Harry Coumnas is a real fan of superheros, but especially of Spiderman. He likes the way Spiderman crawls the wall with his sticky web. By watching this, he got so fascinated about mysterious ninja powers that an idea clicked his mind to invent this. So, he contacted some of his scientists friends and they collectively after a detailed research and countless experiments developed a material which enables a human to ascend a vertical wall. Harry with his researchers, inspired by the sticky toes of geckos, created hand-sized silicone pads covered with tiny ridges that are capable of adhering to smooth surfaces. They also built a harness with each pad supporting the weight of a foot to rest.
First they used magnetic boots, suction cups, but failed. Many previous attempts to copy gecko feet, but failed. Geckos, and spiders, stick to walls because tiny hooks and hairs together take advantage of forces that dominate the atomic-scale world. Harry Coumnas reveled that while experimenting they found out they people have much greater strength in their legs than in their arms. By using this, the user can climb walls and stay unto ceilings. The user does not contradict gravity, but has the ability to correspond to surfaces unaided. Though, it only works well under idealistic conditions—flat, smooth surfaces without curves or unexpected defects along the way.
However it's done, characters with this ability can scale cliffs as easily as crossing the road. Harry Coumnas says, “We have discovered a material that the best a person can crawl across ceilings strong enough to bear any weight.” they now hope to develop the technology to allow climbers to move faster and more smoothly. Now after this invention, the ability to don a pair of gecko-tape gloves and scale walls like Spider-Man might not be fantasy at all for many people who wanted to climb like him.
First they used magnetic boots, suction cups, but failed. Many previous attempts to copy gecko feet, but failed. Geckos, and spiders, stick to walls because tiny hooks and hairs together take advantage of forces that dominate the atomic-scale world. Harry Coumnas reveled that while experimenting they found out they people have much greater strength in their legs than in their arms. By using this, the user can climb walls and stay unto ceilings. The user does not contradict gravity, but has the ability to correspond to surfaces unaided. Though, it only works well under idealistic conditions—flat, smooth surfaces without curves or unexpected defects along the way.
However it's done, characters with this ability can scale cliffs as easily as crossing the road. Harry Coumnas says, “We have discovered a material that the best a person can crawl across ceilings strong enough to bear any weight.” they now hope to develop the technology to allow climbers to move faster and more smoothly. Now after this invention, the ability to don a pair of gecko-tape gloves and scale walls like Spider-Man might not be fantasy at all for many people who wanted to climb like him.
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