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The Myth

THIS MYTH WAS FEATURED IN...
Episode 78: Walking on Water

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 4/25/2007
Myth Title: Walking on Water


Myth Description: Ninjas could use special shoes and walk on water.


MythBusters on the bust: Adam and Jamie.


Hypothesis: ----


Procedure/Experimental Design: Adam found plans to make ninja shoes which could supposedly walk on water. He also made his own design of water shoes.


Results: When Adam tried to walk on water, he fell right in.


Conclusion: Busted


Busted or Not Busted: ---- Busted
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  • We have a pair of what we call "Jesus shoes". They were made in the fifties or early sixties and seemed very similar to the pontoon like contraptions the MB's made. They work. You have to pump you feet up and down as if running in place and just slightly back and forth. This may seem different than the design of the fins on the bottom imply. The record on our pair is across a section of Nancy Lake in Southcentral Alaska several hundred yards across. Although it took forever. The prevailing winds there are perpendiculair to the route but I don't know the exact conditions that day. I have used these pontoon shoes and can say there is definite albiet slight forward propulsion. They can cause groin pain though, from having to constantly keep your legs from floating into the splits. As far as ninjas go...The adversary of any ninja foolish enough to use these would have time for lunch and a nap before the ninja got half way across any substantial body of water.









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Latest page update: made by stobobros , Nov 15 2007, 12:43 AM EST (about this update About This Update stobobros Jesus Shoes are real and I have a pair - stobobros

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HJPNJ Walking on Water - Busted, not! 0 Aug 16 2008, 3:02 PM EDT by HJPNJ
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Thread started: Aug 16 2008, 3:02 PM EDT  Watch
This URL shows U.S. army soldiers "walking on water" with flotation devices similar to those used in the show:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/tsgtv/index.html?id=TSGV8-04b&link=TSGTVshlk
I guess the myth wasn't "busted" after all...
Hank

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