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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Sundowner on January 15, 2007, 11:07:30 AM
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This might be the ultimate in modern day armor.
What's interesting is the "accessories" included in the suit.
Regards,
Sun
...On Saturday, he plans to wear it to Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto and wait for the reporters. It shouldn't take long to create a stir.
Hurtubise, 43, wore his suit -- helmet and all -- on the four-hour drive down south, partly as a way of making sure it would be comfortable enough in the field. Even sitting on his armoured butt cheeks, he said he was fine.
As he drove his black pickup in his black getup, other drivers gawked and honked. Just south of Huntsville, he was delighted to be pulled over and gave an apprehensive OPP officer a close-up look at the suit.
Once he established that he could see just fine in his helmet and that the guns attached to his magnetic holsters were just props, Hurtubise was free to continue his trip.
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.
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.
The whole suit comes in at 18 kilograms. It covers everything but the fingertips and the major joints, and could be mass-produced for about $2,000, Hurtubise says.
Full article at:
http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=hamilton/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1168470616997&call_pageid=1020420665036&col=1014656511815
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What if he falls over and can't get back up?
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Originally posted by soda72
What if he falls over and can't get back up?
:rofl
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Originally posted by soda72
What if he falls over and can't get back up?
What!?!? You didnt see the new I-PHONE demo in the other thread???
(And Skuzzy says it's not a groundbreaking device..pfft :rolleyes: )
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"I've fallen and I cant get up!" "We're sending help immediately, Mrs. Fletcher."
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Dangling between the legs, that would be a clock.
thank goodness they checked for typos.
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When I was stationed in the middle east the bomb squad guys would host bomb suit wrestling. It was a blast 2 drunk guys fighting with 125 pounds of suit on. ill have to scan some pics.
90prf
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Dang, looks like RoboCop
"Drop it, creep!"
So....what if you have to pee? lol
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He looks like that CGI football robot on FOX Sports.
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He looks like something from another movie I watched besides Robo-cop, I wish I could remember the name of that show, it's almost identical to the get up they had that character in.
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Originally posted by Brenjen
He looks like something from another movie I watched besides Robo-cop, I wish I could remember the name of that show, it's almost identical to the get up they had that character in.
M.A.N.T.I.S!!!!!! ;)
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Urban close combat warfare and that suit would be a great combination.
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Originally posted by Sundowner
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coming soon to a riot near you.
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Originally posted by Brenjen
He looks like something from another movie I watched besides Robo-cop, I wish I could remember the name of that show, it's almost identical to the get up they had that character in.
I thought of "The Guyver" myself.
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that`d suck to be in under the desert sun
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Bet it cant stop rifle rounds.
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but why the clock at the crotch? kind of makes it hard to read, don't you think?
I guess when someone asks him the time, he can honestly reply, "half past the iron man's arse and a quarter to his balls."
ack-ack
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Apparently the military's getting a really interesting powered armor suit, just like out of Starship Troopers (the book, not the movie). I don't know how reliable the rumor is, but it's supposed to be made of synthetic spider silk fiber blah blah blah and be put into production in two or three years.
I can't find a link within a few minutes of searching, but I did find this. http://www.darpa.mil/dso/thrust/matdev/ehpa.htm
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They're going to need a heck of alot of silk to stop a bullet.
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Originally posted by Wolf14
I thought of "The Guyver" myself.
That's it!
( M.A.N.T.I.S. was a top shelf guess as well but The Guyver was the exact one I was thinking of :aok )
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Originally posted by AquaShrimp
They're going to need a heck of alot of silk to stop a bullet.
Not as much as you think. Spider Webbing has some of the best strength out of any material made, not to mention how light it is.
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here's a video of an interview with that maker.
http://www.hamiltonspectator.com/media_archive/jan-11-2007_a.html
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Looks like great (shiny) camo. Bet you can't see it from more than three miles away. :D
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He could hide in a junkyard fairly well
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Originally posted by soda72
What if he falls over and can't get back up?
That's why you need a squire.
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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
but why the clock at the crotch? kind of makes it hard to read, don't you think?
I guess when someone asks him the time, he can honestly reply, "half past the iron man's arse and a quarter to his balls."
ack-ack
Well there is probably an eyepeice that fits over the left eye that shows pron movies.
Or maybe he figures we can just start feeding soldiers a steady diet of Viagra ;)
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Well there is probably an eyepeice that fits over the left eye that shows pron movies.
a heads up pron display - its about time
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Originally posted by Sundowner
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The armor looks EXACTLY like that of "light infantry" in Command and Conquer Tiberian Sun.
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a Barrett 50 cal most likely rip through that easily or most high power rifles
he kinda looks like that cat from the Halo game
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that reminds me of the gear that the guys in HALO wear.....
i have the same question....what happens if u gotta pee?
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Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind? Can he walk at all, or if he moves will he fall? Is he alive or dead? Has he thoughts within his head? We’ll just pass him there, why should we even care?
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we should care,
to be fair,
soldiers shouldnt be bare,
debonair.
just think of the time saved not doing your hair.
and imagine the force of two of these working as a pair...
the advancing enemy would surely despair..
so think not of what one must not care,
stand back, take a look, this man is quite rare.
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There's no neck protection.
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Originally posted by Gunslinger
There's no neck protection.
Thats why they will only be recruiting neckless midgets for the production version. To cut down on costs. Who in thier right mind would mess with an army of armored neckless midgets?