RESEARCH PROJECT : IS IT POSSIBLE TO WALK ON WATER ?

Bibliography

 

      Animals :

 

Gerris

 

- https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerris

- http://www.insectes-net.fr/gerris/gerris2.htm

- http://www.udppc.asso.fr/national/attachments/Memoires_OdPF/Mmoire_Marcher_sur_l-eau_final.pdf

- Gouttes, Perles et ondes; Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Françoise Brochard-Wyart, David Quéré; Belin

 

Lizards

 

- http://www.maxisciences.com/l%E9zard/le-lezard-jesus-christ-un-etonnant-reptile-qui-peut-courir-sur-l-039-eau_art33260.html

- http://www.larecherche.fr/actualite/aussi/comment-basilic-marche-eau-01-05-1996-80715

 

      Addition of active tension :

 

Newtonian fluids

 

 - http://wiki.scienceamusante.net/index.php?title=Fluides_non-newtoniens

 - http://couleur-science.eu/?d=2014/12/06/21/34/17

 - http://www1.lsbu.ac.uk/water/rheology.html

 - http://kidiscience.cafe-sciences.org/articles/experiences-autour-de-leau-jour-6-ou-le-liquide-non-newtonien/

 

Cornflour experiments

 

 - http://tpe-maizena.wifeo.com/i-.php

 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_starch

 - http://www.hydrologie.org/MISC/geog/tboceans.htm

 

      Polystyrene :

 

The Archimede’s principle

 

 - http://www.futura-sciences.com/magazines/matiere/infos/dico/d/physique-poussee-archimede-8127/

- Hydrodynamique physique; Etienne Guyon, Jean-Pierre Hulin, Luc Petit; CNRS Editions

 

Polystyrene experiments

 

 - http://www.pixelvalley.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=240957

 - http://www.nauticaltrek.com/5610-les-flotteurs-d-un-trimaran-de-loisir

 

Floating shoes

 

- http://french.china-inflatable-toys.com/sale-2091130-pvc-inflatable-water-toys-walking-shoes-for-walking-in-the-water-durable.html

 

      Conclusion :

 

To go further

 

- https://wretchedshekels.wordpress.com/tag/cool-inventions/

- http://saventurer.com/2013/07/24/waterball-la-bulle-de-hamster-geante/