I think the idea for that came from the exoskeleton in development for the military. It goes around the legs and stuff and enables people to carry more.
Pretty sure it came from this.
[Private]-GSIV:Nyatherra: "Until this moment i forgot that i changed your name to Biff Muffbanger on Lnet"
Originally Posted by Back
I am a retard. I'm disabled. I'm poor. I'm black. I'm gay. I'm transgender. I'm a woman. I'm diagnosed with cancer. I'm a human being.