How geckos land on their feet

steve smyth — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:08:15 GMT

maybe that's how they keep all those vehicles safe...grab 'em before anything bad happens, and release just in time...nobody sees the save...clever little buggers, eh?

How geckos land on their feet

John Doe, Seattle, Washington — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:25:21 GMT

this documentation helped me on a science projectt.

How geckos land on their feet

Thomas Ashby, Calgary — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:10:03 GMT

Great Geckos! Don't cats do the same thing?

How geckos land on their feet

Peter, Grand Prairie, TX — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:12:46 GMT

I've always been a big fan of geckos, the wily yet cute little critters.

How geckos land on their feet

Ivanna Ruby — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:10:53 GMT

How would a Gecko and a cat react in the weightless ness of space?

How geckos land on their feet

Dave, Baghdad Iraq — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:31:58 GMT

is this gecko bot going to be able to make cool commercials for insurance companies as well?

How geckos land on their feet

Joel The Caveman, San Diego — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:05:49 GMT

These scientists are so far behind... GEICO already has a robot gecko that talks and walks on two legs.

How geckos land on their feet

steve smyth — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:38:57 GMT

Dave/Baghdad...with the accent, he'll be called a BritBot...

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Froy, Brownsville, Texas — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:27:17 GMT

I'm unsatisfied with the experiment due to the fact that removing a body part will without a doubt cause great effect on a being. Hence I said being, since if this experiment is done on a human ( e.g. remove a leg ) I would rather think that person would fall more often then one with two. BUT this can only happen if the person is accustomed to using both legs. It would not be the same if a person born/raised with only one leg would fall as often due to reason of been accustomed to it. Maybe they should try numbing the tail instead of removing it, or rather letting the gecko get used to not having the tail. Although these might only seem to be details, the saying goes that the "Devil is in the details".

How geckos land on their feet

Dave Z, Milwaukee WI — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:00:46 GMT

Good point Froy. Were the tailless geckos bred that way or were they simply adapted specifically for this experiment. It's pretty cool overall though seeing they have such a tiny little brain.

How geckos land on their feet

Zach, Santa Barbara, CA — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:19:18 GMT

Hmmm.... I wonder where they managed to find "tailless geckos".

How geckos land on their feet

mark trexler, waialua, hawaii — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:18:14 GMT

This study absolutely had to be tax payer funded. Interesting as the findings are, one wonders what the study cost. Had to be at least a million dollars.

How geckos land on their feet

michael mburu nairobi — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:37:03 GMT

i think a tail is just like your foot or arm.without it can u be stable or work properly?same with geckos

How geckos land on their feet

annom — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:55:14 GMT

What your missing here is that scientist are actually smart enough to realize these points and have all ready tested geckos that were born with out tails or removed at birth. Comon, who writes these comments.