Creating cool new gadgets is nothing new for inventor Jem Stansfield.Wearing a contraption made from vacuum cleaners, wooden panels, hoses and latex rubber, he crawled 120 ft up the side of a building in London.
During a science festival he used the same gear to climb a high school to the disbelief of onlookers who witnessed the feat.
"I couldn't believe that it actually worked and was shocked to see him ascending the wall," said festival organizer Richard Robinson.
"I came across the idea for the vacuum cleaners when I was doing a challenge to make superhuman powers out of junk," says Jem, an aeronautics scientist.
Making strange inventions is not unusual for the 39 year-old. When companies need weird inventions, they turn to Jem to make them.
He has created special effects for movies (Lost in Space and Van Helsing) and special exhibits for Science Museums.
He is credited with inventing the first air-powered motorcycle and has won the New Scientist Award for inventing boots that walk on water.
Jem is a co-host on BBC's popular science show Bang Goes The Theory, a television series that airs from a high-tech studio located in a disused supersonic wind tunnel.
The British scientist creates his innovations to inspire science students to think outside the box.
"Jem's ingenuity is mind-boggling" says Liz Bonnin of Bang Goes the Theory.
What's next for Stansfield?
He plans to drive a car powered by coffee beans.
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