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How do geckos stick to walls?

Author
Melissa and Jam
Published
Thu 10 Oct 2019
Episode Link
https://bleav.com/shows/chemistry-for-your-life/episodes/how-do-geckos-stick-to-walls-2/

This week Melissa and Jam continue in the category of "sticky" things by exploring how geckos stick to walls. How do they do it? Is it magic? Is it like spider-man? Is it intermolecular forces?


References from this episode



  1. Organic Chemistry Textbook, Edition 11 - T.W. Graham Solomons

  2. Chemistry, Edition 2 - Paul Flowers, Clause Theopold, Richard Langley, and William R. Robinson

  3. Ologies Podcast - Episode 99 Saurology with Earyn McGee - Alie Ward


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