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Batman’s gear is legendary—but could you actually build it? We take on the challenge of making a working grappling hook gun, just like the Dark Knight’s. This is where engineering meets superhero tech ...
It was an episode on superhero myths, and one of them was about whether it is possible to fire a grappling hook onto a building, then scale said building. At one point during the episode ...
But you can make up for that with gadgets, just like everyone's favorite bat-themed hero, and an absurdly effective grappling hook like this sure seems like the place to start. This grappling ...
And one of the key utility-belt items is, of course, a grappling hook gun. A grappling hook gun that the Hacksmith has recreated in real life! Which means we’re all one step closer to becoming ...
When you first go underwater, switch to a character with a grappling hook and pull down the anchor point at the back wall. Then switch to a character who can shrink such as Clayface. Shrink ...
The grappling hook is the most famous of the bunch, propelling the dark knight to the city rooftops. Students at Brigham Young University has been tasked with a challenge: create a grappling ...
One of the teams, from Utah’s Brigham Young University, devised an impressive system that was inspired directly by Batman’s grappling hook-shooting, power winch-equipped gun. The contest ...
For years, Battelle has manufactured a tool for SEALs that the Dark Knight might haul from the Batcave: a pneumatically fired grappling hook, launched from an intimidating black cannon about the ...
If you’ve ever watched a Batman movie or played Just Cause, you’ve probably thought “wow, using a grappling hook would be so much fun.” YouTuber Built IRL, whose name is JT, thought so too ...