Thread: What you thought was impossible...

Now do it in your dreams, or real life.

Wow, simply amazing. Next we're gonna be hearing of people flying by flapping their arms... I can dream can't I?

Makes sense, seeing as how lizards can do it.

Indeed. The science is there. However, the lizard evolved to do that, the people had to learn it. And that's where I find most of the amazement from.
They had to keep trying and trying, until they eventually got it. Now that's perseverance.

Really interesting, though from what I can see, it's hard to sustain speed, since you hardly have any ground on the water. If you put strength into your steps, you will apply too much force and fall in. So basically, the limit is when you start losing speed.

This is really cool.

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1935460

Their video is on collegehumor. Does this mean it's fake ?

edit: no, it doesn't. I might try this out one day, heh.

This skill would be great for my Ninja training :3

But really, that's pretty amazing.

Pretty sure it's fake. Apparently it's an attempt at viral marketing.

The physics involved for a person to be able to do that are nonexistent. It's pretty much impossible for one of us to walk on water without the aid of large flat sheets under our feet.

Hah, somebody pointed out to me that it was proven to be fake.. I'm searching for a confirmation but can't find one though.

Originally Posted by High Hunter

People are amazing.

Share anything of the like!

Yeah, awesome, i tried this last night and did a few laps around my in ground pool.... lol NOT

Look at the sequence between 2:26-2:30, near the end of his run, he's stepping fully into the water and not "skimming" the water.

Sorry but there's something under the water their running on.
When i was younger and trained in ninjutsu we were shown a tape of a martial arts camp that accommodated ninjutsu. At the end of camp the were tournaments to see who had progressed the most of each dojo. One of the challenges was a "water run". they performed this by using water resistant shoes AND a length of thick black or clear plastic that was unrolled like a carpet onto the water and it would float just a few inches below the water. A skilled individual could run a pretty good ways across it without it ever showing in the correct camera angle.

I'm not saying they're using this technique but it's the ideal thing to use here.

Sorry, but this is a viral video to sale Hi-tech sports ware and equipment

^ You mean 2:18 - 2:24. I saw it too.
And to think, I was so pumped about this.

Needless to say how fake it is. It's a pretty good viral if you ask me. I'm sure a bunch of people are gonna be buying water resistant shoes and try running on water. Then there are people who question these things who won't get suckered into this. If you actually wanted to walk on water there is some special equipment that allows you to do so. It's pretty cool and REAL.

yeah, i was off by a few seconds lol.

Would be awesome, but it'll never be possible with the variables presented in that video.

Reminds me of Spinal Tap. Very well done.

Hmmmm, I suppose I got a bit ahead of myself. Oh well, you live and you learn I suppose. I thought they were wearing the shoes just so their feet wouldn't get so wet!

I remember that Chris Angel douche did this. I suspected clear poles under the water, and they just practice running and getting their feet exactly on them. They also screw up sometimes. Either that or the clear plastic sheet under the water someone mentioned.

Skeptical too but I'm not saying it's untrue. There is always a group of people who dought and there is always a group who don't. The people who don't, prove things that we once thought was impossible. Not saying this is true but i'm not saying it's untrue either. Imagine what people thought of lucid dreaming awhile ago, "Controling your dreams? That's impossible." Now it has been proven possible by Stephen Laberge. I will keep an eye out and see where this goes.

Reminds me of Shaolin Kung Fu powers.

Originally Posted by bradysdreaming

Skeptical too but I'm not saying it's untrue. There is always a group of people who dought and there is always a group who don't. The people who don't, prove things that we once thought was impossible. Not saying this is true but i'm not saying it's untrue either. Imagine what people thought of lucid dreaming awhile ago, "Controling your dreams? That's impossible." Now it has been proven possible by Stephen Laberge. I will keep an eye out and see where this goes.

The thing with that is, dreaming (lucid or not) is a matter of psychology, whereas this sort of thing is a matter of physics. In other words, the way we perceive the universe vs. the way the universe physically operates. I'm pretty sure human beings A) have too little surface area on their feet and B) are incapable of running fast enough to achieve such a feat.

In short, science supports the possibility of lucid dreaming, but thrashes the possibility of this video being anything but a fake. Unless of course this guy had a rocket strapped to his ass, and they edited it out of the vid...

http://www.mediaite.com/online/great...on-water-hoax/
http://www.heavensports.com/features...ountaineering/

Unfortunately...

Originally Posted by bradysdreaming

I will keep an eye out and see where this goes.

What do you mean see where this goes?
It's already been proven that it was for an advertising campaign for those shoes. This ad was designed to go viral.

Do people not read threads anymore?

Well, if it is fake, it's still a fun prank to play on people next time you take a vacation near some open water.

Originally Posted by thanksj

Wow, simply amazing. Next we're gonna be hearing of people flying by flapping their arms... I can dream can't I?

Makes sense, seeing how birds can do it.

Spoiler for .:

I'm totally serious, and not sarcastic at all. Anything is possible.

Edit:
I just had two interesting thoughts on this; what is a foot covering that is at least nearly 100% water repellent and much more light weight than Hi-Tec sneakers? Skin.

Also, to take this a bit more seriously for a moment (or maybe less depending on how you look at it), This might actually be possible in a couple places in the world namely, the great salt lake and the Dead Sea. Perhaps Jesus was just trying to get this sport going and everyone took it the wrong way.

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

Makes sense, seeing how birds can do it.

Spoiler for .:

I'm totally serious, and not sarcastic at all. Anything is possible.

See, I thought you were making fun of the 'makes sense since the Jesus lizard can do it' comment. Spoilers are fun.