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May 10, 2004 12:58 PM

To all who wondered about this Man Vs. Grizzy -- the answer needed this grizzly bear suit from ebay . The thread, by the way, was one of the funniest Ask MeFi threads I've ever read. And the bearsuit? Well, that's just crazy-insane.
posted by filmgeek (21 comments total)

A third arm? All I have is a third leg.
posted by dfowler at 1:01 PM on May 10, 2004

Project Grizzly is an awesome [mock] documentary about this guy. It is fascinating to what lengths people satiate their psychosis [and use big words].
posted by plemeljr at 1:02 PM on May 10, 2004

Mock? So Project Grizzly is fake somehow?
posted by agregoli at 1:09 PM on May 10, 2004

As parodied on The Simpsons.
posted by Cyrano at 1:11 PM on May 10, 2004

I misspoke - I cannot decide whether or not Project Grizzly is a documentary or a mockumentary.
posted by plemeljr at 1:26 PM on May 10, 2004

I've met the man, and he is certifiably loco. He's simultaneously a pariah and local hero back in my hometown of North Bay.
posted by Evstar at 1:27 PM on May 10, 2004

Was the suit ever actually tested against a real, live grizzly?
posted by wsg at 1:29 PM on May 10, 2004

Project Grizzly is a 100% real documentary. Troy Hurtubise is a real person, who is really obsessed with the idea of fighting grizzly bears face-to-face.
posted by mr_roboto at 1:31 PM on May 10, 2004

How 'bout The Rock versus an army of Smurfs?

I just can't get that image out of my head.
ow. my sides.

BTW, mr_roboto is correct. I saw him on Discovery Channel (I think).
posted by JeffK at 1:41 PM on May 10, 2004

Holy shit, I thought NAMBLA was made up for an episode of South Park.
posted by Evstar at 3:01 PM on May 10, 2004

Holy shit, I typed that last one into the wrong frame. I blame FireFox.
posted by Evstar at 3:02 PM on May 10, 2004

North American Man-Bear Love Association?
posted by taz at 3:08 PM on May 10, 2004

Iorek Byrnison could kick his ass six ways from Sunday.
posted by shotsy at 3:56 PM on May 10, 2004

Shotsy causes a slight rise in the number of Google searches for "Iorek Byrnison"
posted by Hildago at 5:12 PM on May 10, 2004

Anybody ever seen the video of the first time the Craigheads tranqed a Grizzly sow? The bear got up, charged their Fairlane stationwagon, and head butted it, putting a dent the size of Idaho in the side. Suit or no suit, taking on a Grizzly in anything less than a Battlemech is stupidity.
posted by Wulfgar! at 5:23 PM on May 10, 2004

So... he built this suit to just observe? And....not to kick ass? If I want to observe some bears, I'll go to a damned zoo. But...if I wanted to kick a bunch of bear ass (with, say...a knife) I'd build a large titanium, suit with a screen and cooling system. With no blueprints.


But..maybe that's just me.
posted by graventy at 5:33 PM on May 10, 2004

OK; you guys have got to see Project Grizzly: all of these concerns are addressed. Suffice it to say, the suit was thoroughly tested. Though actual bears were unavailable for the testing, appropriate surrogates (35 mph trucks, arrows shot from high-power hunting bows, biker gangs armed with lead pipes, etc.) were found. And the suit was definitely designed for combat; if not a knife fight, at least a nice wrestling match. There are, however, mobility issues associated with such a thick suit of armor.
posted by mr_roboto at 6:44 PM on May 10, 2004

What about strength issues? Does the suit give you the strength of ten men (without having to worry about that purity of heart stuff)?
posted by namespan at 8:15 PM on May 10, 2004

why, oh why, are they for sale? Did Troy loose a bet?
posted by daver at 8:47 PM on May 10, 2004

The best moment in Project Grizzly (and there are many great ones, like the swinging log, and the pickup truck, and the minor problem of the inability to get back on your feet if you fall over while wearing the anti-bear suit) has got to be Troy shaving with a Bowie knife. The most (un/intentionally) funny documentary I have ever seen.
posted by biscotti at 12:10 AM on May 11, 2004

Surely this is time to bring back this oldie-but-goodie.
posted by of strange foe at 12:27 PM on May 11, 2004