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lemelisk42 t1_ixwhhaf wrote

Reply to comment by sault18 in PsBattle: The Grizzly Bear proof suit by CrysisRequiem

Designed to get mauled by bears, not fight em. He wanted to be able to test bear spray and do other research on them up close.

One of the largest problems with his earlier suits was that they were too intimidating - so he had a difficult time getting the bears to attack him. He filmed a movie with the mark VI, and went to the rockies, but failed to get mauled. He later arranged to get into a cage with a grizzly and a kodiak. Both refused to maul him.

And yeah, he had a helmet. One that was comically large in comparison to the suit.

Sadly he died in a car crash without ever managing to get mauled by a bear (atleast to my knowledge)

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that_guy_called_god t1_ixx3nxx wrote

Should’ve made a “car crash proof suit”…

I’m aware I’m a jerk

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lemelisk42 t1_ixxescz wrote

Actually, he tested the suits in part by having people drive into him while he was wearing it. He had a truck hit him at 50km/h a whole bunch of times in an early version. Sadly he wasn't wearing it at the time of the crash - but yes, It probably would have saved his life. It was tested for crashes.

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DungeonsandDevils t1_ixxu2nm wrote

The bears made it look like a car crash, they couldn’t let him finish his research!

In all seriousness it sucks that accidents take so many cool people out of the world, cars claim many lives

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Coffeedemon t1_ixwyt6l wrote

Wouldn't it be some grim irony if he died because he forgot a seatbelt or the airbag didn't deploy.

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tucci007 t1_ixxy24d wrote

the reason he started making these suits was because he was mauled by a bear.

Troy Hurtibese, R.I.P. I have seen a doc or two about him and don't recall seeing any bear cage matches

they did a lot of crazy high speed/high force crash and smash tests though, with him inside the suit

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lemelisk42 t1_ixy0cx8 wrote

The original bear attack was the inspiration. The cage matches were done after the documentary had been filmed

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OtterProper t1_ixy582h wrote

After all that, and he merely died a grisly death?

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