Posted July 27, 2009 by Christen Costa in Mods
 
 

Inventor Climbs Building Using DIY Vacuum Cleaner Suction Gloves (video)

home made vacuum gloves bbc Inventor Climbs Building Using DIY Vacuum Cleaner Suction Gloves (video)

I don’t know what to make of this  – real or fiction – but  inventor Jem Stansfield from the show Bang Goes the Theory on BBC climbs the face of a 100′ building using a pair of home made suction gloves crafted from what appears to be a vacuum cleaner and plywood.  He’s roped in (of course) so it’s hard to tell where the majority of his weight is being displaced, but the vacuum’s noise seems to imply that it’s adhering him to the building, sort of like when you vacuum between the cushions and clog the hole with fabric.

Of note, he is scaling a BBC building and the show is set to air on July 27th, so it makes for some good preshow buzz.

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Christen Costa

 

Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons - both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought "why not start a blog focusing on technology, and use my dislikes and likes to post on gadgets."