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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. Real Stuff by BobPaul · · Score: 4, Interesting

    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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  2. Re:Hmm by Tet · · Score: 5, Interesting
    This is an improvement over the only noticable feature of "has nipples" from previous Batman films

    The suit was made by a friend of mine, who happens to be a big fan, so he put the effort in to make the suit look right. Of all the batman films so far, it's probably the one that most closely mirrors the comics.

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  3. The Batmobile is much more interesting by Spodlink05 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    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.

  4. Re:Hmm by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Bullets just bounce off of him.

    That's Superman. Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller shows Batman seriously getting seriously wounded during a confrontation.

  5. How kind of Anonymous Reader by barakn · · Score: 4, Interesting

    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!

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  6. Re:You're actually right about the kryptonite by JahToasted · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Yup. And in the Hush series Poison Ivy took over Superman's mind and Batman had to use the kryptonite. That was actually an excellent comic (Batman #612), but then I always enjoy seeing Batman slap around Superman.

    Batman: He [superman] is the best at what he does.
    Catwoman: That's open to debate
    Batman: I said he's the best at what he does, not at what I do.