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ManfredVonRichthoffen
10th March 2004, 04:13 PM
They might invent one (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=624&u=/ap/20040310/ap_on_sc/human_exoskeleton&printer=1) strong enough to get my fat ass of the couch.
espritch
10th March 2004, 06:54 PM
Wow! Start with a complete exoskeleton. Add liquid metal armour and a jet pack, and I could be a...SUPER HERO!


And it would only cost a bajillion dollars.
rdaneel
10th March 2004, 07:07 PM
Originally posted by espritch
Wow! Start with a complete exoskeleton. Add liquid metal armour and a jet pack, and I could be a...SUPER HERO!


And it would only cost a bajillion dollars. Just go out and get bitten by a radioactive bug of your choice, much more economical.
Yahweh
10th March 2004, 07:25 PM
Originally posted by rdaneel
Just go out and get bitten by a radioactive bug of your choice, much more economical.
And certainly more effiecient than redundant superpowers...

Come on, who really needs the ability to leap over tall buildings in a single bound when flying will accomodate such a task just as easily...
MLynn
10th March 2004, 08:22 PM
Could these robotic legs be modified to assist those paralysed from the waist-down?
shemp
11th March 2004, 05:06 AM
More importantly, couldn't they invent something to help those paralyzed from the neck up?
Johnny Pneumatic
11th March 2004, 10:42 AM
Originally posted by Yahweh

And certainly more effiecient than redundant superpowers...

Come on, who really needs the ability to leap over tall buildings in a single bound when flying will accomodate such a task just as easily...


Super-Man originally wasn't able to fly.
Jon_in_london
12th March 2004, 02:00 AM
Oh sure this will be really usefull to help soldiers carry heavy loads.... such as the damned thing's massive power supply! Oh, sorry not much space for ammo or water, its all batteries d'ye see! Maybe you can just stomp the enemy to death though..
richardm
12th March 2004, 02:54 AM
Bah, humbug! (http://host.randi.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36922)
ManfredVonRichthoffen
12th March 2004, 07:55 AM
Originally posted by bewareofdogmas



Super-Man originally wasn't able to fly. Wasn't superman essentially the tick to begin with? Except not funny.
Johnny Pneumatic
12th March 2004, 07:46 PM
Originally posted by Jon_in_london
Oh sure this will be really usefull to help soldiers carry heavy loads.... such as the damned thing's massive power supply! Oh, sorry not much space for ammo or water, its all batteries d'ye see! Maybe you can just stomp the enemy to death though..


thats why they are still in the lab. give them a few years.

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/exoskeleton-4.jpg


Robocop http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/exoskeleton-5.gif