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Netflix has been on a roll recently providing some of the better binge-worthy options on streaming platforms. They’ve got a wide range of shows and are continuing to increase their options. One of their better shows currently is Messiah. In Messiah, a CIA officer investigates a man, and his followers, who are attracting international attention through acts of public disruption, she embarks on a global high-stakes mission to uncover whether he is a divine entity or deceptive con artist.
The man gets labeled the Messiah through his stunts. These stunts include healing a wounded child who had been shot, protecting a young girl who was stuck in the eye of a tornado, and walking on water (here is where the physics is included.) We know that humans are unable to walk on water due to being so big that the force of gravity overcomes the surface tension of water, which makes us sink. This got me thinking how small, how much do you have to weigh, and how fast do you have to move to successfully “walk on water.”
In order for humans to be able to walk on water, we would have to shrink to about 2 feet and weigh no more than 2 grams in order to be light enough to not break the surface tension of water but have long enough limbs to glide on the water. Because that’s impossible to accomplish the other option would be moving fast enough so that we don’t break the surface tension. In order for a human being to run across the water like a basilisk lizard, he would have to sprint at about 67 mph (108 kph), nearly as fast as a cheetah. Considering the fastest human being’s average top speed is 24 mph, it’s safe to say that there is no way that humans can walk/sprint on water on their own.
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