Can You Climb Walls With Nano-Tape?

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i'm glad it's not raid shadow legends

[@henz6868]

do u know how i can make a nuclear reactor at home?

[@justarandomchannel1319]

cool

[@EpicGlitchyJuice]

@@henz6868 yes

[@EpicGlitchyJuice]

@@henz6868 nor fission but fusion

[@Ayosubzero]

We need a part two to this video. You need the right mechanics.

[@zellty423]

Yes this needs a part two. Maybe even a colab with people who have more experience

[@lmfaook.7971]

Clash with "things made here" and this could become amazing!

[@Dee--]

need the right upper body strength too lol

[@Ryoga-Oneesan]

agreed... 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@ArcaneEgress]

100% would love to see a collaborated vid

[@joaomagalhaes2253]

Hi, I'm from Portugal, I study biology and I love watching your videos. There are a few ways to get around some of the flaws in the experience. If you have your back to the wall and your arms down, not only are you in a more comfortable position (without your face crushed against the wall), but you also prevent your hands from escaping the glove and you can use the soles of your feet (instead of from the sides) because you can bend your legs.

[@nilaksh007]

Yeah nice idea, he should definitely try this

[@drmprod]

Good idea, mate.

[@borstenpinsel]

Nice. And you could also sit in a corner just like spider man is depicted often.

[@MuffinSeeker]

@@purplejaedd5067 I will

[@trungkiennguyen7655]

That would ruin my manicure. He can stick a teflo brick to the palm of his gloves and inner side of his shoes, it will feel easier

[@Gemini-Lion]

Seems like he would’ve potentially have been able to climb up if he had more upper body strength and somehow made sure his hands wouldn’t slide out of his gloves. A professional rock climber or someone else with crazy good upper body strength could in theory use this to climb up smooth surfaces.

[@ChazX]

yea like a full arm glove that won't slip off is hand or something

[@TheBlueCon]

@@ChazX or maybe a wrist strap

[@russellzauner]

@@ChazX or maybe just use bigger gloves and put tape on the inside too lol

[@russellzauner]

@@tiki-ed5573 someone's feeling threatened by 3.98M subscribers ha ha ha

[@foegettergames252]

@@russellzauner Found the Zoomer that thinks 3.98M subscribers will help you live longer than someone that can do a pull-up

[@BlokHeadAnim]

For a fun summer science project, I actually had the same idea, and had about the same success. The two biggest things I encountered were: 1. Keeping the hands in the gloves and 2. Keeping the surface clean. I touched the hood of my buddy's car with it, and it stuck really well but even that thin layer of dust made it not work afterwards at all, even with the self-cleaning. So if you could somehow find a way to keep the gloves on and keep the pads clean enough to work but still be versatile enough to use consistently, then you might be golden.

[@theflashgirl2057]

Study the gheckos more

[@archmad]

your hands strength is low, place it on your forearm instead. then place something in your front belly and inner side of the knees. basically a gecko position

[@inconsistentlysleepy]

Maybe some more nanotape inside the glove to stick your hand to it using the same physics holding you to the wall…

[@tylertyler9472]

@@inconsistentlysleepy Why, not just remove the glove in the first place? The tape dosn't stick to the skin or what

[@inconsistentlysleepy]

@@tylertyler9472 that may work, someone should try to do this but testing multiple methods of using the nanotape

[@profess_re]

,,With great contact points comes great stickability."

[@veggiet2009]

↑ He's right you know ↑

[@user-kg2dn5jr6e]

Lmao

[@tashadurrahman]

- Uncle Action Lab

[@FedeG86]

@@tashadurrahman Uncle James (I read that's his name). 😉😁

[@FedeG86]

I understood that reference.

[@muhammadrezahaghiri]

Consider having the tape on knees and larger areas of the body. It's really something you and JLaserVideo have to cooperate on :))

[@ArianrhodTalon]

Nano-tapes are my go to for mounting stuff. Strong, and comes off cleanly. Never knew there was so much science behind it.

[@guotyr2502]

It's called N A N O tape, ofcourse it has lots of science behind it

[@onradioactivewaves]

@@guotyr2502maybe for the 80's... but not for these days. It's not quantum-tape™!

[@Hawkborat]

@@guotyr2502 well red delicious apples aren't very delicious. The name doesn't always tell you everything about the product

[@ronnievaughn229]

I usually use duct tape to mount things that don’t want to be mounted

[@a180combatbowsergamepro6]

@@onradioactivewaves !

[@ThatGuy-Noob_69]

The problem wasn't the tape but the gloves themselves and your hands wanting to slip out Appling a uneven force transfered into a peeling motion. Still truly interesting. If done correctly it looks like it could easily hold you as a spiderman. But, could your muscles Is the next question lol

[@SchemingGoldberg]

It's not any different from rock wall climbing, so yes his muscles can handle it fine.

[@ThatGuy-Noob_69]

@@SchemingGoldberg as a human being I understand yes it's possible and the more contact points the less stress put on indivual muscle points. But relying almost completely on the flat of your hand I did not realize his muscles were a conditioned rock climber system of anatomy.

[@SnakekillerX]

You should try and climb the corner of an outside wall, it might be a more comfortable position. Finding a way to keep those gloves from coming off may be challenging though.

[@SoloRenegade]

on a corner of a wall, point hands outwards rather than upwards?

[@Wakish0069]

@@SoloRenegade Wrapping his arms and legs around the corner might help him balance his weight and get a better position on the wall

[@amithachandima3318]

Try Cylindrical shape beam

[@russellzauner]

just use bigger gloves and put tape on the inside too lol

[@micahjohnson9184]

@@amithachandima3318 you mean a pole?

[@spiritakarabbit369]

Yeah you definitely need to find a good movement that helps you take it off while you're still climbing...plus you can try with just the finger tips with tape...as far as getting it off maybe a wave like motion from a certain angle can help? Worth a try. Have fun.

[@TheStigma]

This actually seems very plausible. I think the main problem here is more about the nanotape being very poorly integrated into and supported by the suit than the adhesion not being strong enough. If it was woven into the material and you had really good strappings to distribute the weight properly I think this would work fine. You would need to use a very different and methodical way of climbing, so it would probably require some practise to utilize fully too. I dont foresee people climbing up buildings like spiderman anytime soon, but I can totally see this being used to enhance climbing gloves, or even some work gloves. Usually these rely on rubber to enhance friction to prevent slipping - but this anti-shear adhesion seems way more powerful. This material is sure to have lots of usecases outside of just tape. It doesnt seem to be very expensive on a cursory search, so I think I might have to give this a try.

[@Vaatrad]

This. You don't want the hand to do any gripping, you don't want any question of the hand staying in the glove (to which the tape is attached). The hand needs to stay as flat as possible (when bearing weight) with strapping/structure to allow the weight to be borne at the elbow/shoulder/torso.

[@TheStigma]

@@Vaatrad Yes, it would likely be best to have a full gauntlet up to the elbow, with rigid parts to transfer the force. You may as well add more adhesion surface to the forearm then also, allowing you more options. A weird idea worth exploring could be to have the inside also be made of nanotape (meshed) so that the force could directly be transfered to the skin very evenly and not allow any slippage. That could in theory be much simpler, cheaper and more comfortable. I dont know if sweat might impair the adhesion, but I dont see why it would be a problem to use one skin when there is no chemical or permanent bonding :)

[@jacob818tanner]

instead of putting the tape on his foot it should go on a pear or knee pads

[@369Sigma]

@@TheStigma double-sided nano tape hand wraps

[@zanemadden2670]

@@Vaatrad I believe it would be best to do a vest with multiple fabric strips going from the back and chest to disperse the weight, using my hand as the average the example a human hand is 18.5 in² and the tape advertises 7.7 pounds per in² giving us 144.76 per hand while both hands may give us enough strength to stick to a wall but unfortunately that is just sticking our goal is climbing. So we need a foot pad, the side of the shoe approach we saw in this video definitely would give us a stable enough platform to actually climb a wall so we either need to do it in the front of the shoe or a slightly less aesthetic but more utilitarian approach would be to have a rotating panel with a hinge that could go from straight forward 0°to a 75° angle inward to give us more wiggle room while climbing and lastly on the shoes would be the actual shoe itself, I weigh roughly 220 and supporting the remaining 75 pounds on your ankles and soles while climbing isn't fun, so as the final part of brainstorming we need to make climbing comfortable so on the bottom the shoe I made an aluminum platform the the hinge could rotate on giving us a more stable ascent. Finally all that's left is put it all together and start climbing, not that I have one 😉

[@10ON10]

*do some body building, we need part 2, or you may get a child to do it as they have less weight and more energy to climb*

[@twitzmixx8374]

This is one of the lots of your experiments which I'm actually really interested! Van der waal force is really fascinating!! And you explained everything in a way I understood pretty easily. A tape that can stick strongly, and can be easily peeled off, that tape is awesome.

[@esecallum]

look up electrostiction device

[@TheAdvertisement]

This man's Spider-Man suit is legendary.

[@donamills]

I really like that your videos are things to "regular average" person can do. No lab needed or super expensive equipment. Just silly cool science stuff. 👍

[@k.r.99]

I can already see dumb people climbing out of their windows from the second floor and above, trying something similar. AMERICA 😎

[@musicmusic930]

(Just silly cool science stuff) you mean fucking nano-tape if you learned anything

[@musicmusic930]

@@k.r.99your not American based on your comment or your just five

[@k.r.99]

@@musicmusic930 the first one. The emoji might've note been sarcastic enough. i had no intention of any "all Americans are dumb" stereoptype. I could rather say that about Russia ... or Japan, considering their suicide rates but the Japanese people mostly do it due to emotional reasons and not out of insanity/carelessness.

[@musicmusic930]

@@k.r.99 oops forgot i posted that i was sleep deprived so i kind of went on a (rage comment spree)

[@TheAdvertisement]

Can't believe geckos have a bunch of microscopic feet hairs to hold onto walls.

[@polyspiel]

You could more easily do this on a corner. Then both inside of legs can touch the wall and stay adhered.

[@Will-kt5jk]

I bought some of this a few years back (from a popular Chinese online store) - it left an oil-like stain on paint on a wall, so I’m guessing there’s either oil left over from manufacturing, or oil to keep things separated in the nano-structures?

[@drowningin]

Or China

[@squirrel670]

@@drowningin yeah, it might just be a knock off replica

[@GenIus-zm3qf]

i bought mine from china and it has a very strong chemical smell, is yours the same?

[@adamplace1414]

I know for a fact that no channel has introduced me to as many interesting and surprising phenomena and inventions as this one. And even when the subject is something I know about he still demonstrates it in such an engaging way.

[@CowboybubPercussion]

Do the same thing Jlazar did with his vacuum climbers, make a board that supports on your forearm that you can grab with your hand for support

[@Zeero3846]

Now I'm sure many of the engineering channels are up for the challenge of creating special gloves and shoes for gecko tape wall climbing.

[@ariesmars29]

The Spiderman Zentai suit was the best part!

[@FASTFASTmusic]

Every single video you make makes me reassess everything I learned at school. Man my teachers sucked. You make everything make sense. Between you and The Science Asylum the universe is more beautiful now.

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You believed your teachers? HA! Normie!

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School isn't a good place to learn anymore. You'll get more benefit out of watching KZbin all day.

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[@bobloblaw204]

@ James....that was a nice thing to say. cheers.

[@reyngen.]

We definitely need a part 2, this is an amazing concept!

[@DejiDigital]

Gonna need hacksmith to buy a bunch of this tape and continue where this great man left off.

[@-_Nuke_-]

I can smell a collaboration!!!!

[@link-jb8yy]

Some climbing shoes with this would be pretty rad.

[@JXW1234]

Rad 🤣

[@pastivityy]

you should’ve put the tape on the sole of the shoes where you would be able to actually possibly climb it, definitely revisit this

[@lamichhane]

definitely

[@dam78]

leverage kills the sticky

[@eggshapedisraelioperative6317]

He needs to put it on the insides of his legs and forearms, would work much better

[@westonding8953]

Well, he wants it to be entirely based on shear force.

[@russellzauner]

@@westonding8953 So the sheer shear force? sorry i could not help myself

[@ThisIsNotWhatItLooksLik]

definitely needs a part 2 with a rock climber. Magnus Mitbo maybe

[@AbhishekMukherjee]

I was thinking the same

[@MichaelIZKOOL]

agreed

[@cryinpooper]

Alright but Magnus can probably climb an entirely flat wall without these already 😂

[@yajatya8868]

I saw many videos on KZbin about this topic(climbing on walls). Everyone was different yet same just doing the engineering stuff like vacuum etc. But you got this amazing idea of nano-tape, it is the simplest and effective at the same time. Thanks for giving such great knowledge everytime!

[@superfeel1275]

Why not combine micro tapes with suctioning

[@yajatya8868]

@@superfeel1275 It won't have much of an effect i think

[@dxfvgyhjh]

evolution dooesn't miss

[@LimitedHandles]

Put the tape on your foot below toes, knees, maybe elbows, and then on something with a handle instead of a glove so you can grip it and get enough leverage to pull yourself up with one hand while you move the other or your foot.

[@Khorzho]

Just today, I was trying to solve a hobby application problem that requires a non-chemical way to keep a material 'stuck' to another, without adhesive that can remove paint. Just ordered a roll of this. Hopefully it does the trick!

[@nooblifter390]

He just needed an excuse to wear Spiderman suit.

[@smallmuteboy]

Is all nano tape equally as "adhesive"? I imagine there are more recommend brands? Does anyone have suggestions? Much appreciated

[@jofx4051]

Use suction cup 🤣

[@hapskie]

You can buy the cheap stuff from china, it works as good as the expensive brands in Europe

[@agentburningbutters3655]

"Why wont you fall!?" "Nano-Tape Son"

[@Godseyyy]

I could see this simple setup working for someone with extreme upper body strength As long as the adhesive can support the weight, it would just be a strength feat unless the right mechanics were used

[@beyond6storm]

Would deffo try again but with something that has more grip on you, such as an elbow-length glove or nano tape stuck to the inside of your entire forearm, just straight on the skin... though you might need to use something to prevent sweating in there. As for the feet, I think it would be worth trying again with something that will ensure your ankle doesn't bend, something like a well-tightened roller blade or ski boot... or, again, just tape on your skin

[@michaelspurling6985]

I've got an idea for you my man. if you find a way to weld a sheet of metal to the inside of your boot and folds to a welded spot on the bottom! then cover it in the nano tape and with the steel welded to you feet you'll always have your stepping point! good luck hope you try it out cause I'd love to see that😂

[@neutronenstern.]

Maybe he could even use his arms and legs joint for more area

[@michaelspurling6985]

honest I kinda want to do this now!😅

[@twitzmixx8374]

The problem with why he can't do it properly is because the gloves can't carry him. Since the tape is no doubt can carry you, then the only problem is how you'll make suit where it can carry you.

[@MiseryRG]

What if instead of using hands, he uses his entire fore arms? More surface contact, you can easily peel off and if the tape is stuck to long sleeve gloves that cover his arms, he can ball his fists to make sure the gloves don't come off so easily.

[@giovannipelissero1886]

I remember my professor explaining this to me, it was fascinating. Thank you for having brought me back those memories. Always quality contenent on your channel!

[@bloodbound696]

What you got to do my man is.. Make the glove kind of connected to a sturdy sleeve that uses your elbow.. so you can have flexibility in your arms but your arms wont fall out of the glove.

[@chrishernandez2911]

I've gotta say, I love your videos bro. You make science fun and I honestly believe, that if schools hired a teacher who did their teaching like you do, I know that kids wouldn't be able to take their eyes off it. I'm 35 years old and I've watched,and liked almost all of your videos. Keep up the great work brother man!

[@0pp841]

This guy is such an important part of society! Amazing stuff!

[@microcosms2420]

I have an idea how you can make this work. If the gloves were made to be held with a bar grip built inside the glove, you would have much better support to hold your weight while you climb while also keeping your hand from slipping out the glove. I imagine this design requires its structure to be quite sturdy in order to avoid shearing the grip out from inside the glove when you put weight on it.

[@LyraPyxisVT]

If you dont mind me asking what do you mean by bar grip built inside?

[@microcosms2420]

@@LyraPyxisVT sure. By bar grip I literally mean a bar that you grab and hold on to when you put your hand inside the glove. So instead of sticking your fingers where your fingers would normally go inside gloves, there's a horizontal bar that you can make a fist around

[@LyraPyxisVT]

@@microcosms2420 ah

[@jaya_surya_a5118]

The glowe needs to be redesigned with whole arm to easily pull against the wall to using elbow support on inside or rather the whole suit should be made in annotate with tear less resistant fabric

[@shootingzen28fav]

I did this experiment myself and tweaked it to make it work. The solution I found was to put some Geko tape on my junk. Eventually, with a little practice, I could even spin around on the wall without my hands and feet touching it.

[@GauravSharma-dy8xv]

U got a tough junk mah guy

[@OnwardToMail]

I think some of the reason it didn't work so well is because of the gloves. You had to alter the way you'd otherwise climb without using gloves so you're hands didn't come out. Going gloveless may not have worked either but you'd then be able to climb without worrying about your hands slipping.

[@wfuzzypup5344]

try with using the tape on your knees, you'll lose a lot of power, and it'll be harder to actually climb, but you'll be able to stick easier.

[@soulsbourne]

High core strength and balance is required... Need to do this again (part 2) with a professional rock climber, better weight bearing gloves, higher stability, weight bearing (ideally skin stick on) and higher contact surface area shoes/no shoes

[@westonding8953]

Probably extend the glove to his elbow to carry his weight.

[@Square_Peg]

I love how you are nearly to 4 million subscribers and your videos are you in your garage messing around with tape and your wife records the video for you. Please don't ever change and congrats on 4 million subs!

[@awesomeguyalpha1467]

Nice, now I want some company to make a real spiderman suit(or gekkoman suit🤔🤔) that would work with this tape.

[@MammaOVlogs]

wow true Spiderman and lol on the gloves sticking to the wall and the shoes without you in it

[@Anonymous_skully]

Action man action man does whatever a mad scientist does

[@Zerum69]

you'd have to add some type of mechanical "arms" on your sides to help you balance yourself Also try using the tape on your knees not your feet, with how human legs are structured your feet want to move away from the wall while your knees want to move into the wall so wearing kneepads with this tape will help much more than having it on your shoes

[@eliyahukuperman9250]

You could have put the tape on the area of the glove that covers the back of your hand so you could wear the glove and make a fist so it won't come off

[@chickenator9618]

Bro I swear this is the best scientist, he teaches us stuff we actually want to learn about

[@Ali107]

Imagine using thise with an exoskeleton machine that improve your climbing strength. That might work actually.

[@14supersonic]

You've got the right idea. I'm working on something like this. It's got multiple functionalities, but sheer climbing is one of the new modalities I'm looking into. You could theoretically create Spiderman in real life through technology and the right training. Something I've been thinking about for a very long time, and it's rapidly becoming a possibility.

[@Crabfather]

Why isn't this tape way more popular or well known, it's super cool!

[@casper9545]

I love your videos keep up the good work they're amazing

[@quality_viral1]

Yooooo

[@sleepyghost1304]

Yoooooooooooo

[@Theredmeep852]

If I remember right there's actually a company that makes suction cup things that use this effect to stick to walls

[@-_Nuke_-]

wow that's surprisingly strong, the gloves might get ripped apart, but not the glue lol makes spiderman movies look so fake xD Spiderman's suite can't possibly be made by normal materials or it would rip right off!

[@pupyasko1233]

I think in the 2002 spider-man movie he had tiny hairs that allowed him to stick to things, which where shown to penetrate through the suit

[@bluexephopsgaming6147]

@@pupyasko1233 yeah i likes raimi’s attention to detail

[@dingus42]

spider-man's stickiness comes from his skin, and it goes through the suit, so the suit isn't bearing any shear

[@vacswolk5674]

In movies spiderman have biological powers to climb walls not artificial but it still doesn't make much sense in movies.

[@adarshsalagame]

You're telling me geckos bond to the wall at a molecular level to walk around. That's hella cool

[@redstoner8723]

I love you videos, keep up the good content :)

[@harrydunning5643]

Van der Waals force is the cause of one of my favourite industrial processes, the cold weld. Awesome video!

[@kristian4243]

we need to see professional climbers try this!

[@antonioczechoslovik5598]

Why haven't I know about this? It looks amazing!

[@livedandletdie]

If you have better gloves, and wasn't as weak as I am physically, then he'd have it a lot easier. Would've been interesting to see someone like Magnus Midtbø try to do this. He is after all a professional climber.

[@deniselisboa1]

Thats exactly who i was thinking of hahaha

[@Chroniknight]

Ageeed

[@14supersonic]

Ive known about efforts to develop geckoskin technology for several years, and Im just now finding this video A YEAR after it was made without realizing this stuff is already commercially available. Incredible!!!

[@women.9445]

I did the math and you'd need to have four nanotape pads (for each limb) with a radius of ~45cm for 70kg to effectively climb a wall In theory

[@arad2456]

Would you share how you calculated it? out of curiosity

[@women.9445]

@@arad2456 uhm it was a while ago I dont remember too clearly but I think I got the approximate average surface area of an average geckos feet which use practically the same material and then scaled it up using ratios and mathematics to calculate the surface area of nanotape needed for that specific weight. There's probably more factors such as limb length etc etc. Also note I took the geckos feet as just perfect circles since they're irregular shapes which basically helps with my estimate being very conservative and over the actual surface area needed

[@arad2456]

@@women.9445 Ok, I understand. Thanks :)

[@pratikdedhia]

Of all the climbing videos of spiderman builds I have seen recently, this was the best one. Hopefully with right mechanics you can make it a reality.

[@freelancedentist9480]

I was literally just searching all over the internet for ways to scale walls and you just had to do this 😂😂

[@johnsteves9158]

Reminds me of that one Mission in COD: BO2

[@akifsami2038]

Hacksmith got to make this with the right mechanics

[@yrrr4871]

7:05 *"With great power, comes great responsibility"*

[@alixhah9703]

You explain physics better than my physics teachers 😜😂

[@deneth4948]

This has been a big question for me .tnx for the vid bro.

[@devy_max]

I'd recommend some straps fitted to the gloves that wrap around your arm to hold the gloves on. Instead of tape on your shoes, try kneepads with the tape on them.

[@Mr.BobsDog]

With great power comes great responsibility

[@WilburJaywright]

Please do a Mk2 of these gloves but make them look like the ones from Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Literally exact same mechanics (but without the batteries)!

[@Fallen_911]

I remember seeing same thing in classic spider man he grew many tiny hair in his hands

[@davidpoirierfilms]

Try it with your fingers pointed down. You’d have to have your hands near your waist to get the right angle. The problem with your fingers pointed up is that the gloves are spilling your hands out. With the open side down, it’s basically a bucket turned upside down, the perfect way to dump all its contents. Also, try it with your back to the wall and the tape on the bottom of the shoe.

[@draemalic]

Literally today, living in Hawaii, we had a golden day gecko walking around our hood and side window at 55MPH. There were some funny moments, but the dude found a safe spot and survived the 25 minute ordeal. It is a common thing here. But is really a testament to this video and the science.

[@bmvfabrika8148]

OMG, double adhesive tape that hold things to some surface. I'm blown away ! Actually, i have seen other channels reviewing this tape and is not so good as the advertisements claim. And that was some time ago.

[@Darian29Ewers]

You should make a video on why you can't pop air bubbles underwater

[@idiom104]

You sold me on the gecko tape. I love your videos and all the science you share. Thank you.

[@ZOCCOK]

Today I have seen actionlab man as spideman and now I can sleep peacefully

[@teabagtime]

A gecko's tail comes into it as well. The point you were making about the hammer having a twisting motion... a gecko pushes its tail into the wall to counter any rotational forces.

[@ashwinmaheshwari1873]

You can stick in backwards direction (FACING TOWARDS CAMERA) putting nano tape on the back of your body to stick on wall ( I think the perfect mechanic)

[@whyjaywonders]

Nice try! Major problem is even the first step works, to make the next one you need unglue the arm to advance up the wall and there lies the problem as it is counterintuitive since we need the arm to stick very strong to the wall and it will require equal amount of strength to unglue it.

[@auqanova]

i think a more mechanically viable thing would be to make what are essentially tonfas, but with the tape on the long side, and probably flattened and flexible to allow for some good bendability so that you can actually detach from the wall. a similar idea could be done for the feet, either using similar tonfas or by making rigid shoes to allow a straigh foot approach. one thing worth considering though is the walls strength, im sure they arent designed to support an adults weight on them like that. also that making these things does make the whole project significantly more expensive as well

[@alexbotner4656]

I’m gonna make something based on this, maybe a glove as well, to climb. I rock climb too so we will see

[@OMR3333]

Congrats for early 4M subs :) I've been following your channel for more than 4 years lol Keep going🔥

[@blengi]

he needs toe hinged/flippable nano tape secondary soles on your sneakers so can walk up the wall and bear most of the weight like your feet are resting on temporary platforms. This with some nano tape gloves with internal supports in the wrist area which connect straight down to shoes with tensionable straps, so can transmit forces between both hands and feet ,for a coordinated 3 out 4 static contact points wall crawl eg upward right foot followed by right hand followed by left foot followed by left hand and somewhat similarly for sideway wall crawl. with this setup can progress only needing to shift about 25% of your weight per action.. Add a nano belt contact point and even less effort would be needed...

[@kezackary-gamer5561]

I have a question does tape have the same effect because if you put tape on the wall and leave it it sticks on and it will come off easily could u do the same experiment on regular tape and flex tape will it be the same results?

[@spiderpickle3255]

Glad to see you put yourself though the same experiment you put that spider though (How much weight can a spider hold). Now you know how that spider felt!

[@jaysonbunnell8097]

Fun! Having tape on your shins/knees could be helpful, in addition to binding it to the fabric in a stronger way (possibly with thread?). Either way, this is a SUPER awesome proof of concept and I love that you covered it! Thank you so much!!!!

[@wickandvessel6346]

@The Action Lab Put the NANO TAPE on the INSIDES of your knees. Also, the the agrigate total of your footprint against the surface needs to be increased so that the RATIO of your "ADHESIVE-CONTACT-AREA" to BODYWEIGHT is similar to the RATIO of a gecko's FOOTPRINT to BODYWEIGHT.

[@tracejohnson6273]

Really curious if the nanotube technology could apply to other materials. If Vibram could apply the same properties to the rubber compounds in their climbing soles, for instance, it would be a game changer

[@Will_Game_For_Silver]

Pre-emptive congratulations on 4 Million Subscribers!

[@Andrew90046zero]

You should do this again but with big flat plates with handles on the back. That will give you more surface area for the tape, but also it will be easier to hold onto compared to keeping your hands in gloves. Humans can climb, the problem is that a human can't easily climb a flat vertical surface, unless the surface has a niche that you can grab onto. That's where the plates would come in.

[@junyutan9408]

Go for climbing shoes with no tape, it’s counter intuitive but using toes are how climbers climb. Check the Wide Boyz channel for tape gloves used in crack climbing, and overlay the nano tape on that might work. The nano tape looks insane, I think it might be doable.