walking on water

[jimi]

How fast would you have to run to be able to run across the surface of the sea?

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[ParaHandy]

not very fast at all .... Sea of Tranquility perfectly walkable

wots prize then?

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[Chris_Robb]

Jesus - I dunno

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[BlueSkyNick]

So is the Arctic Sea, and several others, at certain times of the year.

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[Twister_Ken]

Dunno, but if you could get someone to spin you like a pebble, I reckon you could bounce a fair old way.

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[jimi]

listen you bunch o' eejits if this wee lizard can dae why can't we

The Basilisk Lizard, nicknamed the 'Jesus Christ' Lizard, has the amazing ability to be able to walk upon the water. It can run up to one hundred feet across any body of water. The Basilisk goes into the water, and using it's feet, pushes down, creating a cavity almost like an air bubble. Gathering enough speed, it uses the air to push forward. The lizard minimizes downward forces by pulling its foot upward before the cavity collapses.
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[Twister_Ken]

Yeahbut

It weighs 19 nanaograms and has got size 15 feet.

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[BlueSkyNick]

"......spin like a pebble..." - as in break-dancing?

Could be a new trend - wake dancing?

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[blackbeard]

I think someone once invented a rather unusual pair of water skis, large enough to have sufficient just positive buoyancy to be more or less awash when bearing your weight ... IIRC you pushed yourself along with a pair of ski sticks, Nordic style.

I might think of trying this in a quiet harbour when people are returning to their boats after a rather good run ashore ...

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[chas]

I can almost touch 9 knots (without surfing) and that is without a spinny! Bit slower into wind though.

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[sailbadthesinner]

Re: a scouser writes

depends on pressure on the meniscus
if you weigh alot you need to disperes the pressure via big feet
ie if i put a canoe on each foot i can 'walk' on water

unfortunatley i cannot walk on water
but i do run in guinness

*bows, exits stage right*

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