What is the record number of bounces for skimming a rock across water and why is doing this called "Ducks and drakes"?

kaylofgorons

Where I live, we just call it "skipping stones." An official record can probably be outdone by an unofficial one, but I'll see if I can find a record... May 10 05, 7:29 PM

sanderson

The mating ritual of the "Ducks and Drakes" (that also float on water) is to bob their heads up and down ... in a similar fashion to the stone that you skim. As for a World Record ... try 38. Well that's according to the North American Stone Skipping Association (NASSA) and their website (http://www.yeeha.net/nassa/a1.html) carries a selection of information, plus photos. May 11 05, 7:33 AM

sanderson

Try this one http://www.yeeha.net/nassa/a1.html May 11 05, 7:33 AM

Arpeggionist

Well, that's on fresh water anyway. At the Dead Sea the other week I saw one kid throw a stone into the water that skipped halfway to the Jordanian side. He may as well have bounced it off the ground, and it wouldn't have gone that far. This routinely happens at the Dead Sea. Though you'd probably want to spend some time learning to distinguish between the rock and the salt crystals down there (a salt rock will go only so far before it sinks and desolves into the water). May 11 05, 5:12 PM

gmackematix

Sanderson is certainly less than a stone's throw from a "yay" there. The site you referenced at stone skipping "across the pond" looked very interesting but I only skimmed it. May 11 05, 5:39 PM

dejavucub4

In my younger days I've skipped more than 38,but it was downhill! May 12 05, 2:58 PM