18 September 2015

World record for skipping a stone over water


The Wikipedia entry has a list of the terms for this pastime around the world:  "ducks and drakes" (Britain), "throwing a sandwich" (Finnish), "cutting water" (Japanese), "little fish" (Portuguese), and  especially "frogs" (many cultures).
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2 comments:

  1. DrabkikkerSeptember 19, 2015 at 1:34 AM

    Whaaaa- that stone must have some hidden propulsion system.

    (Btw - pastime has only one t.)

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