Monkman and Seagull: two geniuses who found a new water-based challenge to extend Oxford and Cambridge鈥檚 rivalry
Pick a stone with a flat surface. Bend at the knee. Throw the stone in at a 20° angle.
It’s easy enough to reel off the best techniques for an optimum stone skim, but how do they work in practice?
Two of Britain’s brightest brains – University Challenge contestants Eric Monkman and Bobby Seagull – put the techniques to the test as part of their Monkman and Seagull’s Genius Guide to Britain.
Skimming stones
Monkman and Seagull stop in Loch Lomond and explore the science of skimming stones.
Tips from a stone-skimming expert
A stone-skimming expert from Easdale Island – the home of the – shared his top tips. (from 2014)
Stone skimming on Easdale Island
Paul Murton gets a lesson in stone skimming.
Monkman and Seagull grilled on The One Show
Monkman and Seagull on life after University Challenge (from 2017)
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