Monday, October 3, 2011

Liquid Mountaineering - Running on Water - Surface Tension

Since General Science students are studying surface tension, I thought you would all appreciate this video.  It is NOT how Jesus walked on water!



But how do you measure surface tension to predict the speed at which you would have to run to stay on the surface?  We could probably figure out a way.  Here is an instrument that gives one method of quantifying surface tension.



And speaking of surface tension in colder climates brings up the use of snowmobiles in summer or waterskiing behind horses in a river!

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Daniel Guy · 705 weeks ago

Those people on the runing on water and every thing was a trick...I agree with the Mythbusters and their ramp that is proably how they did it. The rate of seed that would be needed to acomplish that is not humanly posable and we as humans are way to heavy for the surface tension of water. Watch the Mythbusters episode and find out why....
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David Giglio · 705 weeks ago

I'd have to agree with you, I just watched the episode and it's defiantly impossible. they even brought in the sixth fastest man in the world to try it, and he got no where. I'm sorry, but this video is a fake. They build an underwater ramp that made it look like they were running on water. It's humanly impossible for someone to reach the speeds required to run on water.
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Heather Bailey · 705 weeks ago

Yes i have seen the Mythbusters episode and the two videos were nothing alike. So i would say that the liquiid mountaineering guys faked something.That just reminds me of Jesus walking on water and how that is definatly not an easy or common thing and just how awesome He is.
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Alli Martin · 705 weeks ago

That would be Awesome to be able to do that!!!
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Karissa Baker · 705 weeks ago

This would be impossible to run across the water, but what if it wasn't? What if humans could run on water? That would open up whole new Olympic sports, types for transportation (if it can be modified slightly to be easier), and maybe even racing dogs, or horses, on water. The Water Olympics. :)
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Lisa Hofer · 703 weeks ago

Haha that would be awesome to see people running on water in the Olympics.
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LIsa Hofer · 703 weeks ago

I think it would be pretty cool to run on water like those men. I haven't seen the MythBusters episode so i don't know what exactly to think, but then again you cant believe everything you see on T.V. I agree with Karissa, what if it was possible, what if they really, truly are running across the water without any secret ramps under water that we cant see? Anyways i still think it would be awesome! (:
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Stocker lloyd · 696 weeks ago

haha good job on trying to be like jesus.... but jesus walked on water besides you could see the platform that they were running on

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