Anyone seeking distraction can find it in this documentary video, “Project Grizzly.” See Troy Hurtubise in his self-mythic quest to personally build and test a suit of armor that he hopes will let him spend time with grizzly bears. Troy was awarded the Ig Nobel Prize for safety engineering, in 1998, for the work documented […]
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Man vs. Bear, without Troy Hurtubise
A new TV series called “Man Vs Bear” tries to fulfill some of the ambitions of Ig Nobel Prize winner Troy Hurtubise, but without using the protective suits of armor that Troy tried to perfect. The TV producers describe what they hope to portray: For thousands of years, Grizzly Bears have stood at the top […]
Troy Hurtubise is upping his game
Troy Hurtubise, whose early fame came from his quest to build a suit of armor that would protect him against grizzly bears — a years-long effort that was documented in the film Project Grizzly, and which led to Troy being awarded the 1998 Ig Nobel Prize in the field of safety engineering, and who has had […]
The further future adventures of Troy Hurtubise and a grizzly bear
Troy Hurtubise, who was awarded an Ig Nobel Prize in 1998 in the field of safety engineering — for developing, and personally testing a suit of armor that is impervious to grizzly bears — is again hard at work pursuing a better way to pursue a better meeting with a grizzly bear. The Hamilton Spectator reports: Troy Hurtubise wants Project […]
Home-built suits of armor, built to survive against grizzlies or neighbors
Savor, if you will, the lurch of latter-day suits. Compare and contrast these two descriptions of men who scrounged materials to build suits of armor to protect them against possibly malevolent forces. First, Troy Hurtubise, 1998 Ig Nobel Prize winner, who built a suit of armor to protect him against grizzly bears. Stephen Smith wrote […]
Videos of Troy and the Suits of Armor
Some further looks back at the work of Troy Hurtubise, 1998 Ig Nobel Prize winner in the field of safety engineering. Troy was honored that year for developing and personally testing a suit of armor that is said to be impervious to grizzly bears. Troy has a new book out; we reviewed it here recently. […]
Further adventures of Troy: Iron Man
Troy Hurtubise (1998 Ig Nobel Prize winner for creating and personally testing a suit of armor he hopes will protect him against grizzly bears) has a new project, which seems to be called Blue Collar Iron Man. In this brief video, Troy and his wife and others explain, more or less: BONUS: Brian Gibson’s essay […]
Man is unbearable
“If it’s a choice between grizzlies and humans, the grizzlies have to go. And it’s time,” writes Bryan Fischer in the blog Rightly Concerned, “Of course there is a simple answer: shoot these man-eaters on sight.” His blog describes itself as “a project of The American Family Association.” The American Family Association says that its […]