lemelisk42

lemelisk42 t1_ixxescz wrote

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

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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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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lemelisk42 t1_ivw89pg wrote

Reply to Timberland Chilbergs for Reliability? by DarkAce5

No experience with the specific boots, but timberlands are the least durable boots I've ever used in their price bracket. By a large margin. I've had 3 of their boots, all were absolute garbage

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