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
Writing that headline absolutely made a word-nerd’s day.
Rocks are natural. Stones are rocks that have been worked/shaped by humans.
No.
Dudes never seen a river I guess.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stone
As long as I’m here, should mention that I didn’t even realize I was replying to you in the comments of that one about the sandpaper. At the time, I’d intended to toss in that parenthetical with no context and wander off and, upon noticing the coincidence, debated editing it out since it could look like I was following you around. No malice in it and while we may cleave along the rock/stone question, I respect your efforts.
This guy’s a stoner.
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.
The winner totalled 177m, and you get three skims, so almost 60m of skim each.
How many people could even throw that far?
I can’t wait for a 10 part Netflix documentary about it.
Taking performance enhancing drugs? Idk if that should even matter. Steroids are not going to change your skims, gross as they are.
