The physics of stone skipping Science By Phillip TorronePhillip Torronecurrent: @adafruit - previous: MAKE, popular science, hackaday, engadget, fallon, braincraft ... howtoons, 2600... View more articles by Phillip Torrone @adafruit February 16th, 2006 What makes a stone bounce repeatedly when thrown across the surface of a lake, and how many bounces can it perform? – this article on PhysicsWeb tells you why and how stones skip on water. [via] Link. By Phillip TorronePhillip Torronecurrent: @adafruit - previous: MAKE, popular science, hackaday, engadget, fallon, braincraft ... howtoons, 2600... View more articles by Phillip Torrone @adafruit Discuss this article with the rest of the community on our Discord server! ADVERTISEMENT Subscribe now to Make: MagazineThe official magazine of Maker Faire Related Articles from Make: From the Shed: New ArrivalsHuman SpikerBox$299.99Book: How Your Brain Works$25.95Human-Human Interface$299.99 Get Make: Magazine $19.99