Someone has built Iron Man gauntlets that actually work. And it's not Tony Stark (he's fictional, so that would be absurd).

The person in question is Patrick Priebe of Laser Gadgets , a firm that specialises in building custom props. The gloves pack enough punch to blow up balloons. (Skip forward to 2:30, if you just want to see them in action.)Unfortunately (perhaps thankfully), Priebe doesn't take orders, nor does he include a tutorial on how to assemble the gloves.Thanks io9

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