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    Flight of rocks thrown through the air

    Ivan: I said the second peak MAY have been higher than the first. It only SEEMED as if it could have been; but there was definitely a jump up from it's previous descending phase, even if it didn't surpass the first peak.
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    Flight of rocks thrown through the air

    At the Dam, the rocks reached their peak, started down for an estimated 10-20 feet, just like regular throws, then suddenly jumped up again to a new peak. It was neat to watch, since I had never seen that before, and people were wanting me to keep throwing, but after 8 or 10 of those 'super...
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    Flight of rocks thrown through the air

    Thanks for the sexy replies...we must be on the internet, eh? Lisab, yes the rocks I throw always have tremendous spin, since they're smooth, flat, slick river rocks...and I guess I could go for the thermals, but as I stated, I have observed the same effect on rocks thrown parallel to the...
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    Flight of rocks thrown through the air

    This has been bugging me for 30 years, so I hope someone here can help. I was at the base of a local Dam that had a fish hatchery on top, and a HUGE flock of hawks circling above, waiting to get lucky. Yum! In a totally non-PC way, I started throwing rocks at the hawks. My 'lead' on them was...
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