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16-01-2007, 07:23 PM
Man Makes Real-Life, Functional, Halo Armor
First he faced bears, now he faces bullets.
By Luke Smith, 01/16/2007
The future is very much now.
Engadget points to a Hamilton Spectator article on Troy Hurtubise, the Hamilton native behind the superb documentary Project Grizzly and equally superb bear-proof suit he designed for the film. What's Hurtubise done now?
He's spent the last two years building "a practical, lightweight and affordable shell to stave off bullets, explosives, knives and clubs." He calls the suit 'The Trojan.' From the Hamilton Spectator:
The whole suit -- which draws design inspiration from Star Wars, RoboCop, Batman and video games -- is made from high-impact plastic lined with ceramic bullet protection over ballistic foam.
One of the videogames that inspired Hurtubise? Obviously the Halo franchise. The suit weighs just 18 kilograms (just under 40 lbs) and could be mass produced, according to Hurtubise, for $2,000. The suit isn't just a shell though, Hurtubise has inserted all kinds of gadgetry and wizardry to make it functional (he hopes that Canadian soldiers will be able to don the gear in Afghanistan and U.S. soldiers in Iraq):
Its many features include compartments for emergency morphine and salt, a knife and emergency light. Built into the forearms are a small recording device, a pepper-spray gun and a detachable transponder that can be swallowed in case of trouble.
Dangling between the legs, that would be a clock.
In the helmet, there's a solar-powered fresh-air system and a drinking tube attached to a canteen in the small of the back. A laser pointer mounted in the middle of the forehead is ready to point to snipers, while LED lights frame the face.
Since we have the armor, now all we need are some genetically tuned superhumans, an alien invasion of religious zealots trying to go on some "great journey" and we'll be ready for the future.
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2418/mediaus4.jpg
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/3853/mediasdfsdzq3.jpg
Looks pretty tacky IMO
Source (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3156398)
First he faced bears, now he faces bullets.
By Luke Smith, 01/16/2007
The future is very much now.
Engadget points to a Hamilton Spectator article on Troy Hurtubise, the Hamilton native behind the superb documentary Project Grizzly and equally superb bear-proof suit he designed for the film. What's Hurtubise done now?
He's spent the last two years building "a practical, lightweight and affordable shell to stave off bullets, explosives, knives and clubs." He calls the suit 'The Trojan.' From the Hamilton Spectator:
The whole suit -- which draws design inspiration from Star Wars, RoboCop, Batman and video games -- is made from high-impact plastic lined with ceramic bullet protection over ballistic foam.
One of the videogames that inspired Hurtubise? Obviously the Halo franchise. The suit weighs just 18 kilograms (just under 40 lbs) and could be mass produced, according to Hurtubise, for $2,000. The suit isn't just a shell though, Hurtubise has inserted all kinds of gadgetry and wizardry to make it functional (he hopes that Canadian soldiers will be able to don the gear in Afghanistan and U.S. soldiers in Iraq):
Its many features include compartments for emergency morphine and salt, a knife and emergency light. Built into the forearms are a small recording device, a pepper-spray gun and a detachable transponder that can be swallowed in case of trouble.
Dangling between the legs, that would be a clock.
In the helmet, there's a solar-powered fresh-air system and a drinking tube attached to a canteen in the small of the back. A laser pointer mounted in the middle of the forehead is ready to point to snipers, while LED lights frame the face.
Since we have the armor, now all we need are some genetically tuned superhumans, an alien invasion of religious zealots trying to go on some "great journey" and we'll be ready for the future.
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2418/mediaus4.jpg
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/3853/mediasdfsdzq3.jpg
Looks pretty tacky IMO
Source (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3156398)