A YouTuber has just invented a device that allows users to “swing” like Spider-Man.
Among devices inspired by superheroes from comics or movies, Peter Parker’s web-shooters (the real name of Spider-Man) are the most iconic.
The owner of the YouTube channel roughly translated as “Built IRL” has successfully created a device that enables users to swing like Spider-Man.
According to the original film, this “web-shooting” device is worn on Parker’s wrist and uses his Spider-Man abilities to create organic web fluid. With his body’s agility and the strength of the web, Spider-Man is famous for his ability to shoot webs to move from one building to another. Of course, achieving this in real life is quite impossible.
To create a similar concept, the Built IRL channel owner envisioned a device that could “shoot” ropes. The ropes use a special material that can wrap around beams and quickly secure themselves.
This device consists of a metal tube, along with compressed propane gas and a special motor. When activated, it launches a cable with a hook. The hook and cable, once launched, wrap around a beam in the ceiling to secure the position and support the user’s weight.
The use of lightweight explosives means that this real-life “Spider-Man” has to recharge the compressed gas through a special tool after each use. Therefore, this YouTuber has created seven such devices and wears them on his belt to optimize the number of times he can “shoot webs.”
All the “web” is integrated into a stainless steel tube, easily held in hand or attached to a belt. (Photo: Built IRL).
However, the creator of the device spent several weeks practicing web shooting on a trampoline to successfully perform two swings on a beam and land safely. Nevertheless, he noted that swinging for a third time is nearly impossible because the real-life “Spider-Man” must aim accurately for the cable to hook onto the beam, which is very difficult when hanging mid-air.
