Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist - that's how Tony Stark likes to describe himself. But when he's working as a superhero, there's only one thing that defines him: his Iron Man suit. It's armor, aircraft, weapon and supercomputer all in one, so it's a really awesome piece of engineering. But if it's all about technology instead of superpowers, couldn't we just recreate it? Jack and his physicist friend Dr. Henry Holland-Moritz from the Ernst Abbe University (▸ https://www.eah-jena.de) show you in the video how the Iron Man suit could work, how close we are to it technically and why the suit would unfortunately kill Tony in the end. #ironman #disneyplus #sciencevsfiction Sources, background information and further information about this episode: More about exoskeletons and their relieving function for the body: ▸ https://www.spiegel.de/gesundheit/dia... ▸ https://www.golem.de/news/german-bion... ▸ https://www.dguv.de/fbhl/sachgebiete/... ...and here is a brief insight into how they could be used militarily: ▸ https://www.stern.de/digital/technik/... The world record flight of jetpack extreme athlete Vince Reffet: ▸ • Jetman Dubai Takeoff - 4K ▸ https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/in... Tony Stark controls the Iron Man suit with his thoughts. You can find out how this could work with the help of computer-brain interfaces in our Matrix episode... ▸ • Why we have been living in the Matrix for a long time... ...and these sources: ▸ • Brain-computer interface - the d... ▸ • Super-intelligent through brain machines... ▸ https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaf... ▸ https://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neural... How fast is Tony's suit? This varies from comic to film and from version to version. The Mark 85 from Endgame is faster than Mach 10, so it can reach speeds of over 12,350 km/h. The Mark III, which we check out in the F22 scene, reaches supersonic speeds above Mach 2: ▸ https://ironman.fandom.com/wiki/Iron_... ▸ https://ironman.fandom.com/wiki/Mark_85 ▸ https://scifi.stackexchange.com/quest... We have already discussed more about g-forces and what our bodies can endure in our Assassin's Creed episode: ▸ • Assassin's Creed Valhalla - how to survive... ….here is more information: ▸ https://www.ds.mpg.de/131983/18 ▸ https://www.spektrum.de/news/der-mens... ▸ https://gizmodo.com/why-the-human-bod... How inertial dampers work in science fiction: ▸ https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/de/wi... What is nuclear fusion? And when can we finally use fusion energy? ▸ • Energy of the future or complete r... ▸ https://www.golem.de/news/fusionsreak... Here is a pretty cool drone flight over the ITER fusion reactor, which is currently being completed in France: ▸ • ITER Project Site by Drone - June 2020 More assessment of the real-life factor of Tony's arc reactor: ▸ • The Reality of Iron Man a ▸ https://gizmodo.com/how-iron-mans-arc... And here are the best moments of MCU Tony: ▸ • 29 Times Iron Man Had All The Best Li... /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Does radioactivity lead to superpowers? How does Sonic reach the speed of sound? How many helium balloons does the Disney house take off from "above" with? We'll do the math and try it out - with live experiments, smart experts and you. Tell us what we should check and you'll get nerd facts and show-off knowledge for the next party. MDR knowledge on the internet: ▸ https://www.mdr.de/wissen/index.html Please observe our netiquette when commenting! ▸ https://www.mdr.de/s/wissennetiquette