A modern man of today's scientific world might not actually believe that Jesus walked on water, but students of a Florida university proved that it can be done by performing the 'miracle' as part of an architecture assignment.
Students of Florida International University dared to create a footgear that would allow them to 'walk' on water, leaving the onlookers spellbound.
According to Durango Herald, Students had to wear the self-created aquatic shoes and make it across the 175-foot on-campus lake in order to earn an "A" on the assignment for architecture professor Jaime Canaves' materials and methods construction class.
The annual race, called "Walk on Water," is an assignment required to pass Canaves' class.
Alex Quinones became the winner by crossing the lake with his boat-like shoes within a minute or so. He also earned $500 for finishing the race first.
"Second year in a row of bragging rights," he said to the herald. "The shoes are part of it, but if you don't have the legs, then you're not going anywhere."
"It's traditional in a school of architecture to do boats out of cardboard for a boat race. I thought our students were a little bit more special than that," Canaves said. "We decided to do the walk on water event to take it to the next level."
A total of 79 students competed in the race this year in 41 teams. Only 10 teams failed to cross the lake. Others who fell got back up and made it to the end. The race is open to all students and anyone in the community. The youngest person to ever participate was a 9-year-old girl who competed in place of her mother, while the oldest was a 67-year-old female student.
"A part of this is for them to understand designing and making something that has to work," he said. It is also a lesson in life for the students.
"There are very few things that are impossible if you do the research and you test it and you go through the design process. You can achieve almost anything and everything, including walking on water."
