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 […]
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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 […]