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Man Climbs Building with Vacuum Gloves

By John Farrier in Video Clips on Jul 24, 2009 at 6:03 pm



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This BBC News video shows inventor Jem Stansfield climbing the outside of the BBC building with hand-held mounts that adhere to the wall thanks to the suction created by the vacuum cleaner engine on his back.

Via Geekologie


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  1. Christophe
    Jul 24th, 2009 at 6:51 pm

    Spider-Man meets Dr Octopus...

  2. Geekazoid
    Jul 24th, 2009 at 7:08 pm

    Wasn't there something like this on Mythbusters?

  3. Kalel
    Jul 24th, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    It'd suck if it didn't.

  4. AJ
    Jul 25th, 2009 at 1:07 am

    The thief in Superman scaled a building with suction cups.

  5. ted
    Jul 25th, 2009 at 1:42 pm

    Aw, he had a safety rope, though.

  6. Nick Watson
    Oct 11th, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ml2_6yOgo

    Check out the next mad build - a hybrid rocket powered by toffee.

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