When you're watching "The Dark Knight Rises" it's okay to have thoughts about becoming Batman YOURSELF. Well, if you do . . . get ready to cash in your IRA.
--A website 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, it's estimated that Wayne Manor is 42,500 square feet and costs about $32.1 MILLION. It's got 11 bedrooms, seven baths, a pool, and, again, a hidden Bat Cave.