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This https://youtu.be/vS0TuIPoeBs https://youtu.be/vS0TuIPoeBs It's just amazing

• I_complete_me 4y ago
  It's about gecko tape, tape that imitates how a gecko's feet adhere to surfaces. By Veritasium, FYI.
• rom-antics 4y ago
  I've been seeing videos about this for probably 20 years (here's a link from 2009 https://phys.org/news/2009-06-gecko-feet-advances-science-friction.html https://phys.org/news/2009-06-gecko-feet-advances-science-fr...). But it's starting to seem like an elusive graphene-type material that will never be commercialized :( When can I finally buy some gecko gloves, damnit!
  • swagasaurus-rex 4y ago
    The problem is they don’t maintain their stickiness