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Why Spiderman can't exist: Geckos are 'size limit' for sticking to walls Posted: 18 Jan 2016 03:43 PM PST Latest research reveals why geckos are the largest animals able to scale smooth vertical walls -- even larger climbers would require unmanageably large sticky footpads. Scientists estimate that a human would need adhesive pads covering 40 percent of their body surface in order to walk up a wall like Spiderman, and believe their insights have implications for the feasibility of large-scale, gecko-like adhesives. |
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