In the movie Spider Man, Peter Parker finds himself able to climb up the side of buildings after being bitten by a radioactive spider.
Here comes the technical Spider Man who does climb up the wall but with the help of Vacuum Cleaners. A scientist named, Jem Stansfield got the same effect of Spider Man from two vacuum cleaners he bought at Tesco. He adapted the household appliances’ motors into giant sucker pads, and then used them to crawl up a 30ft wall.
I am really amazed with the technology and the creativity of the scientist; the household appliances are used to climb up such huge Wall. The little info on how he actually does it is gathered out of curiosity.
How Jem Stansfield does this?
1) Two 1,500 Watt Vacuum Cleaners, Stripped of their plastic casing, are fixed to a board that fits on his back.
2) The nozzles are attached to two vacuum gloves plywood pads with a rubber seal to improve grip.
3) When switched on and pressed tightly against the wall the suction is strong enough for on glove to support him. Switching off allows pads to be released individually so climb can continue.
4) Stirrups attached to the vacuum gloves with straps ensure his feet keep step with arm movements during the climb.
The Video shows how he climbs the wall and it is from the show called Bang Goes the Theory, which you can watch more of at BBC if you’re in the UK or skilled at spoofing your location. I am sure that after watching the video you would always think differently whenever you cast a look at the Vacuum Cleaner placed at a corner of your house.
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