Skipping Stones?

[Bortaz]

Hop, Skip and a Jump: Man Skips Stone a World Record 51 Times

Sunday, September 30, 2007

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FRANKLIN, Pennsylvania — A Pennsylvania man cast a stone that skipped on water 51 times, shattering the old world record of 40.

Russell Byars' feat happened July 19. He estimated his stone traveled about 250 feet (76 meters).

Before declaring him a record holder, Guinness World Records experts analyzed film of Byars' toss, checking the concentric circles in the water by each skip.

"I actually threw 40 stones that day, but that was the first skip that I threw," Byars told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper, which confirmed the record with Guinness officials.

Wow man, that's groovy.

[RazCotton]

Dang, most I've gotten was like...maybe 14.

[LorveN]

I'd like to see a video on this one. :shocked:

[th5418]

I cant even skip stones...

[DurfBarian]

I'd like to see a video on this one. :shocked:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKxdqdrifWk

[LorveN]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKxdqdrifWk

Gah! How can it keep it up that long?! I'm more confused now than before.

(Thanks for link though!)

[{KOW}Spazed]

Wait, he tried 40 stones and only got ONE to skip? Seems like someone that is going for the record would be a bit better than that.

*Goes off to work on his stone skipping skills*

[jozipper]

He means he threw forty attempts, but his first skip was the best. "Skip" is being used in that sentence as slang for attempt or throw.

[{KOW}Spazed]

"I actually threw 40 stones that day, but that was the first skip that I threw"

So you are saying that means, "I threw 40 stones that day, but that was the first one I threw"?

[DurfBarian]

He actually meant "I am totally without sin, so not only did I throw the first stone, I threw 39 more."