An Israeli has received a patent for an invention that will allow people to walk on water.
Yoav Rosen told the New York Times that he had dreamt of inventing such a device since he was a child in Jerusalem. Although over 100 patents exist for devices intended to allow one to tread upon water, Rosen said that, “unfortunately, none of them actually work.”
Rosen's invention is made of Styrofoam and plywood, shaped like skis, which are tied together so the walker’s legs will not spread apart while walking. Attached to the footgear are flaps that allow each foot to move forward “in real distance terms, and not just relatively to the backward-pushing foot," Rosen said.
The inventor, whose wavewalk.com web site features much information on his invention, said he hopes to see “water-walking” become a common pastime.
Yoav Rosen told the New York Times that he had dreamt of inventing such a device since he was a child in Jerusalem. Although over 100 patents exist for devices intended to allow one to tread upon water, Rosen said that, “unfortunately, none of them actually work.”
Rosen's invention is made of Styrofoam and plywood, shaped like skis, which are tied together so the walker’s legs will not spread apart while walking. Attached to the footgear are flaps that allow each foot to move forward “in real distance terms, and not just relatively to the backward-pushing foot," Rosen said.
The inventor, whose wavewalk.com web site features much information on his invention, said he hopes to see “water-walking” become a common pastime.