Gecko Grip: Its Atomic (Really)
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Then he started studying at the university of Leiden in his spare time and got a master in 5 yers, 2 years later got his PhD.
His PhD thesis was in Dutch. James Clerk Maxwell learned Dutch to read it. He ended up getting a Nobel price.
Although Im not comparable to him, I followed a similar track. Also started on the MULO, ended up with a master in econometrics. Unfortunately, having adhd, a PhD study didnt work out. But its so nice to see how he succeeded so brilliantly.
Date: 2023-11-16
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claraflyy
As much as I love geckos, their feet creep me out. I don't mind picking one up from inside my house and moving the little buddy(s) outside; it's their appearance that creeps me out. More than once as a kid, I would see my parents' shavers/razors in the shower and touch the blades. I didn't ever bleed or cut myself but the tips of my thumb and index finger would look like the bottom of gecko feet. And I apparently never learned my lesson and did it more than once. I still have not quite recovered from the visual horror.
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As much as I love geckos, their feet creep me out. I don't mind picking one up from inside my house and moving the little buddy(s) outside; it's their appearance that creeps me out. More than once as a kid, I would see my parents' shavers/razors in the shower and touch the blades. I didn't ever bleed or cut myself but the tips of my thumb and index finger would look like the bottom of gecko feet. And I apparently never learned my lesson and did it more than once. I still have not quite recovered from the visual horror.
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Hiroki
How Deeply Looked into it! Morphological features of gecko's foot are well-known issue, nothing new there. A next step makes Deep Look distinguished than others - taking an atomic level approach. Thanks for a convincing presentation. Now a stunning secret revealed, still gecko's quick maneuvering of attach/detach remains just marvelous! Such a powerful sticking to the substrate can easily be released. Amazing.
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How Deeply Looked into it! Morphological features of gecko's foot are well-known issue, nothing new there. A next step makes Deep Look distinguished than others - taking an atomic level approach. Thanks for a convincing presentation. Now a stunning secret revealed, still gecko's quick maneuvering of attach/detach remains just marvelous! Such a powerful sticking to the substrate can easily be released. Amazing.
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SSBBrawler
How does the Van der Waals force keep the gecko attached to the surface? If the electrons are synchronized, my first guess would be that it's similar to magnetism. However, I know that's not right, since the gecko can stick to nearly any surface, not just metals.
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How does the Van der Waals force keep the gecko attached to the surface? If the electrons are synchronized, my first guess would be that it's similar to magnetism. However, I know that's not right, since the gecko can stick to nearly any surface, not just metals.
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Piti
Woohooo! Nothing to do with the interesting video. I've just find out (i didn't realise before) that the narrator is Laura Klivans, so i went to look for a foto of her in internet. Finally I can put a face to the best narrating voice ever! Thank you Lauraaaaa! .
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Woohooo! Nothing to do with the interesting video. I've just find out (i didn't realise before) that the narrator is Laura Klivans, so i went to look for a foto of her in internet. Finally I can put a face to the best narrating voice ever! Thank you Lauraaaaa! .
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Darcie
Wasn't the vanserwalls force for geck feet hypothesis overturned as the sole cause a year or two ago? Or did the over turning get over turned? For what it's worth, it isn't limited to geckos, Ive observed it in some species of snakes as well, whatever it is
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Wasn't the vanserwalls force for geck feet hypothesis overturned as the sole cause a year or two ago? Or did the over turning get over turned? For what it's worth, it isn't limited to geckos, Ive observed it in some species of snakes as well, whatever it is
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education
I have a pair of fabulous electric blue gecko(Lygodactylus williamsi, and they have a patch of gecko tape. on the end of its tail! And the most amazing thing about it - they could easily regenerate tail. with working patch of gecko tape on the end!
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I have a pair of fabulous electric blue gecko(Lygodactylus williamsi, and they have a patch of gecko tape. on the end of its tail! And the most amazing thing about it - they could easily regenerate tail. with working patch of gecko tape on the end!
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Mraof
I thought I remembered it being a combination of static and van der waals force but looking it up it seems the study in 2014 claiming it was static electricity is controversial. and am struggling to find any follow up on that study
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I thought I remembered it being a combination of static and van der waals force but looking it up it seems the study in 2014 claiming it was static electricity is controversial. and am struggling to find any follow up on that study
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Mark
This show is done so well: It has exciting topics, beautiful cinematography, great music, awesome sound and editing, it's grippingly written and narrated by a perfect and unique voice. Keep on doing that, guys! I really enjoy it.
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This show is done so well: It has exciting topics, beautiful cinematography, great music, awesome sound and editing, it's grippingly written and narrated by a perfect and unique voice. Keep on doing that, guys! I really enjoy it.
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TuberoseKisser
I know that words are pronounced differently but it's throwing me for a loop. Regardless, Nice to see Geico getting attention, i feel like people just suddenly forgot that Geckos have funky feet.
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I know that words are pronounced differently but it's throwing me for a loop. Regardless, Nice to see Geico getting attention, i feel like people just suddenly forgot that Geckos have funky feet.
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Redneck
This is one of those things where scientists couldn't figure out the answer, so they were just like hey let's make an animation with some balls bouncing around on screen! That works every time!
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This is one of those things where scientists couldn't figure out the answer, so they were just like hey let's make an animation with some balls bouncing around on screen! That works every time!
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KJ
Geckos are one of those really fascinating animals that really stuck to my mind since high school that whenever it is talked about, I'm like, Oh, the lizard that uses the force.
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Geckos are one of those really fascinating animals that really stuck to my mind since high school that whenever it is talked about, I'm like, Oh, the lizard that uses the force.
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CB
Had no idea the little lizards crawling in my room had such an interesting way of sticking to surfaces. That it leaves no residue is even more impressive.
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Had no idea the little lizards crawling in my room had such an interesting way of sticking to surfaces. That it leaves no residue is even more impressive.
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Iexpedite1
I lived in Honduras for a while. I lived in a small apartment. At night I would wake up to find geckos walking on the ceiling over my bed. Creepy
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I lived in Honduras for a while. I lived in a small apartment. At night I would wake up to find geckos walking on the ceiling over my bed. Creepy
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Pierre
How do you keep a lizard from climbing a window?
With a gecko canceler.
Another interesting thing geckos do: see at night in full color.
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How do you keep a lizard from climbing a window?
With a gecko canceler.
Another interesting thing geckos do: see at night in full color.
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Apu
Van dar walls force, really! All the year I have been ignoring this! now I see--it will not take long time-to see people crawling on the walls
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Van dar walls force, really! All the year I have been ignoring this! now I see--it will not take long time-to see people crawling on the walls
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Jai
Yes angela atomic structure. ROFL ha ha ha. i control them. ROFL i can rewrite anything i want. now this is a threat. ROFL not your rod. ROFL
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Yes angela atomic structure. ROFL ha ha ha. i control them. ROFL i can rewrite anything i want. now this is a threat. ROFL not your rod. ROFL
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deeplook
This is just amazing. Fully unaware of what is happening, these geckos are cool at the atomic level. Van der Waals force FTW!
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This is just amazing. Fully unaware of what is happening, these geckos are cool at the atomic level. Van der Waals force FTW!
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Caroline
As a person with 8 beautiful crested geckos in my house I am SO sad I didnt get to share them with someone making this video.
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As a person with 8 beautiful crested geckos in my house I am SO sad I didnt get to share them with someone making this video.
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somehow
This tape technology is already 10 years old. Marketed as GeckSkin its already available in consumer and industrial forms.
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This tape technology is already 10 years old. Marketed as GeckSkin its already available in consumer and industrial forms.
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roast
what i really want to know is if the camera team rented a petco lizard to film or someone let them borrow their pet
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what i really want to know is if the camera team rented a petco lizard to film or someone let them borrow their pet
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