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How do flat rocks skip across water?

2025/3/20
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Throwing a flat rock juuust right so that it skips across the surface of a pond or river is super satisfying. How many hops can you get? Two? Seven? Sixty-five? But how does the right kind of throw cause a rock to NOT sink as soon as it touches the water? We asked Jon Lambert of Splash Lab to help us find the answer. 

Got questions *skipping *through your brain? Send your questions to us at BrainsOn.org/contact), and we’ll *throw *you some answers.