Section 298 "Mythbusters" Asia Special 5

The rumor of the underwater blowgun assassination has been verified and the conclusion has been reached, and the next thing to verify is the rumor of 'water walking'.

It's more appropriate to say 'water running' than 'water walking', some Hong Kong kung fu movies have appeared in such shots, Disney cartoons also have such clips, and Japan also has legends that in ancient times there were ninjas who could do this, and Adam didn't know where he got such a sentence, which probably means that as long as the speed is fast enough, people can run directly from the water. With so much material, 5 people were interested enough to verify this rumor.

"So where do we start? Verify that this thing works well. "Adam was holding a ninja prop he had gotten from a Japanese-American, the Water Spider.

"I think we might have to do two things to test, first to see if humans can walk on water at a normal speed with special shoes, and then if they can run across the water." Jamie named two items that need to be verified, which is normal for 5 people, who makes them 'egg pain terminators', often when verifying a project, they will extend and dig out some additional conditions, making the whole verification process more complicated.

"Then let's divide into two groups for the time being, Jamie and I will verify this slow-walking project, you are a few younger, and you can run faster than us, so the verification project that needs to run fast will be handed over to you." Hearing Jamie say this, Adam immediately agreed, and then said to the younger members of Li Jingyuan and Tory.

"No problem, we're all covered." Carrie is a big figure in the group, and she is usually the chief dispatcher in this young team, so when Adam assigns the task, she is the first to speak and take over the work.

Jamie and Adam's work didn't involve Lee Kyung-won, so he left with Carrie and the others temporarily. Of course, even if Li Jingyuan was not watching at the scene, he knew the results of this verification that Adam and Jamie were responsible for. When he watched the show in his previous life, he had already watched this episode of the show, and he remembered the whole verification process very clearly, first of all, the legendary ninja props were a joke, which naturally made Adam and Jamie both become soup chickens, and then in order to walk on the water as much as possible, the two of them also made some props by themselves, but the effect of these props is not very good, although in the later verification, Adam can already stand on the water in shoes like a boat, but it is still very difficult to move, Not to mention walking on flat ground.

After synthesizing the experimental process, Jamie and Adam came to the conclusion that the rumors had been debunked, so now let's go back and look at the experiment of Li Jingyuan and their team.

After leaving the pool, Carrie, Tolly, Grant, and Li Jingyuan did not directly start the experiment without a plan, but discussed it first.

"Guys, I think we should take all the factors into account before we can start the experiment, and I don't want to wait until you fall into the water and you tell me, 'This experiment didn't take into account a certain factor, don't count.'" "Tolly is the pioneer of this group, and every time there is a test that requires the use of the body, he is the first to be the first to do it, so this time is no exception. In order not to fall into the water in such cold weather, Tolly also made a suggestion.

"Indeed, the first thing we need to consider is whether there are any special requirements for this running across the water, such as shoes, or the angle of cutting into the water."

"Yes, and we have to see how much speed we need to generate enough reaction force to support ourselves with such a large water contact area on the soles of our feet."

"So what are you waiting for, let's get moving."

After finishing speaking, several people went separately to collect information on the Internet, and Li Jingyuan was no exception, he went directly to the page and began to find out if there were similar things or other information among the people in China.

This check really allowed him to find out a useful information, it turned out that in the south of China, there is really such a strange person, he is a warrior monk named Shi Liliang in Southern Shaolin. Not long ago, he made a name for himself by demonstrating the 'One Finger Zen' in Shaolin martial arts, and now he is challenging the legendary 'Light Gong Water Drifting'. The method he uses seems to be very simple, that is, use some thin plywood to form a 'pontoon' floating on the water, and then use small strides to gain speed at a fast frequency, and walk on the plywood on tiptoe, so as to make a visual effect similar to 'light power water drifting'. ,

After seeing this information, Li Jingyuan thought about it for a while and came to the principle. Of course, the pontoon made of plywood will not have any actual role of the bridge, so a little buoyancy not to mention holding up a person, even if you want to hold up an apple is a little enough, in fact, the key role of this pontoon bridge is to increase the force area.

Everyone knows that if a person encounters a quicksand pit, he will not sink into the sand if he lies on his body, and if he stands, he will be swallowed by the quicksand. The same is true in the practice plan formulated by the Southern Shaolin monks, which is to increase the force area of the footsteps through the plywood, so as to obtain more reaction force.

"Hehe, looks like it's time for me to do it too." Just do it when you think of it, Li Jingyuan is ready to try to copy this method now, maybe he can get very interesting results.

This is in Studio 5, and you can just take the materials and everything, so you don't have to worry about the lack of materials at all. And the props that Li Jingyuan wants to make are also very simple, as long as some square plywood with a side length of about forty centimeters and some strong ropes.

"Dude, what are you doing?" Seeing Li Jingyuan making props, Tory walked over curiously and asked.

"It's nothing, hehe, it's just a little prop, I believe that this thing will get us as close as possible to the goal of 'water running'."

"That's it, wouldn't it be too simple?" Tory looked at the plywood that Li Jingyuan had just cut, and seemed a little incredulous. Indeed, compared to the props they usually make, what Li Jingyuan wants to do is too shabby, not to mention that there is no electronic control, and there is not even the simplest mechanical device.

"I can do it without levers, pulleys and chains or anything, it's as simple as that. I believe that after watching my performance, there will definitely be many children who imitate it. Of course, kids, if you don't know how to swim, don't pester Dad to make such a thing. As he spoke, Li Jingyuan told the camera that he looked like the nagging Adam now.

After about half an hour, the plywood has been completely cut, and now all that remains is to make holes in the four corners of the plywood and connect them with ropes. After Li Jingyuan took a little more time to string all the plywood, his props were officially completed.

"This is your baby? Could it be a pontoon? Carrie had already finished her work, prepared some tights and sneakers, and even called an American professional sprinter to participate in the experiment.

At this time, Li Jingyuan no longer hid it, but told his plan in front of everyone, and explained the source of this idea a little by the way. He wouldn't casually erase other people's efforts, after all, this method was proposed by the warrior monk first, and it was better not to steal other people's ideas.

"That is to say, you are not optimistic about our experiment this time, and think that we can't 'run in the water' on our own?" Grant asked.

"Hehe, I think so. But the experiment hasn't started yet, so who knows? Li Jingyuan didn't say it to death, because for 5 people, the practical result is the only conclusion, and they will not draw conclusions because of a sentence before conducting an experiment.

Then it was the process of conducting the experiment, and at this time, the group came to the swimming pool just now, because it was Jamie and Adam's rest time, and the swimming pool happened to be empty, so it was cheaper for Li Jingyuan and them, so that they didn't have to go to the river or reservoir outside to do experiments.

"Who's coming first?"

Because the professional athlete that Carrie had contacted had not yet arrived, they had to let Tolly and a few of them go first. Faced with such a situation, several people used the old method again, guessing the order of the boxing.

In this order, Li Jingyuan was ranked first, and Grant was lucky to be ranked last. Seeing this result, Grant also jumped with joy.

In one day, Li Jingyuan changed into tights for the second time and stood by the pool. The only difference is that he is not barefoot this time, but wears a pair of running shoes that fit snugly.

"You're ready to go."

With Carrie's gesture, Li Jingyuan started from about 20 meters away, and by the time he reached the water's edge, he had reached his highest speed, and he didn't jump up and step because of the junction between land and water, but continued to walk in a normal running position.

"Wow!" Such a challenge looks a bit silly, Li Jingyuan planted directly into the water in a very ugly posture under the gaze of everyone, which clearly proves that he can't do that 'water run'.

After Li Jingyuan, Tolly and Grant also entered the water one after another, but they also did not meet the requirements, and even the professional athletes invited by Carrie were also turned into soup chickens.

"It seems that the rumors have been debunked." Grant collected a lot of data, and it was still far from the minimum required data he had calculated, so he came to this conclusion.

"That's right, it's cracked. However, we are not going to give up just like that, and what we need to consider next is how to do this with the help of assistive means, at least to achieve the desired effect in the visual field. "Carrie is now possessed like Adam, and her feverish desire for experimentation has become a real flame.