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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:Grammar!!! by PlatyPaul · · Score: 5, Informative

    Well, if you don't mind the sources, check out this alternate coverage (with pictures):

    Telegraph.co.uk article
    ENN article

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  3. 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.

  4. Re:My Life IS RUINED! by ookabooka · · Score: 5, Informative

    See, my life just got better because I have a great excuse to karma whore. Yay nyud mirror

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