Why can’t we develop shoes that allow us to walk across water like a Basilisk lizard?

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Why can’t we develop shoes that allow us to walk across water like a Basilisk lizard?

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The same reason you can’t develop shoes that let you walk on air. Even if you coated the shoes in something outrageously hydrophobic you would still sink based on buoyancy. The only way to stay on top of a liquid (or gas) is to displace more of it than you weigh.

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