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Impossible Timing principle

Lessons from Common Basilisk

Run the water.

Water-Running Escape

Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

The impossible lasts just long enough for the one whose timing is perfect.

Biological basis

Common Basilisks can run short distances across water using rapid hind-leg motion, long toes, and forceful slapping of the water surface.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

TimingEscapeAgilityImpossible momentsFast execution

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