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Cheating scandal rocks world stone skimming championships (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 19 hours ago by resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/35985472

Ooft, the prize is literally just a trophy, why would you cheat this? Skimming takes skill, but to win you surely need a healthy dose of luck too. Anyway, Easdale looks a fun place to visit

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Right?

Field hockey and LaCrosse balls are all the same, have to meet a spec.

Why not just make a spec stone, sell it, and license it with certification tests?

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 1 points 6 hours ago

I think it's just not really in the spirit of the event. It's not meant to be a completely serious athletic endeavour, it's a bit of fun and fundraising. They're getting 2,000 people of all ages on to a tiny island with a population of 61 to chuck some stones across a pond. There doesn't seem to be a big cash prize or anything. There was a raffle to win a wheelbarrow described as doing "0-3 mph in 1 second"