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How the Batsuit Works
An anonymous reader writes "Batman's outfit plays a much more prominent role in Batman Begins than it did in the previous films. And a lot of the technology actually seems plausible. This HowStuffWorks article explains all its features."
This is an improvement over the only noticable feature of "has nipples" from previous Batman films... I approve!
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after this Batman(TM) Promotion ®
As long as it comes with Shark Repellant, you can put me down to buy 2!
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Plausible in the sense of it being a movie in the fantasy genre.
I remember back in the glory days when howstuffworks.com used to have articles about actual products and phenomena. They still do that sometimes, right?
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This is very reminiscant of "How Lightsabres Work". Apparently Howstuffworks.com has become a major sponsor of Slashdot.
Sponsored links should be declared as such to help seperate news from "news".
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Looking forward to the new Batman -- he's one of the deepest comic book heroes out there. Apart from his own turmoil, documented throughout the series, the madness, brooding insanity and general darkness of Gotham is still an interesting depiction of a vaguely 40s American Urban wasteland. It contrasts fairly starkly with today's forgettable, fluffy all-star heroes.
This Kuro5hin article makes interesting reading.
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If only...
They even have a How Lightsabers Work write-up.
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Maybe after everyone else recognizes these outstanding improvments, they'll finally start calling our batman action figures by the right name!
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These are my friends, See how they glisten. See this one shine, how he smiles in the light.
so where can I buy it? and what about that lightsabre they did an article on a while ago, I still can't find one like in the article. But it's real, just like the batsuit. right? Right?? RIGHT??!?! OH GOD DON'T TELL ME IT'S JUST ANOTHER PRANK!!!!!!! AAAAAAH!
hehehe...
Two please.
May as well ask, as we're clearly just discussing new products and services we plan to buy here on ./ these days...
After the last few Batman horrors I swore I would never go to another Batman-related movie, but this one seems to be faring well on Rotten Tomatoes, and Roger Ebert even gave it 4 stars (although he is admittedly something of a teenage boy when it comes to superhero movies). However, I'm sorely tempted to actually pay money to see this. Especially because Christian Bale is so much more interesting than run-of-the-mill action heroes. I had to kill a *lot* of people.
So, would it be worth it, or is this essentially more Hollywood crap? Are the good reviews merely a product of relief a the fact that it's not monumentally awful, or is it actually _good_?
Read Pynchon.
Partly because it's insane and partly because all of the US manufacturers said it couldn't be done - so they made it in England.
Remember, my good man, that in addition to fine young women, bald, obese, hairy 60 year old men with severe hygeine problems ALSO have nipples...
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It's very rare that you see anyone in the movie industry taking the time to make their technology realistic. In most cases there's no incentive to do so; The movie will only seem less realistic to a small number of people who really know the difference. This movie, however, has a large enough pre-existing existing fan base that does care, and in this case the higher level of detail is a worthwhile one.
If you're interested in cyberpunk type of gear, the internet radio show NewsReal Reports on this sort of stuff nearly every day. A few days ago he reported on a set of augmented reality sunglasses that overlay black squares over billboards. I'm sure if it's a hoax or not though.
Not mentioned are some of the secret compartments in the Utility Belt, such as the one containing live radioactive spiders, just in case Batman finds the need to shoot goo from his wrists and "Swing the extra mile" over Gotham. Kryptonite is found in another compartment: never know when you need to reduce that overgrown boy scout to such a weak state that he can't cross the street himself (let alone help an old lady across it). Also found in a secret flat part of the belt buckle are those certain photos he took of Robin that he does not ever want anyone to find, but he can't bring himself to destroy them.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
That covers dull, but what about those with exciting, even horrifying, visages... like... the Elephant Man, let's say... if he rose from the grave... would HE fit in the Batsuit? That's all I'd like to know.
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Shucks. And I thought I was batman with my batman costume. Oh well, I guess those of us who can burn the hundreds of thousands to get this kind of suit are really batman.
you may as well just read a batman comic
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Costume does not enable user to fly.
Is one of the features and uses of Bat Utility Belt "...to hold up Batman's Bat Pants"?
>With an innovative gear-attachment system, Batman can easily grab and replace anything on the belt quickly and easily.
gear-attachment system?
easily... and easily?
How much did howstuffworks pay slashdot for this article? Same price as the lightsaber article?
/karma to waste
.. to cause the nipples of any damsel in distress to stand to attention. (or it it a personal phermone field?)
They forgot the TomKat...
As you yourself describe it, it DOES in fact exist, just not as it's appearense in the final movie would implie.
The insterresting part of "TFA" is the notes on how exactly they produced the effects. Especially the cape.
I'm Batman.
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The Batsuit is not acctually REAL!!
"It's not rocket science, Smithers! It's only brain surgery!" --Mr. Burns
Forget Batman, that woman on http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/batsuit4.ht m certainly has some interesting equipment.
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Hey, when you're Batman, you don't want to stop to worry about your mivonks being kicked in by unscrupulous minions...
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What happens, though, when he has to pee? That's a lot of effort, I wonder if he has a door in the front or something, or perhaps the Batsuit works like a gigantic pair of Depends?
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It's sad that everyone is reporting on Tom and Katie instead of, oh I dunno, a guy who gained 100 pounds a year after The Machinist, a ton of muscle, and the part of Batman?!?
Side note: the holy-too-much-free-time dept.? Maybe if Robin came into the story this early; IMDb's "full credits" don't show him, and we already had a movie telling his tale eight years ago...right?
You can hold down the "B" button for continuous firing.
...but does it run linux?
2. catching that elevator
3. Climbing those stairs
4. grabbing that beer from the fridge
5. getting to the seat in the middle of that crowded theatre
6. Getting to the front of the Batman rollercoaster line
7. Peeping from the 5th floor fire escape
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"Anonymous reader" most likely being "HowStuffWorks employee" or possibly even "Marshall Brain."
Do you think for a minute he'd give The Penguin such satisfaction?
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
Somehow it seemed more impressive when I read about it.
This
In modern DC Comics lore, Superman gave Batman a chunk of kryptonite after a nasty fight with a villain (I think it was Brainiac) who managed to control Superman's mind. The logic behind it was that in case a situation like that ever happened again and he needed to be taken down, Superman wanted his most trusted ally to have a trump card to stop him from doing evil. Batman's the man he trusted most to both keep it safe from the hands of other villains, and not to be tempted to use it unless it was an absolute emergency.
I thought Plucky Duck did an excellent Batman:
... I have this really cool belt...."
[Plucky Duck as Batman attempts to join the Justice League]:
Justice League: "We have incredible powers! [each displays genetic abilities]. What are your powers?
Plucky Duck: [Looks concerned and then draws attention to his waist] "Well
[Entire Justice League bursts into laughters]
And then Lex Luthor shows up and drains each hero's abilities making him singularly incredible, but then tries to drain Plucky's forcing him into a weakened state and thereby losing it all. Justice League lets Plucky in based on his success as a failure....
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these state-of-the-art crime-fighting systems are normally much faster deployed in state-of-the-art law-fighting systems ....
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bureaucracy has its ups and down
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Bat Gas?
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Foxfire is soooo sweet. It only takes ten seconds longer to load than IE and it loads pages almost as fast. Additionally, it supports important 3WC standard like CCS3 and HMTL5.
I launched Internets Explorer once, and it was all "OMG SPYWARES FOR YOU!!!" and my workstation totally blew up. Norton came up and was like "you are totally infected with spywares because you ran IE and now your computer is going to be all ILLEGAL THING IN MEMORY SECTOR 5XPLMNOQ every time you boots it." Naturally, I set fire to my PC-workstation and bought a new one from Wal-Mart. Ever since then, I've been using Foxfire exclusively and haven't seen one piece of spywares.
And the movie should have been called, "THE Batman Begins".
In protest of all you ignorant clods, I am going to put on my Bat Suit and climb City Hall!
Rich And Stupid is not so bad as Working For Rich And Stupid.
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You are absolutely correct. The only reason _They_ are telling you to use firefox is because of "The conspiracy." The developers of Firefox have been saying that it sucks for years. The millions of users? All fake. The whole 'project' is funded by Torvalds in another one of his pitiful attempts to thwart the noble Microsoft. They aren't even charging for the damn browser! of course it is shit!
We've stumbled upon a great conspiracy here, not only are _they_ telling you to use a shitty browser, but to use Open Source Software. Don't believe them either, OSS is another one of Torvalds petty conspiracy's to overthrow microsoft. There can never be another browser, if there is, it must be shit.
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is it just me or does this one feature go against what batman is
"Though it's not on his belt, one of Batman's most innovative and effective gadgets is the sonic device he carries in the heel of one of his boots. This device can be used to summon swarms of bats instantly to create mass chaos at any scene. This allows Batman to create hellish diversions or make dramatic escapes."
I mean batman is all about not being super natural. The instant bat thing is pretty pathetic.
The war with islam is a war on the beast
The war on terror is a war for peace
according to TFA:
The microphones in the ears are combined with special earpieces in the cowl that give Batman superior hearing in the field. The microphones can also be used to amplify Batman's voice and broadcast it through a discreet[sic] speaker in the suit. This is what gives Batman's voice that distinctive, disembodied and unearthly sound.
I wonder if *real* reason Batman is always so pissy is because of the incessant feedback in ears from his distinctive, disembodied, discreetized voice?
Thank you, yet again, How Crap Works.
and now back to the fallout shelter...
It was featured on the BBC motoring program 'Top Gear' last week.
They had to build it from scratch instead of just modifying a base vehicle. It looks kind of like a big monster truck thing, pretty cool!
http://www.movieforums.com/news/277
There is nothing more practical than a good abstract theory.
And here I thought "batsuit" as in some different kind of lawsuit. And /. was going to explain me how it works...
Please stop giving me false hopes, ok?
No insult taken.
I pretty much was let down by the Spiderman movies. The first one was pretty good, comical, action packed and featured Stan Lee (!!!). I think it was William Dafoe that ruined it for me, if not the entire Osborne family - both of them. It wasn't really that I hated the movies, but I'd take X2 over Spiderman any day.
Again, just my opinion. Maybe I just need to watch them both again?
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why batman is NOT a "super" hero.
he may be a good guy, just not a superhero.
in my definition , artificial enhancements don't count. your dna has to have the augmentations in order to be considered super.
now... maybe there's a certain other BILLIONAIRE superhero... who lives in the northwest US... somehow , having the hero be a rich bastard (no doubt he earned every penny...), makes him less likeable IMO.
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to submit this story right before the movie comes out. There's a 99%$ chance that "anonymous reader" is an employee of the movie or ad industries or of howstuffworks itself. Thanks for giving a large corporation free advertising, Slashdot!
"I'm so moist I'm sticking to the leather." -Kermit the Frog on The Late Late Show
Common, don't tell me anyone here actually give credits to what he says. This guy must be the biggest Hollywood whore out there, you can read two-thumbs up on every single blockbuster or blockbuster wannabe movie released each and every year as long as its from Hollywood. I use this two thumbs up quote to actually separate what is tempting from what I'm sure I'll never see, if I see two thumbs up on a movie poster I know that:
1-Lotsa budget on the movie
2-Big names, awfull movie
3-He just made a few bucks
Velcro.
"I'm so moist I'm sticking to the leather." -Kermit the Frog on The Late Late Show
So who died and made you God? An Anonymous god, at that. And might I point out that your message is just as completely OT as the grandparent's post (and this one, for that matter.)
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
So.. where on the bat belt does he keep his black eye makeup?
"Derp de derp."
...who thought the headline read "How the Biscuit Works".
"What do you expect when none of us want to pay for it, and we block the non-content ads?"
All they're doing is simply living up to the nature of their hearts. To aquire the world, and lose their soul.
When I was in kindergarten, I watched the Adam West series on television every day. I wrote a letter to our local television station, with my parents' help, asking where I could buy a Batman utility belt. Someone at the station must have thought it was cute, because they replied with a polite note saying, We're sorry, but we don't know where you can purchase a Batman utility belt.
I always thought that was a stupid, missed opportunity for merchandising Batman. It wouldn't have been expensive to manufacture a plastic yellow belt with pockets like Adam West wore, and kids like myself would have rushed to buy them. They could have filled the pockets with a few cheap toys -- plastic Batcuffs, a Bat communicator, etc. -- or sold them separately. It would have been great.
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That's true as well.
See here http://www.superdickery.com/seduction/5.html (safe for work). Be sure to click on the "Next" links for more examples that reveal the true relationships between Batman and Robin (and Superman too)!
it seems like it would be difficult to take off the protective crotch armor when nature calls
i haven't seen the movie yet, maybe it is explained there..
That howstuffworks link crashed my firefox 1.0.4
on win Xp. Anybody else seeing that?
It's repeatable, but quite annoying.
On the Utility Belts
* Bat-antidote Powder (used to recover from any form of poison)
* Bat-cillin (also called Bat-acillin, available in lozenge form to prevent infection)
* Mobile Phone Bat-plugs (enable use of a portable Bat-phone)
* Bat-gas (also called Bat-sleep, used to put people to sleep)
* Bat-awake (counteracts effects of Bat-gas)
* Anti Bat-sonic device (deflects energy beams)
* Underwater Bat-sonar Device (can be attached to tracking devices to enable them to work underwater)
* Bat-homing Devices (can be rendered ineffective by some metal alloys)
* Emergency Bat-air Pumps (used for pumping up Batmobile tires)
* Bat-respirators (used for traveling underwater)
* Remote Batcomputer (allows access to the Bat-computer's databanks from any distance)
* Bat-detector (can be set to super laugh track sensitivity)
* Bat-plugs (go in nostrils, to prevent inhalation of poisonous fumes)
* Anti Short-circuiting Brain Bat-electrodes (also known as Anti Short-circuiting Bat-brain Electrodes)
* Mini-charge (puts out 5000 Volts)
* Remote Control Batcomputer Oscillator (activates Radio Frequency Bat-generator in Batcomputer, accepts Batman's voice commands)
* Bat-melter (for locks)
* Emergency Bat-communicator (fits on jacket lapel, or disguised as cufflinks)
* Anti Eavesdrop Bat-plug (placed on telephone mouthpiece)
* Remote Batmobile Control Phase Advancer (brings Batmobile to user's current position)
* Small Echoing Seal Pulsator (tracking device for seals)
* Super-thermalized Bat-skivvies (also known as bat-thermal underwear, protect against Mr. Freeze's freeze gun)
* Batrope (used in the Bat-climb)
* Anti Radioactive Bat-pill
* Bat X-ray deflector
* Special Exploding Batarang
* Bat-cuffs
* Bat-sound Amplifier
* Trusty Bat-deflector
* Bat-fan
* Small Batcave Improvement Loan
* Empty Alphabet Soup Bat-container
* Bat-negative Ion Attractor
* Instant Unfolding Bat-costumes complete with Utility Belts (add warm water)
* Shark Repellent Bat-spray
* Heel-and-toe Bat-rockets (experimental)
* Portable Ultra-violet Bat-ray (used to set off explosions)
* Bat-geiger Counter (detects radiation and indicates which direction it's in)
* Pipe of Fog Bat-reverser
* Anti Blast Bat-powder
* Insecticide Bat-bomb
* Bat-tweezers
* Bat-shield
* Miniature Bat-communicator
* Bat-ear Plugs (block out any sound over 14,000 decibels)
* Anti Thermal Bat T-shirts (provide protection from explosions)
* Anti Lethal Fog Bat-spray
* All Purpose Bat-swatter
* Reverse Thermal Bat-lozenge
* Ice Batarang
* Ice Batrope
* Bat-tools (for picking locks)
* Bat-synchronizer (moves lips of the Bat-dummy)
* General Emergency Bat-extinguisher (can remove fog from a room)
* Batmobile Bat-tracker Device (leads the user to current position of Batmobile)
* Bat-file (for escaping from handcuffs)
* African Death Bee Antidote Pill
* Bat-brush
* Laser Bar Cutter
* Bat-hooks
* Bat-chemical (makes metal 20 times heavier)
* Anti Alvino Ray Bat-disintegrator
* Steam Neutralizing Bat-pellets
* Three-Seconds-Flat Bat-vault Combination Unscrambler
* Anti-percussion Asbestos Bat-flax
* Bat-bomb Machine (defuses bombs)
* Bat-hook (attached to suction cup, allows things to be hung on wall)
* Bat-gauge (used to search for hidden doors)
* Laser-gun (can be used to melt things)
* Special Super Thermal B Long Underwear
* Universal Drug Antidote Pill
* Anti-freeze Capsule
* Anti-mesmerizing Bat-reflector (for deflecting Mad Hatter's Super Instant Mesmerizer)
* Bat-key (though likely highly illegal, can open
So Batman is hanging from a rope ladder when a shark jumps up and chomps down on his leg. He is punching the shark -- punching being TV/Adam West-Batman's main mode of fighting, criminals having guns not withstanding -- and he asks Robin to "go get the shark repellent" because punching isn't doing the job.
The payoff comes when Robin climbs back into the helicopter/batcopter/thingamagig, and there is a whole rack of clearly labeled "repellents" -- barracuda, whale, and after a bit of searching, Robin comes up with shark.
I guess the closest the more recent movies have come to the TV series is where Jim Carrey as the Riddler yells, "I suppose people think that I am . . . over the top!" which is a great way of thinking of Jim Carrey's entire acting career.
Sounds like a great story, sadly my readership mostly spanned the 500s. Superman/Batman stories were always among my favorites, the two just complement each other so well. Batman was Malcom X to Superman's Martin Luther King.
One of my favorite bat-quotes:
Robin: You know where every sewer pipe goes?
Batman: I don't say it's my city just because I live here.
I remember back in the glory days when howstuffworks.com used to have articles about actual products and phenomena. They still do that sometimes, right?
Sure, just last month they had an article on lightsabers!
I was trying to follow it and build one of my own, but I'm having a hell of a time aligning the crystal.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
So says the film production designer.
You are so fired man! Little did you know a secret compartment of my belt holds a traffic sniffer. AC post indeed.
>o< The Bat
Funny, I seem to recall that H.E.A.T. (starring Val Kilmer) took two whole VHS tapes. On a side note, many other films in the past couple of years have FAR exceeded 90 minutes. I dont' see where you get this "You've got 90 minutes to tell a story" crap from. You take as long as you need to tell a story, just to make it a good movie.
Hell, I've seen 'movies' that were only half that time, and they still were good and explained everything in a very timely manner.
Still waiting on Serviscope_minor to wake up to fucking reality and realize that Jessica Price isn't going to fuck him.
Think it would protect against clap?
Lots of batsuits over the years have had all sort of high-tech body-mod improvements. Since you mention the Azrael storyline, you have to be familiar with the Miller's Dark Knight variation, where he wears something very much along these lines to fight kick Superman's ass but then fakes out at the end. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Retur ns
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The Wikipedia entry on Batman confirms this.
Batman has been wearing lots of different costumes, even since the '50's, including body armor on many occasions.
http://forums.comicbookresources.com/archive/inde
"We're millions of miles from earth, inside a giant white face, what's impossible?"
There's some flash animation concerning a shitload of fireworks, etc. if you keep clicking the animation and setting off fireworks within the box, FF will give you a blue screen. I found this out the hard way on a P4 1.8 GHz 512 PC2100 DDR and a 128 meg GF4 vid card.
Nothing is infallible, grasshopper.
Still waiting on Serviscope_minor to wake up to fucking reality and realize that Jessica Price isn't going to fuck him.
You're just a fan of Marvel, aren't you?
(most of) The super-villians in Gotham aren't bio-augmented either; they're generally insane and disfigured. They are considered to be "super" because of the depths of crime they hope to succeed in. As a real example, I'd consider Hitler to be a super-villian, though he certainly had no special abilities (other than normal charisma.)
Bruce Wayne trained to fight and uses gadgets to assist. Thats' why I favor Batman over any other super heros; he's a normal (non-mutant) human. A "regular" hero is the guy who saves a baby from a burning building. A super-hero saves the world/city from burning, time and time again!!
My guess is that your definition is incorrect. One doesn't need super-powers in order to be a super hero/villian!
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There is something that Batman should have in order to get revenge and stop crime: A gun
Superman is ordered by the government to "bring Batman in" and Batman responds with an elaborate scheme to make sure they die together. (which is what the OP was alluding to.)
(Yes, I know that's not *really* what Batman has planned, but I don't want to drop any spoilers...)
Clear, Dark Skies
Solaris was a superhero movie? Solaris ?!? Are we talking about the story by Stanislaw Lem?
As for the rest of your list - which of these are superheros, exactly? The only entry on your list that's even vaguely appropriate is the kung fu flicks and, guess what, they're famous for being cheesy garbage, too!
Clear, Dark Skies
It's basically a Kevlar reinforced wetsuit with a hardened rubber overlay, some metal gauntlets, and presumably some chest plates and greaves (plate boots) as well. All science fiction aside, Kevlar genuinely does seem to be pretty amazing stuff, and if its properties are close to what Du Pont's site claims, then as the HSW article says, the Batsuit is essentially a specialised version of the Kevlar hazard suit which DuPont already sell...and hence, not implausible at all. The only element of it that really makes it seem fantastic is the cowl, and that probably only because of how it looks. Batman himself of course was going primarily for the intimidation factor with the cowl, but defensively speaking a more conventional Kevlar reinforced plate helm with noseguard would probably make more sense. If you look at some of the earlier or more rough concept sketches of several of these characters, the suits were less aesthetically appealing but made a lot more sense from a defensive point of view...As they tried to make the design more appealing aesthetically, it got less realistically useful. Spandex might *look* better, but it ain't bullet proof.
Also, while pricey, the material doesn't appear to be astronomically expensive. A full torso vest which a sales site claims to protect against rifle bullets is selling here for $400 US - Which as I said while not dirt cheap, still isn't Bruce Wayne only. Based on the prices I'm seeing, I'd guess you could have a basic (and functional) batsuit clone for probably $4000-$5000 US...although mind you, that's only in terms of the bullet proof element. Unless you've got a friendly neighbourhood blacksmith, the gauntlets could be harder to come by. A retractable hang-gliding setup built into the suit would probably also be very difficult to implement...but it might not be impossible...particularly if you were going to try and go wings only and forego the handlebar...of course, steering then becomes more or less impossible as well.
Anywayz, from what I'm reading here, it would be genuinely possible to create a basic but functional Batsuit semi-clone for under $10K US, if you were so inclined. I say a semi-clone because it wouldn't be identical visually, but it would make a lot more sense functionally. You wouldn't be flying with it, but it *would* give you limited ballistic protection, as well as a fairly impressive degree of chemical and thermal protection as well, not to mention protection from punches and bladed weapons with the gauntlets/helm/chest plates.
In terms of the heat/weight element that Bale is quoted complaining about, I'd attribute that primarily to the rubber, which to my mind only makes sense as part of the suit from a mainly visual point of view anyway. The armour elements would be heavy of course, but the entire point of the wetsuit is for temperature regulation, and from what I'm reading Kevlar (which I'm guessing they didn't actually use in the suit, since in a film of course it'd be primarily visual) is also supposed to be fairly light. If they'd gone for a more plausible and even less visual design, Bale might have been more comfortable than he was.
Maybe you're not a native English speaker, but the "if I was" in your sentence is more like a "when I am." I couldn't count the number of lame promotions that crept into TV newscasts back before I gave up on the tool of propaganda they've become. Forget events that actually happened in virtual game environments; the last five minutes of every NBC newscast seemed to be a "What's about to happen on 'ER'" teaser for the entire first season of that show. No news value at all, they were just pimping their entertainment.
By contrast, this Batsuit story doesn't seem at all out of place on HowStuffWorks to me.
Maybe you think this site has an audience that's radically different than the one subscribing to Popular Mechanics? Maybe you hate when PM has a cover story about one more fictitious Space Shuttle replacement every dang month? Or when, in the 1950s, they speculated about how going to the moon would involve, Step One, shooting nuclear missiles at it? If anything the line between reporting and speculation is murkier there that it is with this little piece. (Shrugs.)
"Fundamentalism" isn't about divine morality. It's about human authority.
It's machine washable, that's a new feature.
You can see the outline of Katie Holmes' nipple in one of the photos. ...man, do I need to get out more.
Going back even further though, there's a Batman where Dick hurts his arm and Batman is forced to wear colorful costumes so no one realizes Dick's arm is hurt in the same way Robin's arm is hurt (it was publicised in the paper).
One of the costumes is a black and white bulls eye. When one of the bad guys takes a shot at Batman, it hits the center of the bulls eye. Batman makes the comment then that only the center had a metal plate in it because who would shoot anything other than the target?
Never confuse volume with power.
Goddamn right. All-powerful heroes are a bitch to write, so they turn into a boring-ass wankfest like The Authority after Warren Ellis left. (And, to some extent, like it was while he was still writing for it.) Where the plot is: bad guys come in, blow something up, kill a whole bunch of civilians and knock over some cities, The Authority comes in, 0wnz0rz everyone, Apollo and Midnighter are adorably gay, the end.
To get around this, even superheroes with nominally great powers are nerfed. So that Superman, despite his mighty strength, super-speed, super-knitting and so forth, has the brain of a tapeworm. He's a tool, an ingenue, ready to follow whatever flag or president comes along to give him orders. See Superman: Red Son.
Because Batman survives mainly by his wits, those wits must be substantial, which is why he'd kick Superman's ass any day of the week. (See The Dark Knight Returns.)
--grendel drago
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. --Seneca
Then you missed the time between the introduction of the comics code and The Dark Knight Returns. (Well, mostly just up to the late 60s.) I quote:
--grendel drago
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. --Seneca
Heh.
Baldrick: My Uncle Baldrick was in a play once.
Edmund: Really?
Baldrick: Yeah. It was called Macbeth.
Edmund: And what did he play?
Baldrick: Second codpiece. Macbeth wore him in the fight scenes.
Edmund: So he was a stunt codpiece?
Baldrick: Yeah.
Edmund: Was it a large part?
Baldrick: Depended on who was playing Macbeth.
Laws do not persuade just because they threaten. --Seneca
Check out the book "The Science of Superman"
Basically it goes into a premise of why Superman would be super, and how his powers might work based on real-world theory and even science.
On a somewhat related matter, the physician's vest in Event Horizon also seems like a good idea. I'm considering a 'Red Green' and modifying a fishing vest to accommodate the usual tools I use for PC repair for family and friends. Just slip it on and I'm ready to tackle hardware and software problems!
"Can there be a Klein bottle that is an efficient and effective beer pitcher?"
All that, and yet no actual bat...
...I'd say that he qualifires as 'Super...'
OTOH, I find it interesting that you relate Rich to Bastatard, not someones actions.
Your definition is the definition for Mutant.
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That's very very interesting! Mod up!
(thug A) "Listen, you smell something?"
(thug B) "I don't hear a thing, but yeah, smells like B.O. and... new shoes?"
(thug A) "Something ain't right, we'd better call into the Boss."
(Batman, to himself) "I can't believe I'm pruning up in my own sweat, this is so vile! They've detected me again."
(Batman, over his link to Alfred) "Say, Alfred, which utility compartment had the Mitchum deodorant again?"
(Alfred, over his link to Batman) "Left flank, by the stun grenades, Sir."
(Batman, over his link to Alfred) "Thanks ol' chum."
[squirk]...[zip]...[sqeak]...[kaflump]
(Batman, to himself) "Ah, much better! Finally, I can fight crime in comfort."
(thug B) "I was thinkin' it's just one of those ravers, they's always wearin' funny clothes and never bathe."
(thug A) "Yeah, Bob sez they got lots of money from they's mum's 'n dad's. Let's go find em', ey?"
(thug B) "Sure, we ain't had nothin' to do tonight any... wha?"
KAPOW!
(thug B) "Criminy, this guy in his skivvies sure hits hard!"
(thug A) "Yeah, he looks like he's in his Underoos, and peed his bloomin' shorts!"
(Batman, aloud) "It's a rash guard you clown. And I'm sweating."
BIFF!
(thug B) "You ain't laid but a couple of punches, how come you're so sweaty?"
(Batman, aloud) "I'm sure you won't remember any of this after the concussion I'm about to dish out, so..."
KLANGG!
"I was wearing a neoprene suit, but it was hot, so I took it off."
(thug A)"'id you year that, Jasper, he's a bloody surfer! So, those your swimmin' trunks, ey?"
SMACK!
(Batman, agitated) "No, they are just... I can't believe I'm talking to you about this."
(thug B) "I think you're right, Horace, that's why he's all wet, he was surfin'. Say, chum, got any shark repellant on ya?"
BOFF!
(Batman, regaining some composure) "No, as a matter of fact, I don't. I do have this, though!"
SSssss!
(thug B) "Oh no, the gas, overpowering, can't breathe! Unnhh.."
[thug B collapses]
(thug A) "Whot? You're fighting with antiperspirant now? I thought you were a surfer?"
(Batman, aloud) "The name's Batman. I fight crime, scum like you."
(thug A) "I may be a bit rough, but I've got heart, you hear? I don't run around in my skivvies, stinkin' up the place and destroying the environment with aerosols. You know what that does to the environment, hey? I've got principles, which is more than I can say about you! What if a woman saw you? Or a child?"
[Batman throws a batarang]
THUD!
(Batman, over the link to Alfred) "Alfred, when I get back, let's work on a summer outfit, something that breathes."
(Alfred, over the link to Batman) "Certainly, Sir."
Twitter, you're a petulant cock-gobbling sycophant to Linux Torvaldyos! Quit taking DP from ESR and RMS's feculent cocks and why don't you try to stop sucking quite so much? Get out of your parents' basement and see the real world - maybe then you'll see how pathetic you sound, with your neverending stream of bullshit about how Microsoft is stalking you. Wasn't it you who said that Microsoft believes your insane ranting is actually a threat to them, so they PAY PEOPLE to reply to you on Slashdot? No sir, I don't get any money. I do it for the love. Someone has to go up against your paranoid whining. So get back in your cage and shut the fuck up already.
In early comics, he was more of a prankster, committing odd themed crimes that revolved around pranks or clowns. Over time, he's become more bloodthirsty, although the level fluctuates depending on who's writing him. Yes, Joker killing Jason Todd was indeed a very effective plotline. I mean honestly, what would you do if you had a superhero at your mercy?
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In one of the episodes, Batman gets hit by Mister Freeze's cold spray. Mist clears and he's perfectly fine. "Thankfully, I was wearing my thermal Bat-skivvies today," the caped crusader quips.
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He is a bit too much the boy scout, and I particularly enjoyed the arc in the No Mans Lands chronicles where Superman comes in to try to clean up town and Batman grimly smiles and tells him he's welcome to try. And, of course, human nature prevails and Superman fails. Interesting commentary by Eric Burns about Shazam being the real boy scout in Justice League Unlimitted, though.
And, of course, if we're counting up other weaknesses of Superman, there's always kryptonite, magic, and Superdickery (really, it's work safe).
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Well, you also have to look a bit into how the (pseudo-)mechanics of comic book powers work. For instance, how does Superman fly? I've heard explanations from telekinesis to warping gravity around him to happy thoughts. Each of those (with the exception of happy thoughts) could probably be used in the stopping of a bus, quite possibly even on a subconscious level. ^_^ Although I greatly enjoyed that one Mad Magazine short where superman stops the train to save the baby carriage stranded in the middle. Next panel, he looks over to where the crumpled train is smoking and oozing crushed passengers...
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Interesting. I've fixed one article so far and will write up a few of the requests tonight. A lot of silly vandalism so far, but that seems endemic to wikis.
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You see that last one? How NINJAS work! That's worth any amount of adviews, dude!
A decent enough article, although they lose points for perpetuating the "black pajamas" garb myth.
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