Spiderman would need 43-inch hands to stick to a wall, Cambridge University finds
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Spiderman could never exist because he would need 43 inch hands and size 114 feet to stick to the wall without falling off, Cambridge University has discovered.
Right. Geckos are the size limit:
http://cam.ac.uk/research/news/why-spiderman-cant-exist-geckos-are-size-limit-for-sticking-to-walls
Reddit comments:
https://reddit.com/r/science/comments/41lw95/why_spiderman_cant_exist_geckos_are_size_limit/
https://reddit.com/r/science/comments/41nz2f/how_much_sticking_power_would_it_take_to_climb/
11:57 AM Jan 22 2016