How do geckos defy gravity? - Eleanor Nelsen
By TEDEdFrom YoutubeJanuary 8, 2026
Geckos aren’t covered in adhesives or hooks or suction cups, and yet they can effortlessly scale vertical walls and hang from ceilings. What’s going on? Eleanor Nelsen explains how geckos’ phenomenal feet allow them to defy gravity.
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#Geckos
#Gravity
#Adhesion
#Van der Waals Forces
#Science
#Biology
#Physics
#Reptiles
#Animals
#Nature
#Wonder
#Eleanor Nelsen