Re: [Phys-l] Walking on water

[William Katzman <wkatzman@ligo-la.caltech.edu>]

An interesting variant of this is to use oil and pyrex.  The index of refraction of the two pieces are so close it is nearly impossible to see.  http://littleshop.physics.colostate.edu/onlineexperiments/Pyrex%20and%20Oil.html

-William

On Jun 15, 2011, at 7:19 PM, Marc Zeke Kossover wrote:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=422M4WixG9I&feature=related
>
> While Criss Angel is actually a very talented magician, he has been caught using 
> editing and paid audience members (called confederates in the trade). He doesn't 
> explicitly say that he doesn't use them. 
>
> Zeke Kossover
>
>
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> > In one of the Criss Angel mindfreak, he walked on water, with camera  and
> > audiences checking the real. Any scientific explanation?
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