Here's a weird one. Some years back I read a short blurb in a martial arts book about how a few of the old masters(of no particular martial art) could walk on fresh fallen snow without leaving footprints. The very brief description of the training involved in doing this talked about obtaining a large round wicker basket with a lip wide enough to walk on and about 6 foot in diameter. You then fill the basket with rocks and practice walking around the rim, trying to avoid tipping the thing over, all the while removing a rock or two every week or whenever. Long story short, empty basket plus you on the rim equals weightless walking equals no footprints in the snow. Now I don't believe it for a second as it would involve levitation and I'm not buying into that either. Still, I remember it caught my attention. Wish I could find that book but I'm sure I LOANED it to someone, never to see it again. That brings up another question. Why does "loaned" mean "gave to forever"? Especially if it involves a book?
Wow, stop the presses. Found the book. "Asian Fighting Arts" by Donn Draeger & Robert Smith. The first edition was 1969. Apparently I have a 7th edition from 1974. Page 51 Quote "There are myriad methods, however, that promise great results - some of which have been verfied - and that IN ANY CASE can be achieved with great effort." The authors then briefly describe this "light walking" as I did above(well, more or less).
So, what do ya think? A bit of "great effort" and it's possible??? Hmmmmm.
I'm still skeptical(go figure).