Troy Hurtubise
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| Troy Hurtubise | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 November 1963 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 17 June 2018 (54) Crystal Lake, Ontario, Canada |
Troy James Hurtubise (November 23, 1963 - June 17, 2018) was a Canadian conservationist and inventor best known for his Ursus series of personal armours intended for defence against grizzly bears, the Mark VI of which was demonstrated by Hurtubise himself extensively in the National Film Board of Canada documentary Project Grizzly (1996).
In addition to his infamous Ursus armour, Hurtubise produced what he called the Trojan Ballistics Suit of Armor, a light-weight "ballistics exoskeleton body suit of armour" intended for use in combat, offering protection against IEDs, bullets, and knifes, in addition to supporting close-combat abilities, laser targeting, and a HUD system. Hurtubise also claimed to have created a "26-foot device utili[sing] 67 high-end optical lenses and five different gases, while producing 80,000 lux of full-spectrum light,"[A] with the remote assistance of an anonymous German physicist and local engineers, that produced what he called Angel Light or God Light, one effect of this light apparatus being the ability to see through solid objects.[AL]
Selected Bibliography
- Hurtubise, Troy (1990), 'White Tape': An Authentic Behind the Scenes Look at Project Grizzly
- Hurtubise, Troy (2011), Bear Man: The Troy Hurtubise Saga, Westbrook, Maine: Raven House Publishing
Selected Filmography
- Project Grizzly, 1996, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6eNK1O-RWw — directed by Peter Lynch
Press Coverage
Angel Light (2005)
- BayToday Staff (11 May 2005), Angel Light ascends to God Light. Part One., baytoday.ca, https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/angel-light-ascends-to-god-light-part-one-baytodayca-exclusive-60024, "The 26-foot device utilizes 67 high-end optical lenses and five different gases, while producing 80,000 lux of full-spectrum light. Two of the nine run on pure oxygen, and four produce electromagnetic radiation in a closed chamber, Hurtubise said."
- BayToday Staff (12 May 2005), Angel Light ascends to God Light. Part Two., baytoday.ca, https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/angel-light-ascends-to-god-light-part-two-baytodayca-exclusive-60022, "The Angel Light came to Troy Hurtubise in a dream, but ended up causing him nightmarish problems. The invention, Hurtubise said, was able to see through walls, detect stealth technology and disable electronics. But there was a negative side effect to the Angel Light, Hurtubise soon discovered; repeated exposure to the light caused him to lose weight and facial hair, and he suffered a significant downturn to his health."
Obituary (2018)
- Hawthorn, Tom (30 Jul. 2018), "Troy Hurtubise was the creator of a purportedly bear-proof suit", Globe and Mail (theglobeandmail.com), https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-troy-hurtubise-was-the-creator-of-a-purportedly-bear-proof-suit/