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by ijafri 3335 days ago
spoiler: it's not an iron-man style.

>TED 2017: UK 'Iron Man' demonstrates flying suit (Original title of the post)

Keyword analysis: TED, BBC, Ironman.

Conclusion: British Clickbait.

3 comments

It has jets in the rough location of the hands. Very similar to Ironman, just not with the compact form factor that he has.
I fail to see how this is clickbait. Can you explain how this suit's flight mechanism is dissimilar to Iron Man's Mk III from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Earth-19999). He's obviously not using repulsors for flight, but the thrust for suit is hand mounted just like the Mk III.
I can imagine a sport developing out of it though, even if it's not a full suit. Imagine gymnastics or skateboarding with this suit.