Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Though the gadgets used by Batman across his various movies are an iconic part of the hero, many of them simply wouldn't work in real life. Over the years, the character of Batman has seen a truly staggering amount of variation. Though much about the DC icon is often rewritten for a new iteration of the character, one fact remains a relative constant: Batman always uses gadgets.
9 Batman’s Shark Repellent Could Exist, But Wouldn’t Necessarily Be Effective One of the better-known ridiculous gadgets used by the hero in the 1966's Batman is his shark repellent spray, which he uses to repel a hungry shark. Technically, this could exist in real life, using pheromones to dissuade oceanic predators, but it wouldn't necessarily be particularly reliable.
7 The Batman’s Camera Contact Lenses Wouldn’t Livestream To The Batcave Despite being perhaps the most grounded take on the titular hero, Matt Reeves' The Batman saw the Caped Crusader use technology that isn't yet possible in real life. After learning that Catwoman has access to the corrupt underbelly of Gotham City, Batman equips her with a set of contact lenses capable of live-streaming her actions to the Batcave.
4 The Microwave Emitter Would Be Uncontrollably Dangerous Often pointed out as one of the biggest plot holes in Batman Begins is that the gadget used by Ra's al Ghul would be dangerous for an entirely different reason. The microwave emitter used to evaporate Gotham's drugged water supply would theoretically do the same to the water inside people's bodies, killing them in an incredibly horrific and time-effective manner.