Scientists at Utah State University have figured out how to make the perfect skipping stones. The secret was making sure they were made out of a material that had much more give than stone.
Inspired by a toy called the Water Bouncing Ball, the USU team, led by the Splash Lab’s Tadd Truscott, collaborated with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center to figure out what makes certain moving objects, like balls or stones, walk or skip across water.
via Gizmodo
February 5, 2016
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