing river, tidal or otherwise (there's
> >a good reason why the Mississippi is called the Big Muddy, too thick
> >to drink and too thin to plow), I wonder: wouldn't it be easier to
> >skip rocks on one? >So, what am I missing here? Alban
>
> Well, pretty much your right Alban but the *point* of skipping rocks on a
> pond or still water is a skill thing.  Most folks can get one skip, several
> two, three skips is pretty darn good, over three and you are probably the
> neighborhood champ.
>
> Olwen

Having skipped rocks on both the Mississippi River and Oklahoma farm ponds,
there is a difference.  It was/is harder to skip rocks on the river.  Usually a
lot of wake from the barges and the water is choppy.  I always have better luck
skipping stones on the farm ponds.  Surface tension?

Liadan