The Science of Iron Man

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."

Comments

Huh?

[wile_e_wonka]

But I thought

He was turned to steel
In the great magnetic field
Where he traveled time
For the future of mankind I must be confused.

Re:This is one of the reason I want to see this mo

[theheadlessrabbit]

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. tell me about it.

after watching spiderman, i was so psyched.
I went right home, caught a spider, microwaved it for a few seconds to mutate its DNA a little bit, then I took it out and let it bite me.

and guess what?

No superpowers

spiderman is bullshit.
this ironman fellow, this is real superhero stuff for sure...

Re:This is one of the reason I want to see this mo

[Chris Burke]

You didn't use the right kind of spider! You need a spider that already has some serious mojo that can be enhanced by the radiation.

I used a Brown Recluse. After a couple seconds of microwave enhancement, I let it bit me. And damned if I didn't develop a bad-ass super power:

Necrotic Lesions.

Sure, sure, doesn't sound like much. But you just have to be creative. Normally I keep them covered up, but when I'm say getting the jump on some bank robbers, I just expose my hideous gaping wounds and dead flesh, and they toss their cookies giving me ample time to shoot them or whatever. It's awesome. Everyone should get super powers like mine.