# Ironman 2 question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironman-2-question/810669>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 16, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironman-2-question/810669 "2018-03-16T15:43:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironman-2-question/810669/21 "2018-03-17T14:44:50Z")

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> [@Andy\_L](#):
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> One factor is that I think Vanko was surprised that Tony was in the car - he expected Tony to be in the stands watching the race, and hoped to humiliate Tony by destroying the Stark-branded car with a super-suit, just after Tony had publicly stated that no one could produce such a suit but Tony (and further expected that Tony would stay in the stands, thus appearing as a coward). Having Tony turn up right in front of him was unexpected, and it took Vanko a moment to reconsider his plans.

It also does no good for him to beat an un-armored Tony Stark - thats easy… beating IronMan - thats something.

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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironman-2-question/810669/22 "2018-03-17T20:55:47Z")

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Trying to explain/justify comic book physics, events, and psyches is simply a waste of time. Things happen the way they do because they need to for the particular story to proceed as the writer desires. Suspend your disbelief.

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**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironman-2-question/810669/23 "2018-03-18T00:09:12Z")

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> [@simster](#):
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> It also does no good for him to beat an un-armored Tony Stark - thats easy… beating IronMan - thats something.

Agreed.

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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2018, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironman-2-question/810669/24 "2018-03-18T01:01:36Z")

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> =DSYoungEsq;20850989 Suspend your disbelief.

They’re making that as difficult as they can.

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ironman-2-question/810669/25 "2018-03-18T16:35:03Z")

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DigitalC:

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> an armored suit loosely based on Iron Man’s.

Or, more likely, based on his father’s technology.

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