Walking on Water

Recently i went to play soccer again after a break of about 4 months. It was refreshing and i thought it is pretty healthy to play some sports. After 2 rounds of exhausting matches, we went for a little chat session. As normal Singaporeans, we would chat about random stuffs which will link to some other topics randomly. This post will focus on a topic one of my friends has told in an act of randomness.

To start it off, i will talk about some amazing things as introduction.

Read this information from Wikipedia:

Walking on water is one of the miracles that the Gospels attribute to Jesus. An account of the miracle appears in the Gospels of John (John 6:16-21), of Matthew and of Mark. According to the Biblical narrative, Jesus sent the disciples in a boat, ahead of him, to Bethsaida, but when they were half way across the lake, Jesus walked over the lake and met them. The narrative states that the disciples were scared at first, thinking it was a ghost, but when Jesus revealed himself and got into the boat, they calmed down.

To think Jesus Christ can even walk on water! This feat is 100% impossible to do! How cool is it to be able to walk on water? You will not even get wet, not a bit. Imagine how many lives can be saved if you can walk on water. Like the recent Dragon boat - Whirlpool case, really sad.

But when you thought walking on water is impossible to all living creatures in the world...


YOU ARE WRONG!

The topic that one of my friends brought up is about lizards. And not normal lizards, its the Jesus Christ Lizard. I am freaking serious because it really exist. (at first i did not believe him too)

The Jesus Christ Lizard. He is so dam cool.

Why is he called the Jesus Christ Lizard then? Well, he seriously can WALK ON WATER.

Heres the proof from Wikipedia again:

The basilisk sometimes walks as a biped. Basilisks have the unique ability to "walk" on water and, because of this, have coined the title as "The Jesus Lizard" or "The Jesus Christ Lizard" with religious connotations to the biblical passage of Mattrew 14:22-34. On water, the basilisk can run at a velocity of 1.5 meters (5 feet) a second for approximately 4.5 meters (15 feet) before sinking on all fours and swimming. Flaps between their toes help support the basilisk, creating a larger surface and a pocket of air.



I am totally amazed by this lizard. He can actually walk the water with 2 of his legs! But after watching the video, i think i might have to reconsider if i would want to walk on water like it.