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Inventor Slims Down Exoskeletal Body Armor

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the careful-of-my-clock dept.

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.'"

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  1. Trojan, eh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Please tell me they aren't ribbed for her pleasure...

    I would work on the name though :)

  2. When you gotta go, you gotta go by chiefer · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What if you had to make a flushable deposit?

  3. I AM CANADIAN!! by xTantrum · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    now we can say that and be proud its not just for our beer. whoot!!

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  4. Yippee ki yay!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This cowboy was wandering around the desert and noticed an indian laying
    naked with an erection. The cowboy said "Man, what the heck are you doing?"
    The indian replied "Me tellum time." Mystified, the cowboy walked on. He
    ran across another indian doing the same thing. Again he asked, "Man, what
    in tarnations are you doin?" Once again, the indian replied "Me tellum
    time." The cowboy just shook his head and walked on. The cowboy ran across
    a third indian. This time, however, the indian was masturbating. Puzzled,
    the cowboy asks, "What the heck are you doing out in the middle of the
    desert whackin off?" The indian replied "Me windum watch."

  5. moD down by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    unlees you can work similarly grisly

  6. If this guy makes bears suits... by DRAGONWEEZEL · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Howcome the Seahawks didn't wear them on Sunday?

    Go HAWKS!

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