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[–] sharedburdens@hexbear.net 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

He should make and sell them to all sorts of rich dumbasses first. Bonus points if it also locks when it ignites

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago

T posing while I do a mini 9/11

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I just had a vision of him faceplanting in the family guy pose and then bursting into flames after a beat lmao

[–] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

He starts doing that thing Peter did when he hurt his knee, before his suit explodes.

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Iron Man suit runs on tech-themed magic (repulsion fields, infinite energy reactor) and unfortunately Elon Musk does seem to know the difference between that and maybe-plausible future tech stuff.

Maybe neuralink will get him though.

[–] miz@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago
[–] FortifiedAttack@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Except he'll call himself "CyberXman" and he'll try to have Wolverine claws built into it, which he will accidentally impale his own head with.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago
[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago

Please do this it would be so funny

[–] orshelack@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago

inshallah it will be sooner rather than later

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I still expect him to attempt a trip to the International Space Station, but his rocket explodes mid-flight and he either dies or lands in some place like the DPRK or Venezuela, where they will arrest him and force him to live a normal life for some months.

[–] theturtlemoves@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

where they will arrest him and force him to live a normal life for some months.

The Last Emperor 2: Electric Bazingoo

[–] Diuretic_Materialism@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The dude's basically just a brand now. I don't think he's ever going to do an actual stunt a la sending a car into space or buying twitter ever again. The cyber-truck actually was a bit of a surprise to me. He's just a meme guy who attracts CHUD capital now.

[–] StalinStan@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I saw a 3d printed titanium one was made that did stop rifle rounds. I don't think they ever got the litte jet pack thingies integrated right but for sure a billionaire type has one to play with already

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

jet pack thingies

Isn't that just like...regular plate armor lol? The reason the suit in Ironman is important is because it flies, shoots fireballs, and helps lift things.

[–] StalinStan@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

We haven't had armor that can properly stop long arm fire for hundreds of years. Early firearms could be stopped by late chest plates but modern armor is a backup plan. We can reliably protect people from bullets like level four plates will stop a few rifle rounds but they are big enough we can only armor people in very limited ways with them. With the level of protection in the armor in the video you could be confidently safe from any civilian weapon. Which is a wildly diffrent idea than bullet proof vests giving you an extra chance to escape.

So yes, it still lacks mobility aids this armor, from some five years ago represents a fundamental change in a person's relationship ship to the wold around them. So it will be interesting to see when this gets cheap enough to give to swat teams what kinda possibilities are opened up.

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

Never saw him drive the Bazingatruck, nor shit on the chinese government, so he's not as stupid/delusional as he pretends to be

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

He should make like Tony Stark and develop a serious drinking problem, then start a fight with the US government about who has the right to use his Iron Man technology and then eventually die and let his best friend become Iron Man

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

best friend

Musk doesn't have one of those

Nor morals for the previous point

[–] Blep@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Never, he'd put someone else in it

[–] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago

I am willing to donate a suit of armor and some glow sticks.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

He'll kill his worker / cult slaves first before he risks himself any. Though comrade K-hole might be our best chance, either directly or long term indirectly.

Has he even been up on his own rockets yet? Hell if I owned a company like SpaceX I would want a trip as a fringe benifet.

Elon one ups the astronaut high jump from orbit instead of a balloon - off a Falcon rocket and burns up on re-entry sicko-wistful

[–] Facky@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

Not soon enough