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Inventor Slims Down Exoskeletal Body Armor
The Hamilton Spectator is reporting that inventor Troy Hurtubise, creator of the "bear-protection suit" made famous by taking a hit from a moving vehicle, has slimmed down his design in hopes of landing a lucrative government contract. From the article: "He has spent two years and $15,000 in the lab out back of his house in North Bay, designing and building a practical, lightweight and affordable shell to stave off bullets, explosives, knives and clubs. He calls it the Trojan and describes it as the 'first ballistic, full exoskeleton body suit of armour.'"
Let the comments about how it looks just like an avatar from Quake/UT/Halo/etc begin.
This thing would probably easily deflect flying chairs...
"We are all geniuses when we dream"
- E.M. Cioran
Yes, but can it protect you from a toilet thrown off a roof? And how about an angry girlfriend? Or both activities at the same time.
THe most trusted name in protection... *ducks*
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what your country did to you
9 out of 10 Bears polled say
"Crunchy on the outside gooey on the inside......."
Wow did I get this line from the article wrong
"Dangling between the legs, that would be a clock."
Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.
The inventor wore it (including helmet) in a four hour drive - and police officer stopped him and let him go after convincing himself that the inventor could see just fine with the helmet on.
This would be great for soldiers - if able to withstand assault rifle bullets, its weight (18kg) is pretty low for full body armor.
What makes me curious is this:
"In the helmet, there's a solar-powered fresh-air system"
How much fresh air could a solar powered air system produce?
Or how does it stand up to bout of explosive diarrhea (possibly brought on by the sight of your girlfriend throwing a toilet off the roof at you)?
Here are some more pictures:
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A picture can be found here of this revolutionary new technology.
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Be yourself no matter what they say
I've seen the video on google, and I want to say:
Starcraft's marines are prior art
So, it goes over your body and protects you from harmful things but "Trojan?" Was the name "Ultimate Mega Body Condom" already taken?
The enemy of my enemy is quite possibly also my enemy. I've made a lot of enemies.
Being a crackpot is a prerequisite for involvement with our goverment.
"Hey baby, guess what time it is?"
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This thing will go GREAT with my debilitating Batman complex! Now all I need is a fortune and an intense personal tragedy!
Does it run Linux?
I say we take off, nuke the suit from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Perhaps life really is full of possibilities.
The word "clock" was a typo in the article. It's easy to accidentally it the 'l' key because it's so close to the 'o' key.
Modern copyright is theft of culture from everyone and it retards the progress of the useful arts and sciences.
Wasn't this technology perfected ten years ago?
How hard is it to take off if you've got to drain the lizard?
This sig is false.
These days, even the bears are packing.
Only problem is, they'd have to rob a bank to afford one.
Since when was an over-sized cup called a clock?
When it has a pendulum.
Is this supposed to be exciting? I've had my endoskeleton since birth. Bah!
Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!
HAH, with this we can finally retake Endor with impunity...no little furry dwarves with sticks and rocks shall block the progress of the new order...
Who the hell would come at someone dressed like this with a knife?
But then again, if we learned nothing from Ewoks v. Empire...
I'm sure that they meant to say "cock."
But don't forget folks, this is still oppression gear. Have your laughs, because they're not building this stuff to oppress towel heads overseas, they're building this stuff to kick in your door, when you're hacking at 2400 hours, after 3 jolts of coffee and downloading your happy warez. Remember, violent offenders get out on good behaviour after raping women, while you, as a "l33t haxor" and "warez d00dz" will likely never see the sun again.
Its you that'll be facing the robo troopers, not the "bad guys". The bad guys will already have the anti robo trooper guns.
Anyone remember Kevin Mitnick arrested as if he was Wesley Snipes, at the point of several dozen M16's? Yeah... the "lethal" "warrior" Kevin "pudge" Mitnick. You, could be the next Mitnick.
Just my ten cents. Hope you spend it well.
" What luck for rulers that men do not think" - Adolf Hitler
Dude, where can I purchase one of these "AK47s" or "30-06s"? I can barely get 60 fps out of my current video card. And, what resolution are these babies pulling those kinds of frame rates on?
(I'm a jackass. I know.)
No worries. I just checked my email and I have been approved for five mortgages and sixteen unsecured credit cards this week alone.
Here's what we know:
1. The suit exists
2. Cancer exists
3. Flashlights exist
4. He has one (suit and flashlight)
5. He doesn't have cancer
Therefore he has cured cancer because 5 comes after 1. I don't think anyone can argue with that (especially when put in bullet format). If anyone needs more convincing I can put this into a 35 page PowerPoint document for further truthiness.
Swi
Depends on the knife, a robust Swiss Army Knife has a can opener inlcuded.
Parent has a very funny and insightful post BTW.
500 dollar reward for tip(s) leading to the arrest of the person(s) who stole my sig.