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Artificial Gecko Adhesive, Now In Experimental Glue
thefickler writes "Scientists at the University of Dayton have created a peel-on, peel-off glue which mimics the wall-climbing abilities of Spiderman. The substance, based on the feet of the Gecko lizard, is three times stickier than existing adhesives. The material is so strong that a 4×4mm pad would be enough to hold a 1.5kg object such as a hardcover book. However, it's likely too expensive for consumer use: one British scientist calculates that a single Post-it note using the glue would cost around a thousand dollars." We've mentioned the possibilities of synthetic gecko technology several times before, including as applied in this wall-climbing robot; commercial applications have seemed just around the corner for a while now.
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In my other life, I eat cats.
Everyone shares this flaw; humans in general fail logic, for example Christians are often judgmental of other religions or non-believers when their doctrine says they should be tolerant.
That seems to be a weakness/defense mechanism of any religious person or culture when they are insecure/new in their faith. Anyone who is at a fundamental level of understanding in their belief is going to see it as black and white, with-us or against-us situation. This is amusingly true of a belief in tolerance and diversity as well. The believers in the-one-right-way are usually a destructive force in what ever genre their belief is in. For a easy modern cultural view of this phenomenon just look at the many destructive effects of Political Correctness.
Now for an on topic bit: How long until Gecko Glue can be scaled up enough to be cost effective in it's reusablility? Cheap as Velcro per square inch?
We are all just people.
but you're going to have kids one day and this is how you're going to do it, so you know the risk is real
I'm sterile you insensitive clod.
This hurts my feelings!