Superpowers Inventions Presentation Notes

Overview

Building superhero gadgets with varying costs: from $1 to $10,000.
Includes inventions inspired by Spider-Man, Black Panther, Wolverine, Iron Man, etc.
Audience engagement: encourage comments on favorite or least favorite inventions.

Concept: Modifying lighters to shoot substances like water, ice, fire.
Material: Regular Styrofoam plates dissolved using a powerful solvent to create web fluid.
Mechanism:
- Fluid shoots from a web shooter.
- Solvent evaporates quickly, leaving long, stringy styrofoam molecules that form webs.
Downside: Not strong enough for heavy-duty use, but fun for play.
Future goal: Create stronger web shooters with sticky spider glue for real swinging effects.

Design: Small air cylinder worn on the waist with a tube hidden under latex for underwater breathing.
Safety Warning: Not recommended; potentially dangerous.
Experience: Successful underwater breathing for up to 7 minutes, mimicking Aquaman.

Mechanism: Uses thermochromic nanocrystals that change color with heat.
Construction:
- Regular clothing transformed into a Black Panther suit with added electric thermal clothing.
- Can be activated by heat (or water).
Appearance: Cool transformation effect, but not practical for combat.

Function: Shoots a dart to latch onto objects or vehicles, similar to Batman’s grappling gun.
Mechanism: Utilizes two guns; one shoots a spike which triggers a second dart to lock onto the target.

Material Cost: Extremely expensive; lightweight and fireproof.
Properties:
- Can withstand extreme heat and is also waterproof.
- Noted for its unique texture and appearance.
Experimentation: Demonstrated heat and flame resistance, even placed phone underneath without damage.

Material: Tungsten, the strongest metal on earth, heavy and expensive.
Workshop Process:
- Cutting and shaping tungsten into claws using industrial tools and diamond blades.
Functionality:
- Claws can be heated to extreme temperatures, functioning like lightsabers.
- Demonstrated cutting capabilities through various materials.

Cost: $10,000; powered by a 2000 watt fiber laser.
Performance: Can cut through solid materials and demonstrated its power through various tests.
Comparison: Explored the effectiveness against tungsten claws and aerogel, with the laser winning due to higher temperatures.

Engaging audience in discussions on future projects and ideas for superhero tech.
Encouragement to comment and provide feedback on inventions presented.