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How the Batsuit Works

Posted by samzenpus on from the holy-too-much-free-time dept.

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."

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  1. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 3, Informative

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  2. You're actually right about the kryptonite by Toxygen · · Score: 5, Informative

    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.

  3. Re:Hmm by Toxygen · · Score: 4, Informative

    He actually had a number of different suits that he would wear depending on the type of combat he was expecting to encounter. Batman had his heavy armor suits for fighting baddies with guns, he had lighter armor suits with more flexibility for melee villains, ultra-light suits for reconnaissance work, even suits built for various climates and elevations. Some writers gave him a closet full of suits, others gave the idea that the suit was modular and Batman could mix-n-match the peices he wanted.

  4. Re:Shark Repellent by NeedleSurfer · · Score: 3, Informative
    He was making a reference to the old tv serie. In one episode, while climbing the ladder off an hellicopter a shark jumps out of the water and grab Batman by the leg, Batman turns (or look up) to robin and ask him to grab the Bat Shark Repelant off of his belt and hand it to him, Robin executes himself and one aerosol spray later the shark is gone.

    This very moment shows that about anything can be found on Batmans belt, anything that will get him out of trouble after the commercial break or at the beginning of the second part of a two part episode.

    Contrary to what state the article the belt has about no fix equipement appart from the gun that fire something that let him climb -- nowadays they say magnetic, old times was a boomerang or grapling hook... how a magnetic thingy can attach to the stones of a building beats me but hey it's Batman, and How Stuff Works...