With "Avengers: Age of Ultron" premiering in the U.S. this Friday, it's clear that everyone has "Iron Man" on the mind.
Many people have built replicas and models of the popular hero's armor. Others have built entire armor sets, some with semi-functional armor and weaponry.
However, inventor Patrick Priebe has taken his design to the next level. Priebe posted a video to YouTube of a functional "Iron Man" gauntlet that has two mounted lasers on it.
"The lasers are powerful enough to pop balloons, which is great for the next time Iron Man has to fight an evil clown with an army of balloon animals. In case the lasers are ineffective, Priebe also has an Iron Man arm piece that launches a missile made from cardboard and plastic," Popular Science reported.
Priebe says that the gauntlet took three weeks to build, and uses a 700 mhw in the palm and a 300 mhw laser on the wrist to burn through a variety of objects. Priebe activates his palm-based laser by flexing his hand forward. The rest of the weapons require Priebe to use a hand controller.
If that isn't enough, the device also has the ability to eject a metal slug in order to get the (as Popular Science puts it) "ultra-realistic 'empty shells falling onto the ground' sound effect."
This isn't Priebe's first geeky gadget. In the past, he has built a modified Halo Plasma Rifle, a steampunk-themed gun and a laser-armed UAV. You can see more of his work here.
