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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
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.......Stones.
I've just been for a walk on the beach in the sun and skipping stones as i went along.
Most ive dun is 4 skips with 1 stone.
But seeing how a lot of kids and adults seemed to be watching with the look of ....
how on earth do you do that !
has made me think that it mat be a diying thing.
And its quit funny wen people watch me skip a stone then try them selves with the 1st stone thay see and it just goes SPLASH lol 
So how meney hear no how to skip stones ?
And wot wos the most skips you got from 1 stone ?  |
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
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"Not skipped stones for years, used to love doing thus as a kid.
*note to self, go find a body of water and some prefect stones for skipping.
Poppy"
Skipping on the see is harder to do than on a flat river |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My kids love doing it. We like to see who can skim the most, who can skim the highest over the crest of a wave and who can skim the furthest distance. I imagine less people do it than used to because of modern life but I don’t think it’s dying! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Not skipped stones for years, used to love doing thus as a kid.
*note to self, go find a body of water and some prefect stones for skipping.
Poppy
Skipping on the see is harder to do than on a flat river "
Oh definitely, another good reason to up sticks and move to the coast. More time to practice my sea, stone skipping  .
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
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"My kids love doing it. We like to see who can skim the most, who can skim the highest over the crest of a wave and who can skim the furthest distance. I imagine less people do it than used to because of modern life but I don’t think it’s dying!"
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By (user no longer on site)
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I used to love skipping stones when I was a kid and I have shown all my kids how to skip too they love doing it and when I’m out walking the dog around the lake near me they all run for the shore and go hunting for the best stones the most any of us can do is about 4-5 too |
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"I have managed to get them to push along the water like a speed boat before. Still carry the shoulder injury....
I've never dun the speed boat skip. "
You need to go long and low and fast. Low tide can be a good time. |
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
margate sumwear by the sea |
"Not skipped stones for years, used to love doing thus as a kid.
*note to self, go find a body of water and some prefect stones for skipping.
Poppy
Skipping on the see is harder to do than on a flat river
Oh definitely, another good reason to up sticks and move to the coast. More time to practice my sea, stone skipping .
Poppy"
Come to Margate.
Lots of see
Lots of sun
And lots of stones in the sand at the waters edge |
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
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"I used to love skipping stones when I was a kid and I have shown all my kids how to skip too they love doing it and when I’m out walking the dog around the lake near me they all run for the shore and go hunting for the best stones the most any of us can do is about 4-5 too "
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
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"I have managed to get them to push along the water like a speed boat before. Still carry the shoulder injury....
I've never dun the speed boat skip.
You need to go long and low and fast. Low tide can be a good time. "
NOTTED |
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
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"On the sea I can manage five or six but on a flat calm lake my best is eleven. The most amazing stone skip is on a video where the guy launches one over a frozen lake...The sound is incredible."
Dus a frozen lake count as skipping ?
Shorley its just sliding as it carnt sink ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Ages since I’ve done it, but used to love searching for just the right shaped pebble or piece of slate that skimmed across the water perfectly, skipping umpteen times before sinking into the river lake, unlikely to ever skim and skip again.
I imagined imbuing purpose to the life of that inanimate pebble even if it was just to make me smile for a few moments
Nice nostalgic post - Seeside |
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
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"Ages since I’ve done it, but used to love searching for just the right shaped pebble or piece of slate that skimmed across the water perfectly, skipping umpteen times before sinking into the river lake, unlikely to ever skim and skip again.
I imagined imbuing purpose to the life of that inanimate pebble even if it was just to make me smile for a few moments
Nice nostalgic post - Seeside "
I'm Shor you will skip a stone at sum point soon now your thinking about it |
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
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"Stone skipping is fun
We are also from Margate and often walk the birchington to reculver in the summer months. If the tide is right we always have a little skipping session "
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
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"I used to be an expert stone skipper in my carefree youth but not had a skip in many a long year I want to skip a stone now "
Go find a stone and a river or a cost line then. |
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"I have managed to get them to push along the water like a speed boat before. Still carry the shoulder injury....
I've never dun the speed boat skip.
You need to go long and low and fast. Low tide can be a good time. "
Have you seen how fucking far the tide goes out in Margate! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"My husband tried for years to teach me how to slip stones, and I never managed to.
Mabey i cood show you 1 day if your ever down in Margate "
It's a long way from home for me but you never know |
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"I have managed to get them to push along the water like a speed boat before. Still carry the shoulder injury....
I've never dun the speed boat skip.
You need to go long and low and fast. Low tide can be a good time.
Have you seen how fucking far the tide goes out in Margate!"
Huge beach! |
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
margate sumwear by the sea |
"I have managed to get them to push along the water like a speed boat before. Still carry the shoulder injury....
I've never dun the speed boat skip.
You need to go long and low and fast. Low tide can be a good time.
Have you seen how fucking far the tide goes out in Margate!"
Yes i live Thar |
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"I have managed to get them to push along the water like a speed boat before. Still carry the shoulder injury....
I've never dun the speed boat skip.
You need to go long and low and fast. Low tide can be a good time.
Have you seen how fucking far the tide goes out in Margate!"
Sadly no. |
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
margate sumwear by the sea |
"I have managed to get them to push along the water like a speed boat before. Still carry the shoulder injury....
I've never dun the speed boat skip.
You need to go long and low and fast. Low tide can be a good time.
Have you seen how fucking far the tide goes out in Margate!
Huge beach!"
It's not that huge |
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
margate sumwear by the sea |
"I have managed to get them to push along the water like a speed boat before. Still carry the shoulder injury....
I've never dun the speed boat skip.
You need to go long and low and fast. Low tide can be a good time.
Have you seen how fucking far the tide goes out in Margate!
Sadly no."
Let's say its easyar at hi tide than at low tide |
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"I have managed to get them to push along the water like a speed boat before. Still carry the shoulder injury....
I've never dun the speed boat skip.
You need to go long and low and fast. Low tide can be a good time.
Have you seen how fucking far the tide goes out in Margate!
Sadly no.
Let's say its easyar at hi tide than at low tide "
There’s always the boating pools around the coast. Calmer waters too |
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
margate sumwear by the sea |
"I have managed to get them to push along the water like a speed boat before. Still carry the shoulder injury....
I've never dun the speed boat skip.
You need to go long and low and fast. Low tide can be a good time.
Have you seen how fucking far the tide goes out in Margate!
Sadly no.
Let's say its easyar at hi tide than at low tide
There’s always the boating pools around the coast. Calmer waters too "
Untill thay drain out that is |
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"I have managed to get them to push along the water like a speed boat before. Still carry the shoulder injury....
I've never dun the speed boat skip.
You need to go long and low and fast. Low tide can be a good time.
Have you seen how fucking far the tide goes out in Margate!
Sadly no.
Let's say its easyar at hi tide than at low tide
There’s always the boating pools around the coast. Calmer waters too
Untill thay drain out that is "
Never seen the large 1 at Walpole bay empty |
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
margate sumwear by the sea |
"I have managed to get them to push along the water like a speed boat before. Still carry the shoulder injury....
I've never dun the speed boat skip.
You need to go long and low and fast. Low tide can be a good time.
Have you seen how fucking far the tide goes out in Margate!
Sadly no.
Let's say its easyar at hi tide than at low tide
There’s always the boating pools around the coast. Calmer waters too
Untill thay drain out that is
Never seen the large 1 at Walpole bay empty"
I Don't allways walk to Walpole bay but yes that 1 is allways looking fall |
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over a year ago
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"Didn't the guy get the idea for the bouncing bomb in the dam busters from stone skipping... ?
Yes he did
And that can also be the fact of the day "
is there a prize ? |
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
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"Didn't the guy get the idea for the bouncing bomb in the dam busters from stone skipping... ?
Yes he did
And that can also be the fact of the day
is there a prize ? "
Yes.
It's the joy of making the fact of the day |
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"On the sea I can manage five or six but on a flat calm lake my best is eleven. The most amazing stone skip is on a video where the guy launches one over a frozen lake...The sound is incredible.
Dus a frozen lake count as skipping ?
Shorley its just sliding as it carnt sink ?"
That's true as they don't sink (not all of them though) but the sound is awesome. This is the link (I think it's ok to post it but not always sure on here) and well worth a watch.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYbF8xDnPxk&list=RDN_M6pY14t5k&index=3 |
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By *eeside OP Man
over a year ago
margate sumwear by the sea |
"On the sea I can manage five or six but on a flat calm lake my best is eleven. The most amazing stone skip is on a video where the guy launches one over a frozen lake...The sound is incredible.
Dus a frozen lake count as skipping ?
Shorley its just sliding as it carnt sink ?
That's true as they don't sink (not all of them though) but the sound is awesome. This is the link (I think it's ok to post it but not always sure on here) and well worth a watch.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYbF8xDnPxk&list=RDN_M6pY14t5k&index=3"
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