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Cheating scandal rocks world stone skimming championships (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 3 days ago by resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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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

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago (9 children)

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.

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The rule is that they have to be natural stones from the island

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So... Planting them beforehand would have to happen by when, exactly?

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago

440 million years, give or take, if you're going for maximum undetectability.

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