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Scaling Walls With Suction Cups

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the my-spidey-sense-is-tingling dept.

tedtarg writes "What will those clever Germans think of next? The BBC has a story on a cool device called a gekkomat. Basically a set of suction cups that let u crawl up the side of buildings... Definitely a good tool for Batman to emulate Spiderman." Scaling walls is a good super power. Now lets get on scaling buildings in a single bound.

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  1. Other Ideas. by AnalogBoy · · Score: 5

    Hang from the celing of your boss's office. Spy on meetings.

    Hang from celing of womens bathroom. Find out why they always take so long.

    Hide from/ambush DBA's who want to work you to death 5 minutes before you leave.

    Get a extremely large set of these, attach entire desk to celing. Work inverted all day long. pass out.

    attach to airplane before takeoff. Free trip, anywhere. Hint: dress warmly, carry a parachute, just in case..

    Climb buildings, save kitties, become hero of many young children.

    Climb kitties, save buildings, $%*@* off PETA.

    paint body like lizard. spend entire day on wall, sticking tonge out at people.

  2. Computer suggestions? by SClitheroe · · Score: 5

    I loved this part:
    "If irregularities should occur despite intensive safety measures
    which are built into the machine, error codes are displayed and alternatives
    to solve the situation are offered by the computer."

    I can see it now, halfway up the Empire State Building: Poor suction detected. Please shutdown and perform a check-disk.

    Seriously, when you're halfway up a building and not generating enough suction, what suggestions can the computer offer other than "pray!" ???