Comments on: New superglue may help Spidey come closer to reality…or not http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/17/new-superglue-may-help-spidey-come-closer-to-realityor-not/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:02:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: bov http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/17/new-superglue-may-help-spidey-come-closer-to-realityor-not/#comment-2494737 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:07:47 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/17/new-superglue-may-help-spidey-come-closer-to-realityor-not/#comment-2494737 I have but one question: Will the glove and boot ensemble be available in red or black? I have but one question:

Will the glove and boot ensemble be available in red or black?

]]> by: michael http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/17/new-superglue-may-help-spidey-come-closer-to-realityor-not/#comment-2494602 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:54:23 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/17/new-superglue-may-help-spidey-come-closer-to-realityor-not/#comment-2494602 “That is not real. What we do is real,” said Zhong Lin Wang of Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, referring to the comic book superhero’s wall-climbing prowess. Suck it Wang! Does he realize that Spider-Man's powers are based on spider's abilities to climb walls, WHICH IS REAL!??!?!!! “That is not real. What we do is real,” said Zhong Lin Wang of Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, referring to the comic book superhero’s wall-climbing prowess.

Suck it Wang! Does he realize that Spider-Man’s powers are based on spider’s abilities to climb walls, WHICH IS REAL!??!?!!!

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/17/new-superglue-may-help-spidey-come-closer-to-realityor-not/#comment-2486102 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:14:01 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/17/new-superglue-may-help-spidey-come-closer-to-realityor-not/#comment-2486102 Can the glue be applied, removed, and the reapplied? Or is it only good for gluing your drunk frat brother to the side of a building? No, Spider-Man is not real. Neither is Star Trek. But forty years later, we're walking around with bluetooth earpieces, multi-ethnic personnel are working in harmony with each other, and nobody really cares if a black girl kisses a white guy on TV. As for the one-inch square, do you really think some guy is going to climb a building with just a one-inch square on his glove or hand? No, the entire glove will be covered, with spreads the weight out over a greater surface area. Add some gum boots (HAR!) and wall-climbing will be pretty easy. Can the glue be applied, removed, and the reapplied? Or is it only good for gluing your drunk frat brother to the side of a building?

No, Spider-Man is not real. Neither is Star Trek. But forty years later, we’re walking around with bluetooth earpieces, multi-ethnic personnel are working in harmony with each other, and nobody really cares if a black girl kisses a white guy on TV.

As for the one-inch square, do you really think some guy is going to climb a building with just a one-inch square on his glove or hand? No, the entire glove will be covered, with spreads the weight out over a greater surface area. Add some gum boots (HAR!) and wall-climbing will be pretty easy.

]]> by: Jaime http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/17/new-superglue-may-help-spidey-come-closer-to-realityor-not/#comment-2484994 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:33:52 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/17/new-superglue-may-help-spidey-come-closer-to-realityor-not/#comment-2484994 Well, I know through the body mod scene that human skin (when pierced) can hold about 90 pounds per square inch. Also, I doubt the adhesive would be 2-sided. And you'd have it anchored to a strong fabric that can hold the weight, which would distribute the load to the rest of your body. Physics, people! Well, I know through the body mod scene that human skin (when pierced) can hold about 90 pounds per square inch.

Also, I doubt the adhesive would be 2-sided. And you’d have it anchored to a strong fabric that can hold the weight, which would distribute the load to the rest of your body. Physics, people!

]]> by: A-Rod http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/17/new-superglue-may-help-spidey-come-closer-to-realityor-not/#comment-2484541 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:05:20 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/10/17/new-superglue-may-help-spidey-come-closer-to-realityor-not/#comment-2484541 Awww, leave the poor egg-head alone. His name is Wang and he works at the GIT. He probably gets made fun of all the time. Maybe he's a little defensive. A question for Mr. Wang though: A 1 inch square of adhesive can hold 220 lbs , but I'm pretty sure a 1 inch square of human skin can not hold that much. So wouldn't someone climbing a wall be likely to fall to their death while leaving their fingertips firmly glued to the wall. Awww, leave the poor egg-head alone. His name is Wang and he works at the GIT. He probably gets made fun of all the time. Maybe he’s a little defensive.

A question for Mr. Wang though: A 1 inch square of adhesive can hold 220 lbs , but I’m pretty sure a 1 inch square of human skin can not hold that much. So wouldn’t someone climbing a wall be likely to fall to their death while leaving their fingertips firmly glued to the wall.

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