P6_4 Walking on Water

Authors

  • Ben Warne
  • James Campbell
  • Afrida Alam
  • Joe Phelan

Abstract

This paper explores the surface tension of water and how large your feet would have to be to successfully walk on water. It is shown that for a 65 kg person to walk on water, the area of the foot that is in contact with the water would have to be approximately 1.5 km^2.

Published

09-12-2016

How to Cite

Warne, B., Campbell, J., Alam, A., & Phelan, J. (2016). P6_4 Walking on Water. Physics Special Topics, 15(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/934

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2016): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles