Little Spiderman uses vacuum cleaners to climb buildings, win the hearts of the ladies

The enterprising youngster you see above had a dream. A dream to become like his superhero, Spiderman, who isn't real. Nobody really believed him or thought his ideas about how to achieve his goals were very good, but, as you can see from the photo, he's got the last laugh. Hibiki Kono, using two cheap, 1,400 watt vacuum cleaners he bought at a grocery store to begin scaling walls of local buildings, and impressing all of his new friends. His mother's not that into him doing it in the house -- she's afraid he'll destroy the walls and ceiling -- but as you can see from the video below, the sight is pretty impressive.

[benderfender Posted Jul 2nd 2010 12:05AM]

@shishi lord vs jesus
doh!

[JustasM Posted Jul 2nd 2010 4:38AM]

@shishi
Can Super Scribblenauts do that?

[Yankee Posted Jul 1st 2010 5:05PM]

Those are some powerful vacuums. What if there's a blackout or he accidentally tugs on the cable the wrong way lol.

[cashclientel Posted Jul 2nd 2010 5:33AM]

@Yankee
death

[icon808 Posted Jul 1st 2010 5:08PM]

Man...he really "sucks."

[MVMNT Posted Jul 1st 2010 5:15PM]

@JesusHChrist That's uncanny, I was just talking about you earlier...

[m12ha3l Posted Jul 1st 2010 5:22PM]

Up exactly the same but people for some reason believe he invented it ... stupid people ... staid I tell you ... Engadget pull this story now ... this story is a joke

[WebOn Posted Jul 1st 2010 5:24PM]

"Spiderman, who isn't rea..." no, No, Nooo000OOOOO!!!!!!!!

[Wag Posted Jul 1st 2010 5:46PM]

I hope he has a really long extension cord...

[iPaul Posted Jul 1st 2010 6:27PM]

Perfect for doing graffiti in hard to reach places! We sure we want kids climbing walls?

[GV Posted Jul 1st 2010 6:32PM]

Actually 2 dudes and one chick :)

[mkr10001 Posted Jul 1st 2010 6:34PM]

napoleon dynamite looking motherfker.

ive seen this before. that ugly kid should go home and try again

[Bitterfish Posted Jul 1st 2010 6:42PM]

Holy crap, that's where I went to middle school! King's College School Cambridge!

[DarthMaul Posted Jul 1st 2010 7:02PM]

@JesusHChrist pah a lizard can walk on water

[JesusHChrist Posted Jul 1st 2010 7:03PM]

@Lord Vader

http://louisebowmanonline.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/buddy_christ.jpg > http://manolomen.com/images/Darth%20Vader%20in%20pink.jpg

[fredturville Posted Jul 1st 2010 7:06PM]

I was gonna say... This little kid got this idea from "Bang goes the theory!" On BBC

[Gwaelod Posted Jul 2nd 2010 8:59AM]

@fredturville If you'd seen any of the interviews with him you'd see that he very quickly credits Bang Goes the Theory with the idea. He just wanted to make one for himself. He never claims to have invented it.

At his age I did a project in the same subject and made a coat hanger out of wood. I was never in the belief I was the first!

[DougieBear Posted Jul 1st 2010 7:54PM]

I bet this kid gets all the putang.

[zangetsu2 Posted Jul 1st 2010 8:18PM]

@JesusHChrist, Lord Vader

Most epic thread ever.

[shmootz Posted Jul 1st 2010 8:46PM]

A since-canceled Discovery Channel Show, "Prototype This", did an episode on wall scaling exo-skeletons using fish hooks which worked as well as (if not better than) this.

[BHFoster Posted Jul 1st 2010 10:45PM]

What happens if your fat?

[coyotefreek Posted Jul 2nd 2010 3:20AM]

@BHFoster 2500 watt vacuums

[pancholink Posted Jul 2nd 2010 12:25AM]

Way to go...as far as the cable plug lets him...but still, nice to see motivation materializing on a young kid. Keep it up!

[coyotefreek Posted Jul 2nd 2010 3:19AM]

Just waiting for the scene from The Sandlot where the vacuums explode and he goes tumbling down.

[vanglorious Posted Jul 2nd 2010 7:35AM]

i just knew when i saw this article that there were going to be comments taking the piss out of this kid. am i just from a naiive and innocent time where you would look at something like this and just say "hey, that's really cool" and not say something arsey about hoping he falls and breaks his back??

[m12ha3l Posted Jul 2nd 2010 10:59AM]

@vanglorious

These are the facts ... he said on tv he saw someone make this on a show in England called 'bang goes the theory' where someone scaled a 7 story building with the same invention

On the same show he tried saying it was also his idea ..... but no this little kid should be slated for lying ..... that is what we are objecting on these comments ..... the little kid did not invent this and did not go to the shops himself and pay £100 for 2 hoovers !!!

AND HE DID NOT MACHINE ANY OF THE WOODEN PARTS NEEDED FOR THIS EITHER !!! HE IS ONLY 13 THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE !!!

[DeAthWaGer Posted Jul 2nd 2010 1:25PM]

Now if he can climb with a generator strapped to his back capable of sustaining 2800 watts I'll be impressed.