io9 (one of my new favorite sites, recently had an article about breakthrough adhesive microfiber surfaces that were modeled after gecko feet. What this means is that shoes or gloves made out of this material would like you climb smooth, vertical surfaces–such as the exterior of a glass office building. While gecko-man doesn’t have quite the same menacing ring to it as spider-man, I’d still take it as a super-power. Of course, without some enhanced strength I’d probably get tired of climbing straight up. Heck, I get tired on stairs. Forget hanging upside down from a ceiling. I’d probably dislocate my shoulders.
I do see this breakthrough being wildly popular in corporate espionage and with high school boys who want to infiltrate the girls locker room.
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