Wednesday 19 November 2014

The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)

One of our occasional "Not Really a Space suit but..."
It's been a few years since I last saw The Philadelphia Experiment but if memory serves this was an electrical insulation suit for surviving the temporal vortex thingy at the end of the movie.  I quite like it and am somewhat surprised it didn't pop up after as a actual spacesuit.  Maybe you all know different.

I think the helmet is familiar and looks to be one of the ones seen in Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Star Wars New Hope and Gets Smart.  I believe it started life in Way..Way Out (1966)  If it is the same then this would be the most recent appearance.
 
 
Steve

1 comment:

  1. Another one that would get my vote for "Not Really a Space suit but..." would be the liquid breathing suit from the Abyss,it certainly looks more spacesuit than diving suit
    http://cdn.revista-exegesis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Abyss-03.jpg
    http://www.technovelgy.com/graphics/content08/abyss-liquid-breathing.jpg
    http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--vvYbcmGq--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/18xhrm2pqufsngif.gif

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