• ThePantser@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    Biggest bottleneck to the development is the power source. Which is the biggest plot armor of the series. Without unlimited power the suit would constantly die and power down or it would have to be hooked up to the mains.

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      2 months ago

      And also the part where he doesn’t even get a concussion from enormous impacts. Until we invent and miniaturize inertial dampeners, we still can’t ignore physics.

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        2 months ago

        You’d also need very small, very powerful servomotors since it also augments his speed and strength, and I don’t believe sufficiently small and powerful ones exist.

        Those pesky laws of physics! They get in the way every time.