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Project Grizzly Bear-Proof Suit Up For Auction
Ch_Omega writes "The Project Grizzly suit, The 'Ursus Mark VI', a 'grizzly-proof' suit of armour', was mentioned on Slashdot a few years ago. For all of you who then wished for such a suit (for wrestling with Grizzly Bears?), both the original Mark VI and the improved Mark VII (featuring 'a built-in video screen, a cooling system, pressure-bearing titanium struts, protective airbags, shock absorbers, a robotic third arm, built-in regular arms and swivel shoulders') are now for sale on eBay!"
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No, he means a point. Battle Armor points are made up of 5 suits, aerospace points are made up of two (lead and wingman), and only BattleMech points are made up of individual vehicles. A star would be 25 suits. A point is considered a single combat unit, so it's not dishonorable for one to gang up on a 'mech and take it down, which they are very capable of doing.
Remember, there were no nuclear weapons before women were allowed to vote.
As a coincidence, I saw the Project Grizzly documentary a couple of days ago, and I don't think I'd want my life linked with this guy's in any way. I'm paranoid enough as it is!
Someone wondered why he was selling it - most likely, he's trying to finance the next one. The guy seems to be obsessed with making these suits. According to the documentary, there are government agencies who are interested in the suits for things like firefighting and rescue, but he didn't seem like the kind of person who would get along with goverment agencies.