I do wonder, though, how easy it will be to unstick things! According to one of my friends who works there as a nurse, we have enough problems with muppets coming into the ER (or whatever we call it in England, hehe) at our hospital with their hands superglued to themselves as it is.
Also, did anyone see the bit in the science central article that MotU kindly provided where they are testing Geckos' pulling power by:
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They created a small piece of tape-- about the size of a dime-- and put it to the test against an actual gecko.
The geckos are tested on a vertical plate with a harness. Researchers record how much weight can it support on a surface before it starts slipping.
"The geckos are actually tested on a vertical plate," he explains. "We put a little harness on this and we pull at it until it starts sliding. And we record how much weight can it support on that glass piece, or any other substrate we want to test it on. And that number typically, which has been measured by previous researchers in this field, is about 10 newtons per centimeter square for a Tokay gecko."
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Oh my. Seems a little harsh on the poor fellas. Hope they don't pull too hard - I have images in my head of Geckos in a pile on the floor after being 'used up'.
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That'd be pretty cool though, you'd be able to climb up and get all the stuck balls on the roof of the gym. 
I kind of doubt it'd be able to be used by us though because it could take a lot of strength to rip our hands off the wall and what if it pulls off our skin instead? Could be dangerous. Still seems really interesting despite the fact though and could be put to great use.
