World's stickiest glue could make you walk up walls
source: http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN0942431020081009
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'It's the stickiest dry glue yet,' said Liming Dai of the University of Dayton, who reported on the glue in the journal Science. 'Our sticky glue has a force 10 times that of gecko feet and three times more than previous sticky glues trying to mimic the gecko feet.'
A 1-inch (2.5-cm) square of the adhesive can support the weight of a 220-pound (100-kg) man climbing up a vertical surface, but it can be easily lifted and reapplied, an ideal material for, say, a Spider-Man suit.
Aside from helping people walk up walls, the glue could be used in electrical components without the need for soldering."
Learn more at: http://www.udayton.edu/News/Article/?contentId=18761 ; http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/5899/238
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Paulio5
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That's it, i am going in my wardrobe to find my suit!..it's about time i could make it to the 134th floor of a new york building!
- 3 years ago
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Paulio5
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Swiyyah
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I like glue. I like getting it stuck to my hands then peeling it off - just elmer's though. I bet this glue might be hard to peel off.
- 3 years ago
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Swiyyah
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erodut
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So when the glue is released some idiot is going to try to climb up a wall.....except, she/he's an idiot, so she/he won't do it right. They'll fall to their death, and the company will be required to put "Warning: Do not try to climb up walls" on every bottle. But people are going to keep trying, so it's going to become illegal. I can see it now.
- 3 years ago
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erodut
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BOBALOB
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erodut:
Dude im pretty sure glue wont become illegal maybe some people may try to climb a wall possibly die and possibly have to write on tin/tube or whatever packing they use say warning don't try climbing walls with substance but you know i doubt it will become illegal XD
- 3 years ago
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BOBALOB
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erodut
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erodut:
Oh, I didn't mean the glue would become illegal. I meant climbing walls would become illegal.....
- 3 years ago
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erodut
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MiguelSanchez
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It would be horrible to get that in your hair.
- 3 years ago
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MiguelSanchez
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bryanm13
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dude i've wanted to be like spider man. so thats the glue that could help me walk on walls. i could get a job putting up bulletin boards and cleaning windows in a two stories building.
- 3 years ago
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bryanm13
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Fallen_Shadow
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awesome just show how far mankind is going
- 3 years ago
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Fallen_Shadow
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BOBALOB
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Nice, I've always liked to be spidey :) lol No i doubt it would practically be used much for that sort of thing but more for cheaper billboard attachments/huge posters etc...
- 3 years ago
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BOBALOB
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J_Jammer [removed]
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Hazing...one up from duct tape
- 3 years ago
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J_Jammer [removed]
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punkerton
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Reminds me of Pippi Longstocking's bum friend.
- 3 years ago
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punkerton
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purplefox
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Wait, does stickier glue mean that it's harder for you to move away from it or just that it gunges better? I mean, surely glue that could hold up your whole body weight is gonna be pretty hard to detach from a wall?
- 3 years ago
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purplefox
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krush_productions
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Go outside and learn some Parkour, leave glue to the super heroes...
- 3 years ago
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krush_productions
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JanaPokana
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That would have to be some amazing glue if it allowed me to heave myself up a wall. I believe it when I see it.
- 3 years ago
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JanaPokana
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joshuaheller
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I was using glue sticks before. This will work much better.
- 3 years ago
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joshuaheller
