Sleeping Bear Surf kicks off the weekend-long freshwater festival with a group paddle to honor both community and Lake ...

Skipping stones is a fun pastime but some people take it very seriously and compete. The world record number of skips is 88! WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez dives into the physics and physicality of ...

Michele Norris talks with Eric Steiner, play-by-play announcer for the Mackinac Island stone-skipping contest, about the pro division of the 31st annual Mackinac Island stone-skipping contest.

We ask a former world-record stone skipper what it’s like to compete + details on this year’s W.T. Rabe Stone Skipping Competition on Mackinac Island. John “The Sheriff” Kolar can talk for ...

When Benjamin Ohmer released his prize winning toss at the 10th annual Lake Paran Stone Skipping Competition in North Bennington, he knew it was a good throw. Ben, who is 6, got his stone to skip 22 ...

Learning how to skip stones across a lake or pond is a time-honored childhood tradition. The underlying physics of skipping stones could also be a useful model for landing aircraft or spacecraft o ...

Sitting in from of the computer wishing you were on the beach? Letting a cute robot skip stones for you on the lake might be the closest you’ll get there today. Meet Skippy the robot ...

When skipping a stone across water, most people look for ones that are flat and light. Now, a new study suggests that curvier, heavier stones can also yield impressive skips. And these findings ...

“It is very well known that stones thrown slantwise upon water skip, and this is a favourite amusement of boys playing on the ...