Marvel Comics is at the forefront of geek culture once again with the soaring success of "Spider-Man: No Way Home." And in celebration of all things superhero, we present this question: is there any piece of superhero tech out there that actually exists?
General view of atmosphere at the world premiere of Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment's "Iron Man 2� held at El Capitan Theatre on April 26, 2010 in Hollywood, California.
Sure enough, there are! And you'd be surprised as to how easy it is to find real working prototypes of this aforementioned technology that can turn you into a real-life Marvel protagonist-or supervillain if you feel like it.
Wolverine's Healing Factor
In the Marvel Comics, X-Men member Wolverine has something that makes him almost invincible: an accelerated healing factor. And it turns out that the US military is already working on making that happen, according to Interesting Engineering.
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The project is called ElecRX, which involves the use of tiny implants that monitor a person's physical condition 24/7. When needed, the implants will "provide an electrical stimulus to linked systems," which means that they'll be able to accurately target and fix up ailments such as arthritis and even a few bowel diseases.
This is so far off the mark from Wolverine's ability to survive fatal wounds, but it's nevertheless a good start.
Spider-Man's Web Shooters
Since "No Way Home" has been taking the world by storm lately, let's talk about one of the web crawler's most critical pieces of superhero tech: his web shooters.
A YouTuber called Joel Creates has managed to make a web shooter prototype that actually shoots a web fluid substitute (in this case, a specially designed version of hot glue). Here is a video of him describing his build:
Another YouTube channel called Hacksmith Industries tried the next part of Spidey's web shooters: actually swinging from them.
Granted, it's not as smooth-sailing and fluid as what Spider-Man does, but who knows? Maybe with further technological advancements, swinging just like Spider-Man will be possible in the near future.
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Iron Man's Flying Exoskeleton/Armor
British oil trader Richard Browning made headlines a few years ago when he managed to build what could be the closest attempt we get to having a real-life Iron Man suit. And he actually is able to fly in it!
According to LiveScience, Browning's build uses three relatively tiny jet engines attached to both his arms and his back. The only way he steers himself in mid-air is by using his upper body to alter the thrust of the engines.
Jetpack technology has been in development for years, and Browning's company, Gravity Industries, is one of many at the forefront of R&D.
Captain America's Shield (That Actually Bounces Back)
One of the most recognizable traits of Captain America's vibranium shield is that it bounces back after hitting solid-enough surfaces, like an armed goon. Well, as per InsideTheMagic, there is one shield that already does just that (though it's not made of vibranium, obviously).
The project was the brainchild of YouTuber JLaserVideo. It gets pretty technical when he describes how he built his version of Cap's shield, but the results are undeniable.
It is able to fly a maximum distance of 100 feet and come back to the thrower almost perfectly, as you can see in the video. Just don't try to use this to deflect bullets, for obvious reasons.
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