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‘Iron Man’-style exoskeleton designed to make you feel old (Video)

Published 15:57 5 Aug 2015 BST

Updated 15:57 5 Aug 2015 BST

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‘Iron Man’-style exoskeleton designed to make you feel old (Video)

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Want to feel old? Spend a few minutes in this virtual ageing suit.

It's a form of futuristic virtual reality, but instead of hoverboards and entire meals in pill form, you just get weight gain, blurred vision and reduced muscle strength. It doesn't sound all that fun if you ask us. The product has been designed by scientists well aware of the growing number of baby boomers in the United States set to reach retirement age in the coming decades. It's intended to help the younger generation empathise with their elders, all while looking like a store-brand Iron Man. The Atlantic tested out the suit in this video, and the results were eye-opening (not literally - in fact your sight gets a lot worse in old age, it's no laughing matter...). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw_GMOWpaiQ

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'Iron Man'-style exoskeleton designed to make you feel old (Video)