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Stone throwing or rock throwing, when it is directed at another person (called stone pelting in India), is often considered a form of criminal battery. In certain political contexts, stone-throwing is considered a form of civil resistance .
Stoning, or lapidation, is a method of capital punishment where a group throws stones at a person until the subject dies from blunt trauma.It has been attested as a form of punishment for grave misdeeds since ancient times.
Throwing is used for propelling weapons such as stones or spears at enemies, predators, or prey. Knife throwing, the art of throwing a knife at a target; Spear throwing was used and until relatively recent times was the predominant mode of weaponry used in warfare; Throwing axes are thrown, usually overhand
'The Giant Stone Throw' involves the two-handed throw of a stone over the head from standing. [12] The thrower starts off facing the opposite direction to the throwing sector before crouching down to preload the throw, and then throwing the stone vigorously over their head behind them into the sector. The longest throw wins the contest.
The other game of throwing stones in the Philippines is known as siklot (meaning "flick"). It uses a large number of small stones, shells, or seeds (called sigay) which are tossed in the air and then caught on the back of the hand. The stones that remain on the hand are collected by the player and are known as biik ("piglets") or baboy ("pigs
Stone skipping and stone skimming are the arts of throwing a flat stone across water in such a way (usually sidearm) that it bounces off the surface. "Skipping" counts the number of bounces; "skimming" measures the distance traveled.
bone-throwing: the tossing of pieces of bone or wood practiced by various cultures [5] [6] botanomancy / b oʊ ˈ t æ n oʊ m æ n s i / : by burning pieces of plants, documented with burning vervain and briar . [ 7 ] (
Palestinian stone-throwers in Bil'in. Palestinian stone-throwing refers to a Palestinian practice of throwing stones at people or property. It is a tactic with both a symbolic and military dimension when used against heavily-armed troops.