Timeline for Grappling hook which attaches to almost any surface and is actually alive, is it feasible?
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| Aug 13, 2020 at 8:56 | vote | accept | CommunityBot | ||
| Jul 30, 2020 at 22:21 | comment | added | Sean Duggan | We have technology that mimicks gecko feet enough to hold people already so it's potentially feasible. | |
| Jul 30, 2020 at 20:10 | comment | added | Nuclear Hoagie | @MadPhysicist The setae's adhesiveness is dependent on the angle between the setae and the surface, so geckos can peel their toes up and naturally lose adhesion. See scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-gecko-lizards-unst. | |
| Jul 30, 2020 at 18:24 | comment | added | Mad Physicist | How do gekos unlatch? | |
| Jul 30, 2020 at 13:53 | comment | added | Demigan | There are some other questions that arise from this answer. What surface area would you need to carry the slinging weight of a human being? What else is the creature made off, is it a type of snail that can modify its body to fit the surface better and can that carry the weight? How heavy would that body make it and would it still be practical? | |
| Jul 30, 2020 at 13:46 | history | edited | L.Dutch♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 30, 2020 at 13:06 | comment | added | Julian Egner | sounds like a good idea. I once saw a Gecko running in a room mit a top made of glass - it ran up the wall and also ran upside down under the glass ceiling. | |
| Jul 30, 2020 at 9:33 | history | edited | L.Dutch♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 30, 2020 at 9:21 | history | answered | L.Dutch♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |