When you’re watching The Dark Knight Rises, it’s okay to have thoughts about becoming Batman yourself. But if you do, get ready to cash in your IRA.
An economics blog, Centives, has calculated the cost of becoming Batman, and it comes out to approximately $785,000.
Here’s a breakdown…
One year of elite martial arts training, $75,000.
Kevlar utility harness, $340.
Gas-powered magnetic grappling gun, $1,800.
Advanced Kevlar armor bat suit, $300,000.
Cape with hang glider potential, $3,400.
Proper Bat vehicle. In lieu of building the Batmobile or Batman’s Tumbler, you’ll probably want a Humvee for $140,000.
Custom graphite helmet, $250. Bruce Wayne orders 10,000 of them . . . but you’re going to get started with one.
Sound amplifier for bat ears, $30.
Full-time butler, $263,000.
Ten Boomerangs and five riot grenades, $1,200.
Twenty cans of black spray paint, $120.
TOTAL COST: $785,140.
Also, you don’t NEED a house with a hidden Bat Cave underneath, but if you want one (and let’s face it, who doesn’t?), it’s estimated that Wayne Manor is 42,500 square feet and costs about $32.1 MILLION (peanuts!). It’s got 11 bedrooms, seven baths, a pool, and…a hidden Bat Cave.
