WALKING ON WATER
AUSTRIAN’S INVENTION A water “ski” invented by an Au*trian has been successfully tested on the Danube before military experts, according to the Vienna correspondent of “The Times.” It is made of treated canvas on a wooden framework hexagon-shaped with pointed ends. It will bear a weight of 3301 b. The equipment includes rubber boots and a two-bladed paddle, although the latter Is not necessary. It showed a high degree at stability. The demonstrators kept their balance against 3ft waves. One crossed the Danube at a point where it is 300yds wide in four minutes. The Italian Government is reported to have ordered 5,000 for military use. It is pointed out that it may also be useful for coasts and harbour guards to enable troops to ford rivers and for rescue work.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 340, 28 April 1928, Page 22
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134WALKING ON WATER Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 340, 28 April 1928, Page 22
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