Sticky gecko pads? Black widow silk? Nonvisible EMF detection? You are creating a Spiderman suit.

@jkrollingsheep1463

5 жыл бұрын

A theory a FIL.....no

@jonathanochoa3768

5 жыл бұрын

That is exactly what spiderman would say

@thomassasik5159

5 жыл бұрын

geckoman

@jasonsrandomclips3439

4 жыл бұрын

@@jkrollingsheep1463 film theory?

@quizarorobzaqu8558

4 жыл бұрын

@@jasonsrandomclips3439 r/woooosh film..

Me hunched over hiding in a shed making gecko tape for my whole body so I can scale buildings like spiderman

@Cymes

4 жыл бұрын

You'll most likely get covered with the ever-present dirt.

@LLLadySSS

4 жыл бұрын

Yikes

@willraya1791

4 жыл бұрын

Crestfallen Mortal you wouldnt need for whole body just the palm of your hand and the bottom of your feet

@namonaite

4 жыл бұрын

@@willraya1791 knees would be smart as well

@brazgazz

3 жыл бұрын

@@namonaite and back of feet

Duuuuuuuude this is dope, I've wanted to make gecko tape for years! Gonna have to give this a try. Genius video!

@einsteinisawesome9554

4 жыл бұрын

Woah, didn't expect you to be here, what's up?

@theHacksmith

4 жыл бұрын

@@einsteinisawesome9554 whoa!

@pencilshoes5828

4 жыл бұрын

@@theHacksmith so we all watch same guy

@SRONIN-ux6jo

4 жыл бұрын

@@theHacksmith whoaaaa are u working on gecko tape ?

@Square1nes

4 жыл бұрын

Hacksmith and Allen are here? Lit!!!

I wish you would revisit this you're so close to perfection

@wendyev310

4 жыл бұрын

animeknightx YES PLEASE

@FlairGinge

3 жыл бұрын

There are actually a bunch of tutorials on making silicone gecko tape online and apparently micropore tapes work perfectly as moulds... I used the tapes to create the tapes...

@brandondunlap7648

Жыл бұрын

@@FlairGinge Any chance you'd be interested in going over the process? I'm currently working on a quite similar project.

@jasnagusatovic6289

Жыл бұрын

@@FlairGinge c

When I saw Ben's experiments with this I was convinced that casting would never be high enough resolution to get this done and it would require a chemical etching or similar process. Cool to be proved wrong! Great idea with the diffraction filters.

@kamalmanzukie

3 жыл бұрын

whatever, man

@airfriedquadsbw

2 жыл бұрын

Read your reply just after I posted mine. Micro foaming agent in the silicone, then shave surface off, or a photo cell as the mold. But that might be too fine, need a super low viscosity silicone.

Just commenting to give you an edge on the yt algorithm

@thermophile2106

5 жыл бұрын

Jonas Manuel same.

@Adio_

5 жыл бұрын

@@thermophile2106 cool

@kronek88

5 жыл бұрын

Yup

@officer_baitlyn

5 жыл бұрын

just replying to feed the engagement metric

@roton1011

5 жыл бұрын

@@officer_baitlyn darkness my old friend (you get it, cuz your name is hello)

gecko feet have hairs me: oh ok and those hairs have hairs me: wait

@outtathepantry

4 жыл бұрын

Hairception

@cannaisuer2091

2 жыл бұрын

And THOSE hairs have more hairs

The acceleration on that bungee cord when the tape failed was downright scary

@cannaisuer2091

2 жыл бұрын

The sound it made....

Awesome! I'm so glad you saw success with the diffraction grating. This stuff is a lot of fun. I'm thinking about trying different grating densities.

@dave5194

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, I was looking for your comment. I can't wait to see how your results will turn out ^◇^

@thethoughtemporium

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe try some cd's and such as well to get more of a dimply pattern. One of those old laser disks might work well and be big enough to fit a hand on. As part of the hologram project I'm getting some photoresist. I may at some point try patterning that like how the professionals do it and give this another go down the line if I can figure out an easy way to make tiny lines. Thinking of just setting up an interference pattern with a uv laser and using that to pattern the grooves to the size I want. But if you've got the time and want to try it first, you're welcome to. Got a bazillion other projects on the go, hence why I stopped where I did, as I'm sure you appreciate. Anyway, glad you enjoyed!

@troys.9188

5 жыл бұрын

Found it. Called Geckskin and worked really well

@ARVash

5 жыл бұрын

@@thethoughtemporium put some fabric in the silicone so it doesn't stretch so much. I think that's a component of the failure.

@johnyrocket223

5 жыл бұрын

When are all of the scientists of KZread gonna team up with Elon musk to make catgirls?

Could make a full skin suit out of it and you could be the rainbow gecko man hahaha

@tzeningloh3034

4 жыл бұрын

🎶gecko man🎶gecko man🎶your friendly neighborhood gecko man🎶

@diamondknyfe3900

3 жыл бұрын

I need the full song NOW

So if I’m only about 100 lbs And I cover my entire body in it-

@Call-me-Al

5 жыл бұрын

How to make your young kids the terrors of the whole town at Halloween...

@bille8248

4 жыл бұрын

Time to hit the gym..

@braveheartthecommentor5805

4 жыл бұрын

Then imagine trying to get out of your bed sheets

@mikasanchez1310

4 жыл бұрын

Dude I'm less than 90lbs. I would love to try this, haha

@sarahhavillamelooliveira5825

3 жыл бұрын

I am 38kg.

*💿Holo Gecko Tape💿* (for all my Simply Nailogical fans)

@Call-me-Al

5 жыл бұрын

I never could have guessed there was enough of an overlap of the viewers to find comments like this...

@dollie8729

5 жыл бұрын

@@Call-me-Al either way nice pfp

@SpydersByte

5 жыл бұрын

Holo!

@digital-footprint

4 жыл бұрын

Me: *see the thumbnail* Me: Cristine will like this

@LuxicCardinal

4 жыл бұрын

they are here

there are two directional diffraction gratings. maby they create pillars instead of wedges.

@xaytana

5 жыл бұрын

Assuming the structure of these is also wedge shaped, they wouldn't form pillars, but instead they'd make pyramid shapes.

@justadummy8076

5 жыл бұрын

Xander Vice yeah pyramid shapes would mean less SA, so they’re probably worse

@foldionepapyrus3441

5 жыл бұрын

@@justadummy8076 If it makes it conform to the surface better (which it might) it could end up with more effective surface area, only real way to know is to try it.

@AirNeat

5 жыл бұрын

@@justadummy8076 No, a bunch of pyramids = more surface area than a single wedge

@goodboiadvsp3297

5 жыл бұрын

I think he should try it

Applied Science is one of the best channels on KZread, all categories included. The Thought Emporium is definitely walking on a similar path to great heights! ... or to nanoscale structures, either way it's awesome, keep up the great work!

@greenthizzle4

5 жыл бұрын

Ry P applied science has alot more expensive projects

I've strapped a paintball gun to my CNC, but never a tattoo gun! Great demonstration of material properties, reminds me of my old job where I did a lot of silicone prototyping, although never for anything this fun! Loved seeing your revision process in action, and was impressed by the ingenuity.

I feel like I just entered a chat full of geniuses. But this is still cool as hell tho!

Would fibers or a fine mesh of metal inside the silicone stop it from streching? If the mesh is flexible and can take the force maybe the tape would form around the material it is sitting on, while still not stretching too much.

@Ucceah

5 жыл бұрын

exactly what i was thinking!

@fredfredburgeryes123

5 жыл бұрын

Window screen material would be a very good candidate, I think. You can get fairly large rolls at your local hardware store.

@rougenaxela

5 жыл бұрын

I suspect the right implementation of this sort of reinforcement would be the most helpful thing for improving this while sticking with the easily accessible diffraction grating

@JohnMeacham

5 жыл бұрын

Or a fiberglass mat.

@passiveftp

5 жыл бұрын

gaffer tape mesh

God, I love these videos. Such a great channel, I'm happy I found it!

2019: fly paper 2021: human paper

Imagine using vantablack for this...

@thatdamncatboy7963

4 жыл бұрын

Oh shit

@thatdamncatboy7963

4 жыл бұрын

@J•Erik vantablack is a paint that absorbs almost all light, making it appear very, very dark, since it almost doesn't reflect any light. You should look up some pictures of it, it's amazing

@moonandstars1677

4 жыл бұрын

@J•Erik It absorbs almost all light but still has the pattern that made it look like a rainbow. I'm guessing this is where they wear going with that.

@shatterednova_

4 жыл бұрын

@@moonandstars1677 But vantablack absorbs all light, so how would the rainbow reflection be visible is the light is absorbed

@MrSonny6155

4 жыл бұрын

Very late response, but I'm guessing they were referring about the fine nanostructures of vantablack rather than the colour.

5:10 I was getting excited and started wondering what this material could be. When you revealed that it was a diffraction grating I literally smacked myself on the forehead lmao. You are a fcking genius, man!

@dontimberman5493

5 жыл бұрын

The flamingsword lol right!

A really simple way to make the defraction grading flat when you cast the silicon on it, you could just use some spray adhesive to hold it to the glass. If you cast it in a vacuum chamber, you would also probably get sharper wedges. Especially if you let the air back in when the silicone is all spread out, to push it into the smallest cracks. If you were to press a flexible, but not stretchy, material into the silicone while it was wet, you could probably make the pads work really well. I’m thinking of fiberglass embedded into the silicone to give it strength, without compromising flexibility. The second pad you tested failed by having the silicone stretch and peel off, so only the bottom half inch or so of contact had any sort of grip. Preventing the pad from stretching would probably fix this.

@chizbreds1717

5 жыл бұрын

Thermophile He should really see this.

@derylpetersonnnnnnnnn

5 жыл бұрын

Yo dude that is straight up genius

@MalawisLilleKanal

4 жыл бұрын

And the acrylic backing could be put on top at the same time to make the whole finished pad flatter.

A cloth backing would make it more flexible. Maybe Kevlar or something else strong.

@charleslambert3368

3 жыл бұрын

or carbon fibre

“One of my favorite things are geckos, or rather their sticky feet” My Leopard Gecko: “am I a joke to you?”

@moss6139

3 жыл бұрын

Orion watching this with my leopard gecko and I think she’s jealous of others

I wonder if embedding some strong mesh in the silicone would improve the results by removing most of the stretch.

@obi-wankenobi9871

5 жыл бұрын

Cast it onto fibre glas.

@brentmorris262

4 жыл бұрын

Use the mesh, with small standoffs to attach to a handle. Use a thin layer of spongy material (like foam rubber) between the handle and the silicone. That would make it so that more of the surface area would be in contact, as well as make the silicone sturdy enough to avoid stretching. It could very easily double or triple the weight capacity of it.

I really like the idea of cute tiny lizards running around ceilings. You should focus on that a bit more.

William osman x this channel = the best colab that could ever be

Just take a few gecko foot cells and make a few clones engineered to culture actual gecko feet skin :b

@theanticdragon7664

4 жыл бұрын

TheLiasas The cells would die and the hairs would break

i still can't believe you aren't more popular considering your science videos are orders of magnitude better in content than pretty much everything else on KZread

@andreasstuermer4946

5 жыл бұрын

A lot of people seem to prefer 2 minute junk

@dailydosesofgrass2500

5 жыл бұрын

Phwelp you know... Mindless enternaintment doesn't require thinking.

let's make that video stick to the youtube front page !

@anirudhsathiya3516

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah lets gooo

FULL CONTACT IDEA: the gecko feet are segmented, maybe the diversity in linear angles help with the grip. You could recreate this by maybe making a silicone mold of your hand and fit the pieces to a lightweight skintight glove, with your rainbow tape layered to mimic the segments on your fingers and folds in the hand

I was searching for the 2nd part, but then realized that it was published today. !!

TIL: diffraction grating sheets are super cheap. Found a 5ft x 6in one for 20€, amazing.

@evans7771

5 жыл бұрын

Radiochemistry.org states that "Regular grade silicon (99%) costs about $0.50/g. Silicon 99.9% pure costs about $50/lb; hyperpure silicon may cost as much as $100/oz." Although a quick google search revealed 99.9% more around 120$ for 1 lb. If you look at Alibaba they sell it by the ton. shipping and storage will probably be a doozy but some cost 1800$ raw In terms of rtv mold silicon I found 3 lbs for 30$. Can you post your list of supplies. @TheThoughtEmporium

8:37 the sudden realization that you did indeed capture that on video

Brilliant. Self critical. Honest. Love it.

That guy climbing the wall is my professor. He fixed the contact issue by dividing the tape surface into several small segments and connecting each to a frame via springs so that each small segment could be individually held in contact with the surface.

@mikeseymour590

2 жыл бұрын

I did think that was the reason he did that when I saw the pad he was using. Nice to know you have actually confirmed this!

Gecko-man Gecko-man does everything a gecko can

@divalea

5 жыл бұрын

Ricardo Saltos Climbs a tree, any height, Keeps the scientists up all night...

I see you are gaining subscriber! Wish you luck on your great channel!

To everyone wondering what silicone he used, seeing as he doesn’t respond to people about this question… He is using: Illuseffects high strength Silicone RTV mold making compound. You can confirm this in the video at 6:28

perfect video, thanks for all of your experiments!!

This video is an awesome recap of your experimentation! Your voice reminds me of 8 bit keys.

7:40 spray water on the surface of the plexiglass and you'd be able to apply it like a window tint

You are so impressive. Smart, talented and able to teach. I really enjoy your channel. Thanks !

Went kinda viral talking about blue jays and refractive color on tumblr so im linking this to talk more about it! Thanks for teaching me about how color can sometimes be a texture!

I'm gecko tape to your uploads

Maybe use some foamy backing instead so it's pressed everywhere against and not just on a small part

@Kycilak

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, small layer of foam and a slight bulge out so when force is applied it flattens and forces air from between.

you sir just got yourself another subscriber, this was super easy to follow but went in depth enough to explain what was going on, with links to more relevent content. thank you, have a great day.

Not only did you make the thing, but you also made it beautiful

8:04 that step was so dangerous.. wear a helmet next time :D

@itsasecret7396

3 жыл бұрын

What are you even talking about? There was no realistic danger there... The bucket will not go up, the smooth sheet will not go down (look at how many anchor points he put on!), and the gecko pad is, well, soft!

Amazing work. I like the way you work in your videos. Keep it up. But could you please use metric?

that is the most beautiful tape i've ever seen.

Amazing review on litographic techniques... ...I've always found it interesting, but finding information that could be feasible for use outside of a university level lab is scarce.

I know your not revisiting, but what do you think about making a diffraction grating (or close to one) out of shrink film? make it deep enough, and the cast will wind up being insanely detailed once you shrink it.

One easy way I see to make a better pad is to cast the silicone on the diffraction grating with the acrylic pad on the back as it cures. The problem was that the acrylic pad and the acrylic wall you were sticking to were booth flat, but the silicone was not. Letting the silicone dry between the acrylic pad and the diffraction grating will ensure it is a flat surface that can make ideal contact with a smooth surface.

Officially my new fav channel...liked and subbed!

Hmmm, so surface contact is the issue? Maybe something that curves out in the middle might work.

8:37 Hiiiyaahhh!

outstanding work, just got through binging a couple of your videos and I'm amazed by the level of precision and detail you went to for us, best teacher I ever did have. thanks dad

I love your videos M8! SciTech is a wonderful arena to learn in and it is so all-encompassing!

I think this is still one of my favorite videos you've made, just because you can climb the walls-- or at least suspend a bucket of water-- with RAINBOWS (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ And if that's not real-world magic I dunno what is

Perhaps if the diffraction lens had intersecting lines it would stick even better.

this is actually amazing, loved it

Badass as always, thanks brother! Cheers from Calgary, AB, Canada!

8:35 That got me laughing good!

His reaction made me laugh so hard it hurts now 😂😂😂😂

that jumpscare you got when the gecko pad gave in while youre textin was glorious!

Sweet. I'm going to try this out immediately. I don't remember if you mentioned it, but for others who may try this an easy way to determine which side of your diffraction grating has the grooves is to put some mineral oil on it, the matching index of refraction between the oil and the plastic will cause the diffraction effect to disappear when it is on the grooved side but not on the other. Same optical effect that causes some things to seem to disappear in certain liquids. You may need to change the liquid depending on exactly which material your gratings are. Mineral oil worked for my cheap ones.

8:36 damn that fell down faster than how my life went downhill after people on my school found out I was a furry...

I bet that by cutting small holes at regular intervals you could provide a place for air trapped under the pad to go, increasing the contact.

@TheFlynCow

5 жыл бұрын

Thats what i thought!

Holy crap that flower timelapse was gorgeous!

this is so cool, and also after youtube recommend me the applied science video it recommended your so your doing a great job

I'm gecko tape man, look at me go!

My mommy senses were tingling when I first saw you up on the chair, lol!

Totally thought this wouldn't work.... This is great!

your reaction to the loud noise was absolutely priceless!

Just a thought if you were to try this again, could you create some activated carbon to cast on to. Use a sheet of wood, carbonize it in a custom container, then activate it per codyslab process, thus creating a surface with very tiny holes creating lots of hairs in different directions when you pour onto it. To remove the carbon, just heat the silicone and burn off the carbon. Maybe?

@Ebowleslap

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like the diffraction grating idea is better because a uniform detailing in one direction is best

I wonder if you could take am impression of microfiber cloth and make it from that.

@DarkestDeeds

5 жыл бұрын

Microfiber cloth wouldn't be smaller than what he used. It'd be thicker than the tungsten needles even.

@aeriumsoft

4 жыл бұрын

@@DarkestDeeds what about mirafiber

That diffraction grating is so beautiful

You need to do silicon degassing. That would significantly decrease the likelyhood of there being imperfections in the grating and greatly improve it's quality. You might also want to consider a stronger silicon material as the gecko is only putting its own small respective weight on its arms and legs. It might be better to do surface tests too, like testing on a hard rock surface, walling material, etc...

I would try to achieve this by using an UV laser, a tiny slit and photosensitive resin. We would create an interference pattern orders of magnitude smaller than what you achieved in this video. The intensity, row depth and material flexibility could all be controlled. Could it work ?

@Mernom

3 жыл бұрын

10:15

Wait, what happens if you just poured the silicone on Gecko Tape? Could it just become a negative of that pattern?

@garret1930

5 жыл бұрын

Some of the ones shown would be incapable of being removed without damage, others would likely be extremely difficult if possible at all

@Basement-Science

5 жыл бұрын

@@garret1930 maybe you could remove the original by dissolving it with something. But then if you cast something into that mold you probably won´t get it out either.

Such a welcome break from religious idiocy, pandemics, war etc to just watch videos like yours that arent just mindless things to pass the time, but actually likely more benevolent than just being interesting and trying to answer sometimes seemingly bizarre questions!

Cool,i am allways impressed what people can do if they have there goal in mind,wish you all the best.

If it had weaved backing it wouldn't stretch and probably hold better

Amazing video I love it... but as an scientist it would be good to say measures in metric or at least display text showing weight in kg, but anyway gecko diffraction grating! Awesome!

@greenthizzle4

5 жыл бұрын

Martin Brada 1kg is 2.2 pounds

@theanticdragon7664

4 жыл бұрын

Martin Brada A n

Man, I hope you get recommend to a lot of people!

This video deserves WAY more attention

try using the vinyl grooves of a record .

@HarriW

5 жыл бұрын

Sound advice

Just commenting to give you an edge on the yt algorithm yeet

@WangleLine

5 жыл бұрын

Here's a reply whoop

@seamusbyrne8259

5 жыл бұрын

Oof

Your reaction to the bucket dropping was amazingly relatable

I've been waiting for gecko gloves my whole life

How about make gloves and shoes with this? ;)

Any chance you can do this with a DVD or CD? Perhaps first removing whatever protective film is on the front.

@pinstripe7839

5 жыл бұрын

@@dageekoftheweek They might. My issue with that is if the grooves get too small, it will become relatively impossible to cast in them.

@ipodhty

4 жыл бұрын

The holes of a disk are completely internal, you can't excess them

@mikeseymour590

2 жыл бұрын

@@ipodhty If you rip off the film which the DVD / CD cover design is on, the data is actually on the opposite side of that film.

a few thoughts: glue the film to a flat surface before casting. vibrate the surface during casting to help the silicon get down into the ridges of the film. mount the finish product to a flexible but tough material, something that will flex but not stretch. as the force is applied its deforming the ridges . also maybe you would get better adhesion on a larger scale with rings instead of ridges. if you could find a Fresnel lens with super narrow groove spacing .

To help with contact area, your tape should be thicker, or you should use a thin flexible gap pad between the acrylic and tape. That will allow the gecko surface to conform better since the acrylic pieces aren't perfectly flat.

Just cut of a gecko’s foot and cast that Just wait til’ it’s dead tho

Flex tape would like to know your location

It's very nice seeing your failed atempts. It adds a lot to your videos.

I didn't know that it is that simple, gotta try making some as some sort of science project

just buy a gecko and take a silicon cast then make a positive and then cast you gecko tape 😂😂

@thepepchannel7940

5 жыл бұрын

wayne wayo aveyard Times a few hundred per pad haha

@waynewayoaveyard9397

5 жыл бұрын

@@thepepchannel7940 yeah, but after the first few batch you could just put them all together and make a bigger cast 😂 i dont know why but i just heard jesse from breaking bad shout "yeah science, b*tch"

@thepepchannel7940

5 жыл бұрын

wayne wayo aveyard 🤔 this is the kind of thinking we need. Not in problems but in solutions

@waynewayoaveyard9397

5 жыл бұрын

@@thepepchannel7940 gofundme page coming up!

@paulklement4274

4 жыл бұрын

Just let a couple of geckos run over a extremely thin film of silicon, cast a negative and there you go. Might be working or at least fun trying :D