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Build Your Own Iron Man Armor

Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:45 pm



The fine folks at the Wired How-To Wiki offer this little weekend project.

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Build Your Own 'Iron Man' Armor

Even if you aren't kidnapped by terrorists and forced to work in their weapons lab like Tony Stark aka Iron Man, there are many advantages to making your own full-body suit of bullet proof armor. Walking calmly through a hail of gunfire with rounds pinging off you in all directions is a handy short cut to superhero status, and it will certainly impress your friends and colleagues. It may also be useful during disputes with neighbors, and you'll never need to worry about what to wear to a fancy dress party again.




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When you're putting this much work into your armor, it's tempting to go overboard with extra gadgets you may not really need. Inventor Troy Hurtubise has equipped his home-made armor with a transponder, a recording device, emergency morphine and salt compartments and a forehead-mounted laser pointer.




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Finally, spend some time getting used to your armor before you rush out to take on the bad guys. It's not as easy as the movies make out; wearing medieval knight's armor has been likened to carrying sandbags and wearing boxing gloves and diving boots with a bucket over your head.

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:42 pm    Post subject:    

I'm not wearing anything like that in the Florida summer unless it has A/C.

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