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Heartbreaking: American Sprint runner Sha’Carri Richardson Just passed away at the Aged of 24…Two Harvard researchers, Tom McMahon and Jim Glasheen, began studying the phenomenon in the 1990s. They developed a mathematical model by analyzing videos of lizards walking on water and found that each step can be broken down into three stages: slap, stroke, and recovery.As the basilisk runs across the water’s surface, its feet slap the water like a human sprinter’s hitting a track. Each time its foot hits the water, the liquid exerts an upward force. The larger the lizard’s foot and the faster it hits the water, the greater the upward force generated by the slap. During the stroke phase, the lizard moves its foot rapidly, which creates an air bubble above its foot, lifting the foot up. And the final phase, recovery, occurs while the lizard is pulling its foot up and preparing for the next movement.
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The Basilisk lizard, also known as the “Jesus lizard,” is impressively able to run across the water. It can begin running on land and transition to water to avoid predators, which is amazing given that it weighs around four ounces and is too heavy to be supported by water’s surface tension.
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