I Want a Power Suit!! by Cybersnark

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I Want a Power Suit!!

POSTED BY: CYBERSNARK
UPDATED: Friday, October 6, 2006 04:54
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Friday, September 29, 2006 4:10 AM

We've done it!!!

http://tinyurl.com/rxs8g

New Power Suit Amplifies Human Strength

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Engineers in Japan are perfecting a wearable power suit that amplifies human strength to help lift hospital patients or heavy objects.

Driven by portable batteries, micro air pumps and small body sensors that pick up even the slightest muscle twitch, the Stand-Alone Wearable Power Assist Suit is designed to help nursing home workers lift patients of up to 180 pounds while cutting the amount of strength required in half, project researcher Hirokazu Noborisaka told LiveScience today.

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A network of sensors track the wearer's upper arms and legs and waist-muscle activity, then relay the data to an onboard microcomputer that regulates air flow into a series of inflatable cuffs which expand to amplify lifting strength. The suit supports its own weight and carries a battery lifetime of about 30 minutes.

I wanna be Iron Man!

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Friday, September 29, 2006 8:57 AM

KELKHIL

Dude! Where do I order one of these!

Kelkhil

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Friday, September 29, 2006 9:20 AM

STORYMARK

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Originally posted by Cybersnark:
I wanna be Iron Man!

Apparently, so does Robert Downey Jr.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

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Friday, September 29, 2006 9:29 AM

CYBERSNARK

Kidding aside, Adam would be perfect to play Tony Stark. He's built like a superhero already, so imagine how he'd fill out the armour; he'd look like a friggin' mech stomping toward you.

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

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Monday, October 2, 2006 1:51 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Interesting. I figure in the next 10 - 15 years the military will have a suit like this for soldiers. The military applications of such technology will not be lost on the US military.

As to Robert Downey Jr playing Tony Stark in Iron Man, where is my barf bag? Adam would be perfect for the role.

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Monday, October 2, 2006 2:31 AM

DUG

I've got less of an issue with Downey being cast than I do with something else. After all, Tony Stark isn't *supposed* to be able to do superhero stuff without the suit. Adam looks like he doesn't need it. What bugs me is the budget. Reportedly $100 Million. Now really, does Iron Man need 2 and a half times the budget of Serenity?

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Tuesday, October 3, 2006 2:43 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

$100 million budget? Wow. That is steep. I imagine a good portion of that will be for the suit and special effects.

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Tuesday, October 3, 2006 10:17 AM

CYBERSNARK

Quote:
Originally posted by dug:
Now really, does Iron Man need 2 and a half times the budget of Serenity?

Big Name stars need their share.

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Friday, October 6, 2006 1:12 AM

BROWNCOATJIM

Robert Downey Jr., arrogant SOB that he is, actually is a pretty decent actor. What remains to be seen is how the movie comes out.........these comic book movies seem to bat about .500--half are phenominal (x-men, spiderman, batman begins) and half are unwatchable (daredevil, hulk, batman and robin)....the huge budget is a mite unsettling, becuase it suggests more attention going to the effects than the story or character, which is the death of one of these movies.

Besides, everyone knows Wolverine is the baddest mofo in the 'verse! No suit of armor will put him down!

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Friday, October 6, 2006 1:31 AM

RHODRI

Dear Santa,
Please take note of this post and remember i am being very good this year.

Thank you kindly!

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Friday, October 6, 2006 2:50 AM

BROWNCOATJIM

uh-oh, what did i do?

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Friday, October 6, 2006 3:12 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE

Oh my Goddess! You could actually do it! You could actually wear the suit and fight crime!!! I HAVE to have one of those!!!

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Friday, October 6, 2006 4:54 AM

STORYMARK

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Originally posted by dug:
Now really, does Iron Man need 2 and a half times the budget of Serenity?

Given that it'll probably be very effects-heavy, and that the suit will be mostly CGI, then yeah, I'd say that's a fair ballpark.

Plus, Iron Man is an established character, with 30+ years of fans. And, it's a superhero movie, which tend to have fairly predictable returns. It's a safer bet for a studio to thrown a 100 mill at a movie they're pretty sure will make that much back, plus sell lots of toys and videogames and the like, than for them to put 100 mil into a big-screen version of a failed TV show, no matter how rabid it's (relatively) small fanbase may be.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

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