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Speaking of watches... Where did the idea that people should wear wristwatches on the hand they don't write with come from? I see the wristwatch on the wrong hand as a clue in mysteries all the time, but I never understood it because I wear my own "on the wrong hand." Also, a random question... I heard that women's and men's shirts tend to have buttons on opposite sides from one another. Is this true, and if so, how did that come about?
if you use a watch on the hand your dominant with, the watch would get in the way when writing and would get beat up and hit more often as you use that hand more for more things. That’s what I herd when I asked my dad that same question.
Batman has a plan to defeat even himself, yet the very fact that it exists inevitably means that he has a plan to circumvent it. Conclusion? Batman will never die.
Batman's contingency plan for defeating himself consists of a single phrase: "the Justice League". He trusts that they'll be able to figure something out before he takes them all out.
Batman's plan to defeat himself is a ruse... He knows that if he ever goes rogue it's because he needs to so the plan is just to distract the JLA and give him the chance to follow through with his rogue plan. He's a squirrely one...
In Batman the Animated Series it shows him packing his belt periodically. He also spends the first half doing detective work. That version makes him seem much more stable.
"What's in the Belt batman?" A: It's quite simple, It's another belt. The belts form an endless quantum void of continuous belts allowing me to have gadgets for any and every possible situation.
Reminds me of a Frank Miller graphic novel of Batman where he thinks, while he faces a baddie on a pier, and I am paraphrasing, "There are eleven ways to defend myself. Nine disarm without pain, one kills, and one -" next frame shows the kick, "-hurts!" I think it was "Batman Returns"
Someone needs to cosplay Batman with a real-world accurate utility belt. I want to see someone walking around with a geiger counter, grappling rope and hook, strength-enhancing gloves, acetylene torch, re-breather, flame thrower, and a remotely-inflatable human-sized balloon hanging off of their hip!
@@frankowalker4662 Well, between him and the Hacksmith team, they have already built some of the iconic BatGear. And I'm sure there are other creators out there who have done great work in that vein as well, I just don't watch ALL of the channels. Who has that kind of time?
The shark repellent is stored in spray cans on the Batcopter as well as repellents for various other marine creatures. Even creature that have never, ever attacks humans
it wasn't even on his belt. had to look up the clip to make sure. remember robin has to climb down the ladder and hand him the repellent. its in the helicopter on the "organic repellent sprays" shelf.
@@voidremoved Oh, I'll have to watch the clip myself again. I could have sworn I remember him grabbing it off his belt. (I watched that movie countless times when I was like 8, I'm the 90's.) I should remember somwthing like that. But, I think you are correct. Didn't he say something like, "Quick, Robin! Get the shark repellent!" And Robin have to get it from the helicopter? Still, it always cracjed me up he happened to have shark repellent on hand. Glad you corrected me though.
You forgot the best one! In the TV show, at the end of some episode, there was a trained seal, and Batman produced from his belt, a herring fish! To feed to the seal! Really? He also carries BAIT? LOL. That one was OVER the top. Hilarious though. Or on the Simpson's spoof, Radioactive man used his 'Merry-go-round reversal spray', to stop the 'Harliquinne' or something like that, to which Krusty responded, "Uhhhg! What DONT you have in that belt!"... Classic.
Silly question. Everyone knows that the Batman's utility belt contains: A Batarang with line Razorwings Batcall Miniature Camera and Recorder Plastic Explosives x2 Rebreather 6 smoke pellets Cutting Torch And 10AP ABCD Omnigadgets x2
Everything. Absolutely anything and everything that he could ever possibly want or need is inside his utility belt. The man is extraordinarily rich and he invests a lot of his money into technology. I am convinced that Wayne Tech has invented a 4th dimensional Box. Bruce can put an infinite number of items into that Box and pull whatever object he wants out any time he needs it.
You don’t have to wonder... get a job as a copper... Duty belt equipment can include a handgun, handcuffs, flashlight, latex gloves, baton, radio and pepper spray canister and can weigh up to 20 pounds when fully loaded.F When I started I carried a pistol that weighed three pounds dry. And the belt radio weighed more... My baton weighed three pounds and was made of bowling ball material...
@@ferdonandebull play cool that we have someone with experience. So the pants dont fall? Are there suspenders to hold them up? Wouldn't it be more efficient to put those things on like a shash or something?
@@nubreed13 The military used to the same, most equipment was hung on a belt for quick and easy access. But we had the advantage of not carrying that much, only 6 mags, two canteens of water, small First Aid kit, and maybe a knife, and somethings a gas mask. On top of that, we also had suspenders to help with the weight and when worn over a flak vest, you really didn't feel much weight. But that may have been more due to the fact that I was part of the air wing and we typically didn't walk around with a full combat load in the field, so no mags, no bayonet.
I remember from an episode of Super Friends that belt had a Bat mouse compartment to safe guard one of the wonder twins, even as child a new it was ludicrous
I tried to tell my friends who are Batman "fans" that kept complaining about how Batman wouldn't kill and has a strict no-kill policy that the first few issues did, in fact, have him kill his enemies akin to some radio mystery serials like The Shadow. Naturally, they'd all cry that anything I said as lies and that I wasn't " a fan" of the character. Shows what they know. Bob Kane practically gave Burton the go-ahead on the first Batman movie when it was being produced to release in 1989 - in a way, Tim Burton's 1989 Batman was *EXACTLY* how Bob Kane and Bill Finger originally portrayed the caped crusader to be thanks to Bob Kane's input. I find it funny that not many people knew about that tidbit even when it came out. Basically, it was VERY comic-book accurate to The Batman as a character when it originally debuted in 1939 contrary to how fans got to know him later on. The reason why Kane and Finger moved Batman away from his more murderous ways was due to the rise of the comics code authority that started "policing" how comics were presented back then. His belt is deus ex machina of the highest order.
You forgot the hilariously large, bullet-proof Bat-Shield that can cover him and Robin when they walk in a crouch. In a few TV stories ("The Bird's Last Jest", "He Meets his Match, the Grisly Ghoul", and "The Dead Ringers", if not more), he folds it into quarters and puts it into his utility belt, where it shrinks -- somehow -- to become small enough to not encumber him in the subsequent fight.
Sonic-screwdriver and bugs I have found, These are the things that I carry around. From 'The Doctor's Pockets', a Filk Song. To the tune 'My Favourite Things' by Richard Rodgers.
In the Adam West hero version of the utility belt it was wood blocks painted yellow with leather tops including a snap close, unless it had to be opened then those parts of the belt would be made custom and filmed as an insert shot
Clearly the bonus fact shows his planning skills are being underestimated, not overestimated. After all, he's either surviving what he himself says is the best way to kill him or made that file as a trick. Either way, this illustrates how good his planning is.
I seem to remember hearing or reading somewhere that he also had pouches sewn into his cape. Could have been a conversation speculating about it from my younger days.
A great TIFU would be one on how birds are dinosaurs (basically), in that they are the descendents of the last dinosaurs that survived whichever extinction event it was that killed all non avian dinosaurs. They've compared genomes etc. and found that things like feathers weren't exclusive to avian (flying) dinosaurs. Fascinating discoveries being made all the time with genomic research.
Yes I agree Batman has carried all sorts of things in his utility belt,many unlikely and impractical..but it enables comic book writers to get him out of all sorts of equally impractical traps and situations...but thats just the fantasy of it all..early Batman shorts at the movies were of the cliff hanger type,and comics continued this,always saved by some gadget,prefixed Bat..ie Batsharkrepellent,Batantidote,Batcomputer etc..I found out something about this subject of Superhero clothing and acoutrement several years ago which I found interesting,and would like to share it here..Apparently all superheroes wear a similar costume,a one piece unitard,with trunks on outside,sturdy belt,and flat soled calf boots,maybe with addition of cape and mask..reason for this was that all comic strips were started in 1930s and writers were in same country and of same ethnic origins..this contributed to super heroes concept,costume,modus operandi etc..costumes were based upon wrestling costumes of that era,there were only two martial arts then,boxing and wrestling,the latter seen as the domain of the physically stronger male,hence its adoption by comic writers. Wrestlers today still wear a similar costume,trunks with crotch protector,broad belt for back support ,calf boots etc..some Mexican wrestlers are also masked..the unitard isnt worn much nowadays but in 1930s the were not into showing off so much flesh,..The utility belt bit came from a "Fashion show concept" in the 1920s wherein some avant garde fashion designer promoted a mens futurustic fashion concept,based on a tradesmans toolbelt..it never took off but comic book writer Bob Kane must have noticed it..In a similar way,Sylvia Anderson who was a fashion designer designed all those skin tight spacesuits for the TV series UFO in the 70s, It was her concept of the future of womens fashion..she was also keen on wigs apparently and that was why all the women on Moonbase wore purple wigs,described as "anti-static"... There is a scene in UFO where Lt.Ellis is wearing a silver catsuit type uniform and removes the keggings by unzipping and then attaches a skirt,this was Sylvias design concept,demonstrated on TV but for sale in her store at the time..
Batman's using a .45 pistol in early issues of Detective Comics and Batman comics was inspired by the Shadow; and his utility belt was inspired by a similar device used by Doc Savage (Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman- The Deluxe Edition TPB by DC Comics.
Great video! Here are a couple of ideas for videos? 1. How much does James Bond make as a spy? 2. Is there such a thing as a License to Kill in real life?
I believe in one comic, he mentions having a contingency plan for every member of the JLA, and someone on the team then asks him about the one for him, in which he replies with "the justice league". Which in theory is meant that the whole team will likely be needed to take him down. But glad to know there's more to his belt than what I've heard
Haha, yes! I was just wondering what the name of those watches is. This saves me from having to go back through all of the other videos I watched to find their name
Funniest thing is the Shark Repellent Bat Spray in the Adam West movie was in his Helicopter, so basically that means Batman was prepared for Sharknado
It’s like Links item pouch from the old legend of Zelda tv show in the 80’s it shrinks the item as they are put in and enlarged them when removed thus giving him nearly unlimited storage lol the perfect ex machina
If i remember correctly the sonic devastator was for shattering things sensitive to vibrations and to stop someone witch super sensistive hearing like superman
My favorite utility belt item,... Fake Lips.... saved him from Poison Ivy's kiss,.... or was it Cat Woman's kiss....? They came in handy though, we almost lost him to that deadly smooch....
@Scott Whatever :: All comic book characters (all characters in fiction) have plot armor to a certain extent. This fact, however, doesn't make what I said any less true. As the comics have established that Batman does indeed have multiple belts, suits, and boots.
I’m pretty sure one of his powers is linked to preparedness, as long as his enemies give him a chance to get ready he will return with whatever tools and knowledge he needs to win the fight.
How about the Bat Shield. It unfolds into a bat shaped two person shield, afterwards it's folded back up and tucked under Batman's or Robins cape never to be seen where it actually goes. I saw a Batman episode where Batman hands the Bat Shield over to Robin. He then folds it up and.stashes it under his cape. Where it went is a mystery. They were in Commissioner Gordon's office in the scene.
I’m only like a minute in but I really hope you bring up that episode of the 1966 TV show where he had something called “bat gas” You have no idea how many jokes can be farted out based on that
Batman to Martian man hunter, “ I have a $70,000 sliver of radioactive meteor to stop the one from Metropolis,with you, all I need is a penny for a book of matches.” That belt has everything.
Heh, watched an animated Justice League movie where the villains stole Batman's "How to take down all my teammates" plans and implemented them, but they apparently had to create one for Batman himself. When his friends asked about it later, Batman said that of course he had a plan to incapacitate himself: The Justice League.
What if Batman's intructions on how to kill himself are deliberately fake just in case someone else gets a hold of those dossiers, so that he would think he knows what he's doing and therefore would be easily defeated by the entirely not dead Batman. I'd personally make up something more absurd and hard to accomplish quickly, but still make it as believable as possible.
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Speaking of watches... Where did the idea that people should wear wristwatches on the hand they don't write with come from? I see the wristwatch on the wrong hand as a clue in mysteries all the time, but I never understood it because I wear my own "on the wrong hand."
Also, a random question... I heard that women's and men's shirts tend to have buttons on opposite sides from one another. Is this true, and if so, how did that come about?
Make a watch video with all the watches they sent you
if you use a watch on the hand your dominant with, the watch would get in the way when writing and would get beat up and hit more often as you use that hand more for more things. That’s what I herd when I asked my dad that same question.
@@wordforger It's true. The same thing applies to zippers on pants & jackets. 👖
I wear mine on my right wrist. I was born right handed but became 95% ambidextrous in adolescence ⌚👐
Batman has a plan to defeat even himself, yet the very fact that it exists inevitably means that he has a plan to circumvent it. Conclusion? Batman will never die.
bane
Batman's contingency plan for defeating himself consists of a single phrase: "the Justice League". He trusts that they'll be able to figure something out before he takes them all out.
Batception.
if they really wanted to, almost everyone in the entire justice league can take bats out and there is nothing he can do about it.
Batman's plan to defeat himself is a ruse... He knows that if he ever goes rogue it's because he needs to so the plan is just to distract the JLA and give him the chance to follow through with his rogue plan. He's a squirrely one...
Batman doesn’t keep the lockpick in his belt. He keeps it in his glove. You know. Incase he’s handcuffed.
I read this in Maiq's voice
And his boot.
Q: What items does Batman have in his utility belt?
A: All of them. All of the items.
Including a few condoms. Robin never would go barebat.
The Belt of Requirement.
The original bag of holding.
A. Yes
It's a magic box that holds whatever he needs at the time.
Wouldn't it have been easier to answer, "What DOESN'T Batman have in his utility belt?"
In Batman the Animated Series it shows him packing his belt periodically. He also spends the first half doing detective work. That version makes him seem much more stable.
Probably the only thing the belt doesn't have is the love of his parents.
Oooh
Ooooooof
....oooh, I like THAT one.
batburn!! nice
Damn that’s savage.
"What's in the Belt batman?"
A: It's quite simple, It's another belt. The belts form an endless quantum void of continuous belts allowing me to have gadgets for any and every possible situation.
It's belts all the way in? 😊
You forgot his handy-dandy semi-foldable Plexiglas bullet-proof Bat-shield that's big enough for him and Robin to take cover behind.
In the Adam West movie, the shark repellent was in the Batcopter which was handed to him by Robin. It was not containin his utility belt.
Q: What's in the belt?
A: Pain.
CAN O' WHOOP-ASS
Reminds me of a Frank Miller graphic novel of Batman where he thinks, while he faces a baddie on a pier, and I am paraphrasing, "There are eleven ways to defend myself. Nine disarm without pain, one kills, and one -" next frame shows the kick, "-hurts!"
I think it was "Batman Returns"
Pretty-much Any Item Needed.
"Walk without rhythm, it won't attract the worm"
@@themartianway
"I shall not fear. Fear is the mind killer."
Someone needs to cosplay Batman with a real-world accurate utility belt.
I want to see someone walking around with a geiger counter, grappling rope and hook, strength-enhancing gloves, acetylene torch, re-breather, flame thrower, and a remotely-inflatable human-sized balloon hanging off of their hip!
You forgot kryptonite.
LOL
Call Colin Furze!
@@MonkeyJedi99 Don't give him ideas. LOL.
@@frankowalker4662 Well, between him and the Hacksmith team, they have already built some of the iconic BatGear.
And I'm sure there are other creators out there who have done great work in that vein as well, I just don't watch ALL of the channels. Who has that kind of time?
The shark repellent is stored in spray cans on the Batcopter as well as repellents for various other marine creatures. Even creature that have never, ever attacks humans
Was there an ocopuse spray? I'm going to have to watch that movie again, after you mentioned that. Haha
@@kari7403 I remember a manta ray batspray and a killer whale batspray, I think there were six cans in total including the shark spray
@@dragonweyr44 That's right. The Manta ray spray and killer whale ones spund familiar. Haha. I'm so glad you remember that. Cracks me up.
@@kari7403 Don't get too happy,. I don't remember the others, maybe I can find a clip
@@kari7403 oops, there were 4 cans, barracuda, whale, manta ray and shark
The belt is made by the same people who did Mary Poppins' carpet bag.
(possibly Time Lords)
Thanks for the two things I was going to say. But you forgot Doraemon.
@@IrishCarney I hadn'td heard of Doraemon 'til you said. Thanks :-)
Hands down, the best thing he's had on his belt is shark repellent spray, in the Adam West movie.
its bat spray. Shark repellent BAT spray!!!
it wasn't even on his belt. had to look up the clip to make sure. remember robin has to climb down the ladder and hand him the repellent. its in the helicopter on the "organic repellent sprays" shelf.
You know he has a lightsaber in his belt
@@kanrahatake3626 Of course. He probably had a lightsaber before Luke or Vader ever did.
😂
@@voidremoved Oh, I'll have to watch the clip myself again. I could have sworn I remember him grabbing it off his belt. (I watched that movie countless times when I was like 8, I'm the 90's.) I should remember somwthing like that. But, I think you are correct. Didn't he say something like, "Quick, Robin! Get the shark repellent!" And Robin have to get it from the helicopter?
Still, it always cracjed me up he happened to have shark repellent on hand. Glad you corrected me though.
You have an amazing team, but mad props to the editor.
Thanks :-) -Daven
You forgot the best one! In the TV show, at the end of some episode, there was a trained seal, and Batman produced from his belt, a herring fish! To feed to the seal! Really? He also carries BAIT? LOL. That one was OVER the top. Hilarious though. Or on the Simpson's spoof, Radioactive man used his 'Merry-go-round reversal spray', to stop the 'Harliquinne' or something like that, to which Krusty responded, "Uhhhg! What DONT you have in that belt!"... Classic.
Shark repellent
He also carries goggles that do something.
(Simpson’s reference)
@@CitizenSnips69 no the goggle they nothing.
3:15 a torch that can cut through the SHIP of a battleship 😂. Sounds like I wrote the script
www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/143rsy/a_ship_shipping_ships/?
Batman could pull an entire grandfather clock out of that thing and have acres of space left.
Am I the only one who thinks Simon could sell ice to an Eskimo on a glacier?
Agreed
Yes. It's just you.
Silly question. Everyone knows that the Batman's utility belt contains:
A Batarang with line
Razorwings
Batcall
Miniature Camera and Recorder
Plastic Explosives x2
Rebreather
6 smoke pellets
Cutting Torch
And
10AP ABCD Omnigadgets x2
In the 70's cartoon Superfriends, he had a "Bat Mouse Compartment", to carry a small white mouse.
in future it will include nano bots that when released becomes a robin side kick
The sweet segue into the watch ad made my day. Thanks for that
My favorite was when Batman pulled out a small stack of clear plastic that unfolded into a bulletproof shield big enough to hide behind.
Just like Graphine.
...and the villans were considerate enough to hold their fire until he had it fully deployed.
What's in the belt? Any thing and everything needed to deal with any conceivable situation at any time as long as it is convenient to the plot.
More or less what I said also.
@Scott Whatever You know..... Plot armor is a wonderful thing to have unless it is more dramatic for you to die.
I always keep shark repellent on my belt and so far I haven't been killed by a shark so maybe there's something to be said here
I too usually need to cut through the ship of a battleship. You know, for the times when the enemy just wanna ship when they ship... ;)
Everything. Absolutely anything and everything that he could ever possibly want or need is inside his utility belt. The man is extraordinarily rich and he invests a lot of his money into technology. I am convinced that Wayne Tech has invented a 4th dimensional Box. Bruce can put an infinite number of items into that Box and pull whatever object he wants out any time he needs it.
I’ve always FIRMLY believed one of the belts pouches holds condoms. That’s my story and in STICKING to it! 🤪
Hopefully Batman has some bat tools to work on the Batmobile ,
And the atomic reactor that’s inside the Batcave??;
Priorities , priorities ???🤔
It still can't beat the "mom purse". 😜
At a family wedding and I was hungry. Gma pulled chicken out of her purse. They forgot wedding march music. Gma had a wedding CD in her car!
@@jerfguy 😆👍❤️
Could you imagine wearing a 30 pound belt with only your hips holding it up...
What hips? :-/
You don’t have to wonder... get a job as a copper...
Duty belt equipment can include a handgun, handcuffs, flashlight, latex gloves, baton, radio and pepper spray canister and can weigh up to 20 pounds when fully loaded.F
When I started I carried a pistol that weighed three pounds dry. And the belt radio weighed more...
My baton weighed three pounds and was made of bowling ball material...
@@ferdonandebull play cool that we have someone with experience. So the pants dont fall? Are there suspenders to hold them up? Wouldn't it be more efficient to put those things on like a shash or something?
@@Raylen_Fa-ield all those items need to be easily accessed. Just like how construction workers sometimes wear tool belts.
@@nubreed13 The military used to the same, most equipment was hung on a belt for quick and easy access. But we had the advantage of not carrying that much, only 6 mags, two canteens of water, small First Aid kit, and maybe a knife, and somethings a gas mask. On top of that, we also had suspenders to help with the weight and when worn over a flak vest, you really didn't feel much weight. But that may have been more due to the fact that I was part of the air wing and we typically didn't walk around with a full combat load in the field, so no mags, no bayonet.
How to beat Batman? Use your can of Batman Repellent. Duh.
Q: Why did Batman take off his utility belt?
A: He had to go to the Bat-Room!
Fools... Batman's belt obviously uses Hammerspace. He used his wealth and connections to build himself an item bag in the shape of a belt.
This is the answer we didn't know we needed.
Great question Chloe!
fun bit. and the watch looks great Simon.
Alfred: “Have you ever considered a larger belt, Master Bruce?”
Batman: “Yes. It was too heavy & restricted movement”
... And the Bat-condom?... Bat-dom?... Bat-con?... No, that sounds like a Batman convention. Frank Drebin's full-body Bat-rubber???
jaspr1999 - YOU STOLE MY IDEA! I’ve always FIRMLY believed one of the belts pouches holds condoms. That’s my story and in STICKING to it! 🤪
Thanks for mentioning the latter.
Favourite episode so far 😄
I remember from an episode of Super Friends that belt had a Bat mouse compartment to safe guard one of the wonder twins, even as child a new it was ludicrous
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Grandma's purse > Utility belt
Christopher Conard My grandma had a plastic rain hat in her handbag that came in a capsule from a gumball machine.
I dig the watch Simon! Looks good on you.
This video just questions my mind with inspector gadget, gadgets.
That transition when you drop the watch 😂😂😂 that was perfect!
Ha! I remember that batman credit card Haha
I do, too. As well as the complete utter meltdown the Nostalgia Critic has during his review. Good shit. Lol
I tried to tell my friends who are Batman "fans" that kept complaining about how Batman wouldn't kill and has a strict no-kill policy that the first few issues did, in fact, have him kill his enemies akin to some radio mystery serials like The Shadow. Naturally, they'd all cry that anything I said as lies and that I wasn't " a fan" of the character. Shows what they know. Bob Kane practically gave Burton the go-ahead on the first Batman movie when it was being produced to release in 1989 - in a way, Tim Burton's 1989 Batman was *EXACTLY* how Bob Kane and Bill Finger originally portrayed the caped crusader to be thanks to Bob Kane's input. I find it funny that not many people knew about that tidbit even when it came out. Basically, it was VERY comic-book accurate to The Batman as a character when it originally debuted in 1939 contrary to how fans got to know him later on. The reason why Kane and Finger moved Batman away from his more murderous ways was due to the rise of the comics code authority that started "policing" how comics were presented back then.
His belt is deus ex machina of the highest order.
1966 Batman: The Movie. He had no phone on his belt. Luckily, in the middle of butt-f*** nowhere, Robin and he found a payphone.
Yah yung wippersnapper! Payphones used to be on practically ever corner. Now get of my lawn!
@@frac Get off my lawn!
With all that in the belt Batman must be really, really good at packing!
Plot devices. Next question.
You forgot the hilariously large, bullet-proof Bat-Shield that can cover him and Robin when they walk in a crouch. In a few TV stories ("The Bird's Last Jest", "He Meets his Match, the Grisly Ghoul", and "The Dead Ringers", if not more), he folds it into quarters and puts it into his utility belt, where it shrinks -- somehow -- to become small enough to not encumber him in the subsequent fight.
In the Batman TV episode, with the Puzzler, the dynamic duo escape a hot air balloon with a piece of chewing gum, and Robins bird calling skills.
Well, because Batman KNOWS that's how to take him out, he plans for it.
Batman's best weapon, foresight.
Batman's utility belt is a D&D bag of holding with Star Trek Replicator inside......
Sonic-screwdriver and bugs I have found,
These are the things that I carry around.
From 'The Doctor's Pockets', a Filk Song.
To the tune 'My Favourite Things' by Richard Rodgers.
Nice Bat Segue at 6:59!
In the Adam West hero version of the utility belt it was wood blocks painted yellow with leather tops including a snap close, unless it had to be opened then those parts of the belt would be made custom and filmed as an insert shot
Clearly the bonus fact shows his planning skills are being underestimated, not overestimated. After all, he's either surviving what he himself says is the best way to kill him or made that file as a trick. Either way, this illustrates how good his planning is.
I seem to remember hearing or reading somewhere that he also had pouches sewn into his cape. Could have been a conversation speculating about it from my younger days.
Awesome video. Now I am watching the 60s Batman tv show, looking for those sponges on his belt lol.
A great TIFU would be one on how birds are dinosaurs (basically), in that they are the descendents of the last dinosaurs that survived whichever extinction event it was that killed all non avian dinosaurs. They've compared genomes etc. and found that things like feathers weren't exclusive to avian (flying) dinosaurs. Fascinating discoveries being made all the time with genomic research.
Yes I agree Batman has carried all sorts of things in his utility belt,many unlikely and impractical..but it enables comic book writers to get him out of all sorts of equally impractical traps and situations...but thats just the fantasy of it all..early Batman shorts at the movies were of the cliff hanger type,and comics continued this,always saved by some gadget,prefixed Bat..ie Batsharkrepellent,Batantidote,Batcomputer etc..I found out something about this subject of Superhero clothing and acoutrement several years ago which I found interesting,and would like to share it here..Apparently all superheroes wear a similar costume,a one piece unitard,with trunks on outside,sturdy belt,and flat soled calf boots,maybe with addition of cape and mask..reason for this was that all comic strips were started in 1930s and writers were in same country and of same ethnic origins..this contributed to super heroes concept,costume,modus operandi etc..costumes were based upon wrestling costumes of that era,there were only two martial arts then,boxing and wrestling,the latter seen as the domain of the physically stronger male,hence its adoption by comic writers. Wrestlers today still wear a similar costume,trunks with crotch protector,broad belt for back support ,calf boots etc..some Mexican wrestlers are also masked..the unitard isnt worn much nowadays but in 1930s the were not into showing off so much flesh,..The utility belt bit came from a "Fashion show concept" in the 1920s wherein some avant garde fashion designer promoted a mens futurustic fashion concept,based on a tradesmans toolbelt..it never took off but comic book writer Bob Kane must have noticed it..In a similar way,Sylvia Anderson who was a fashion designer designed all those skin tight spacesuits for the TV series UFO in the 70s, It was her concept of the future of womens fashion..she was also keen on wigs apparently and that was why all the women on Moonbase wore purple wigs,described as "anti-static"... There is a scene in UFO where Lt.Ellis is wearing a silver catsuit type uniform and removes the keggings by unzipping and then attaches a skirt,this was Sylvias design concept,demonstrated on TV but for sale in her store at the time..
Batman's using a .45 pistol in early issues of Detective Comics and Batman comics was inspired by the Shadow; and his utility belt was inspired by a similar device used by Doc Savage (Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman- The Deluxe Edition TPB by DC Comics.
Great video!
Here are a couple of ideas for videos?
1. How much does James Bond make as a spy?
2. Is there such a thing as a License to Kill in real life?
I use my watch to tell time. I also use it for multiplication and division because it has a slide rule 'round the bezel.
I believe in one comic, he mentions having a contingency plan for every member of the JLA, and someone on the team then asks him about the one for him, in which he replies with "the justice league". Which in theory is meant that the whole team will likely be needed to take him down.
But glad to know there's more to his belt than what I've heard
*RIP Mayor West* - you are dearly missed 💙
Haha, yes! I was just wondering what the name of those watches is. This saves me from having to go back through all of the other videos I watched to find their name
I like the way you said "solid logic". 🤣
Funniest thing is the Shark Repellent Bat Spray in the Adam West movie was in his Helicopter, so basically that means Batman was prepared for Sharknado
I bet all of those gadgets are actually in his belt at the same time. It’s like Dora the Explorers book bag 😂
It’s like Links item pouch from the old legend of Zelda tv show in the 80’s it shrinks the item as they are put in and enlarged them when removed thus giving him nearly unlimited storage lol the perfect ex machina
I always wondered how the shark repellent spray worked under water lol
If i remember correctly, the shark repellent was on the bat-chopper (or whatever it's bat-name is) not in the belt.
If i remember correctly the sonic devastator was for shattering things sensitive to vibrations and to stop someone witch super sensistive hearing like superman
My favorite utility belt item,... Fake Lips.... saved him from Poison Ivy's kiss,.... or was it Cat Woman's kiss....? They came in handy though, we almost lost him to that deadly smooch....
I immediately thought of the shark repellant spray. The mayor said to him, "only you could be so resourceful"
Why does Batman's belt always have what he needs? Because he's Batman.
Who says he has no superpower?
Everything and anything the Batman needs
I also wear sponges. Mostly on my elbows, obviously, but sometimes strapped to my forehead.
U know u got great gadgets when ur arch villians admire them!
What's inside batman's belt? Strepsils.
It's a Belt of Holding
Batman also has a bunch of gadgets in his cowl, mostly for communications and surveillance.
Can’t forget the Bat Snacks from the episode where Scooby-Doo met Batman
Great segue!
As a fellow Brit, I applaud you for not giggling at the term 'fanny pack'.
Batman actually has multiple utility belts. Each one is very fashionable. lol
... and matches his batshoes perfectly, of course!
@Scott Whatever ::
All comic book characters (all characters in fiction) have plot armor to a certain extent. This fact, however, doesn't make what I said any less true. As the comics have established that Batman does indeed have multiple belts, suits, and boots.
I can tell you! It’s got atomic powered plot convenience!
I’m pretty sure one of his powers is linked to preparedness, as long as his enemies give him a chance to get ready he will return with whatever tools and knowledge he needs to win the fight.
How about the Bat Shield. It unfolds into a bat shaped two person shield, afterwards it's folded back up and tucked under Batman's or Robins cape never to be seen where it actually goes. I saw a Batman episode where Batman hands the Bat Shield over to Robin. He then folds it up and.stashes it under his cape.
Where it went is a mystery. They were in Commissioner Gordon's office in the scene.
I’m only like a minute in but I really hope you bring up that episode of the 1966 TV show where he had something called “bat gas”
You have no idea how many jokes can be farted out based on that
Batman to Martian man hunter, “ I have a $70,000 sliver of radioactive meteor to stop the one from Metropolis,with you, all I need is a penny for a book of matches.” That belt has everything.
Batman also has a collapsible bat sword which apparently works like a lightsaber.
Batman wouldn't be caught dead with a vincero.
Heh, watched an animated Justice League movie where the villains stole Batman's "How to take down all my teammates" plans and implemented them, but they apparently had to create one for Batman himself. When his friends asked about it later, Batman said that of course he had a plan to incapacitate himself: The Justice League.
To be fair Simon 1950's comic villains had a habit of restraining heroes over shark tanks so shark repellent was probably a good call.
Not the content I was searching for...but I've learned to stop questioning the algorithm.
What if Batman's intructions on how to kill himself are deliberately fake just in case someone else gets a hold of those dossiers, so that he would think he knows what he's doing and therefore would be easily defeated by the entirely not dead Batman. I'd personally make up something more absurd and hard to accomplish quickly, but still make it as believable as possible.