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Robots That Bounce on Water

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-about-tigger-goes-here dept.

inghamb87 writes "The way water striders walk on water was discovered years ago. The insect uses its long legs to help evenly distribute its tiny body weight. The weight is distributed over a large area so that the fragile skin formed by surface tension supports the bug on the water. However, the ability of water striders to jump onto water without sinking has baffled scientists, until now." If nothing less, you need to see the picture: it's awesome.

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  1. Jesus by hernyo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did Jesus use the same technology?

    1. Re:Jesus by pushing-robot · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, that was Mecha-Jesus.

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    2. Re:Jesus by Kranfer · · Score: 4, Funny

      As a jew, I am forced to say yes... along with his Jedi powers of turning water into wine and healing as well. ::smirks::

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  2. Grammar!!! by dsginter · · Score: 4, Funny

    If nothing less, you need to see the picture: it was awesome.

    There. Fixed that for you.

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  3. I for one... by Bazman · · Score: 4, Funny

    welcome our new water-walking robotic overlords... with some surface-tension reducing soap :) Muahahahahahah!

    1. Re:I for one... by SQLGuru · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm sorry....all of my foil is being used to make hats.

  4. Never, ever, EVER do that! by Un+pobre+guey · · Score: 5, Funny
    If nothing less, you need to see the picture: it's awesome.

    Never put a line like this in a /. summary. Do you want Congress to pass a law classifying /. as some kind of cyber-terror weapon? You can almost see smoke coming out of the ground around these poor bastards' data center.