time ▁def ending ▁champion ▁of ▁the ▁P aper ▁W ings ▁Dist ance ▁competition ▁is ▁Ron in ▁Ivan ▁from ▁Split , ▁Cro atia . ▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁the ▁represent atives ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁do ▁poor ly ▁despite ▁having ▁fifteen ▁represent atives ▁relative ▁to ▁the ▁three ▁from ▁every ▁other ▁country . ▁ ▁This ▁tr end ▁has ▁been ▁question ed ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁competition ▁as ▁John ▁Hart ▁was ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁c eded ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁distance ▁competition . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁event ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁R andy ▁Fischer ▁( Team ▁USA ▁West ) ▁placed ▁ 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁hang time ▁competition . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁paper ▁plan es ▁movie . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Compet ition ▁home ▁page ▁ ▁Category : P aper ▁plan es ▁P aper ▁W ings <0x0A> </s> ▁Meteor ite ▁fall ▁statistics ▁are ▁frequently ▁used ▁by ▁planet ary ▁scient ists ▁to ▁approximate ▁the ▁true ▁flux ▁of ▁meteor ites ▁on ▁Earth . ▁Meteor ite ▁falls ▁are ▁those ▁meteor ites ▁that ▁are ▁collected ▁soon ▁after ▁being ▁witness ed ▁to ▁fall , ▁whereas ▁meteor ite ▁finds ▁are ▁discovered ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁time . ▁Although ▁there ▁are ▁ 3 0 ▁times ▁as ▁much ▁finds ▁than ▁falls , ▁their ▁raw ▁distribution ▁of ▁types ▁does ▁not ▁accur ately ▁reflect ▁what ▁falls ▁to ▁Earth . ▁The ▁reasons ▁for ▁this ▁include ▁the ▁following : ▁Some ▁meteor ite ▁types ▁are ▁easier ▁to ▁find ▁than ▁others . ▁Some ▁meteor ite ▁types ▁are ▁de