{"id":3432,"date":"2008-06-13T22:45:58","date_gmt":"2008-06-13T22:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2008\/06\/13\/build-your-own-iron-man-armor-2\/"},"modified":"2008-06-13T22:45:58","modified_gmt":"2008-06-13T22:45:58","slug":"build-your-own-iron-man-armor-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2008\/06\/13\/build-your-own-iron-man-armor-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Your Own Iron Man Armor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fine folks at the <a href=\"http:\/\/howto.wired.com\/wiki\/Main_Page\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Wired How-To Wiki<\/span><\/a> offer this little <a href=\"http:\/\/howto.wired.com\/wiki\/Build_Your_Own_%27Iron_Man%27_Armor\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">weekend project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"genmed\"><b>Quote:<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"quote\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"http:\/\/howto.wired.com\/wiki\/Build_Your_Own_%27Iron_Man%27_Armor\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Build Your Own \u2018Iron Man\u2019 Armor<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Even if you aren\u2019t 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\u2019ll never need to worry about what to wear to a fancy dress party again.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"postbody\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/howto.wired.com\/mediawiki\/images\/Ironman_Flickr_Kevitivity.jpg\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"genmed\"><b>Quote:<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"quote\">When you\u2019re putting this much work into your armor, it\u2019s tempting to go overboard with extra gadgets you may not really need. Inventor <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Troy_Hurtubise\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Troy Hurtubise<\/a> has equipped his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.productwiki.com\/the-trojan-by-troy-hurtubise\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">home-made armor<\/a> with a transponder, a recording device, emergency morphine and salt compartments and a forehead-mounted laser pointer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"postbody\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/howto.wired.com\/mediawiki\/images\/The_trojan_by_troy_hurtubise.JPG\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"genmed\"><b>Quote:<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"quote\">Finally, spend some time getting used to your armor before you rush out to take on the bad guys. It\u2019s not as easy as the movies make out; wearing medieval knight\u2019s armor has been likened to carrying sandbags and wearing boxing gloves and diving boots with a bucket over your head.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><span class=\"postbody\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tumblr-crosspostr-linkback\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2008\/06\/13\/build-your-own-iron-man-armor\/\" title=\"Go to the original post.\" rel=\"bookmark\" target=\"_blank\">Build Your Own Iron Man Armor<\/a> was originally published on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\" target=\"_blank\">The Geek Curmudgeon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fine folks at the Wired How-To Wiki offer this little weekend project. 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