cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/35985472
Ooft, the prize is literally just a trophy, why would you cheat this? Skimming takes skill, but to win you surely need a healthy dose of luck too. Anyway, Easdale looks a fun place to visit
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/35985472
Ooft, the prize is literally just a trophy, why would you cheat this? Skimming takes skill, but to win you surely need a healthy dose of luck too. Anyway, Easdale looks a fun place to visit
Okay. So.
Stupid question.
Why don’t they do some like, synthetic, maybe stoneware, “stones” that are perfectly shaped for optimal performance. One, if they were all uniform in size and mass and mass distribution, it’d be a lot easier to spot a cheat. And two, if it’s optimized (or intentionally un-optomized) that removes some luck and puts the skill more center stage.
Picking a good rock seems like a skill. Though, that assumes you can get the rock you want.
The rule is that they have to be natural stones from the island
So… Planting them beforehand would have to happen by when, exactly?
440 million years, give or take, if you’re going for maximum undetectability.
Yes, I understand that, the rule doesn’t make sense from a competitive point. I imagine there’d be somebody local that would happily supply something (fired clay, maybe,) at cost for an opportunity to sell stuff.
Maybe it’s just a non-serious local event, and finding the rocks is half the fun.
But really! lol.