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The Science of Iron Man

Posted by timothy on from the no-duh-it's-iron-man dept.

holy_calamity writes "New Scientist takes a look at the evidence-base behind the science and technology in the new blockbuster Iron Man, and finds it is pretty solid. From exoskeletons to real-time translation there are at the very least proof-of-concept demonstrations of pretty much all the glitzy tech the hero Tony Stark uses."

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  1. This is one of the reason I want to see this movie by Yvan256 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    For once, it looks to be at least within the realm of possible science (i.e. real science-fiction as the term implies, not the usual hollywood acid trip scripts).

    Oh, and none of the "I got bitten by a mutant spider/got exposed to gamma ray/etc" crap that is usually associated with american super-heroes.

  2. Re:This is one of the reason I want to see this mo by jellomizer · · Score: 3, Interesting

    "I got bitten by a mutant spider/got exposed to gamma ray/etc" crap that is usually associated with american super-heroes

    That is not really the Science Fiction part of the story. It is just a plot forwarding device to explain how the person got the powers. Even Iron Man really isn't Sci-Fi they are more under "Modern Fanticy"

    Good Sci-Fi uses unheard of technology or really advance technology to forward the plot. Bad Sci-Fi uses unheard of technology or really advance technology to resolve the plot (I talking to you Star Trek Fans (Espectially Voyager))

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