In Admiration – Part II

I recently wrote an post called “In Admiration” about inventor Troy Hurtubise. Every time I hear his name mentioned, see him on TV, or study something remotely similar to his exoskeleton suit I am proud to know that someone living remotely close to me cares about the same things. So naturally, when Mr. Hurtubise evidently visited my site and made a post on the article in which I wrote about him.  I was stunned… Better yet floored. Not only had he commented on the article, but he had actually posted a new video. he had let me know at this new video was that there not so much so that it would only get greater coverage, but also that I, his most recent fanboy, would also get a glimpse into the life of Troy Hurtubise.

You thought him getting hit with a bunch to logs was humorous. That was then… and while that may have hurt him at the time, there is nothing funny about what you are going to see.  He honestly could’ve lost his life, but he didn’t and neither would have many people if they had some of his inventions.  Enough with the prefacing, time to show you the good stuff.

I want to keep discussion about war out of this post. Although Hurtubise’s inventions are aimed at military use and protection, I am much more interested in the human quest to extend the capacity of what the human and its body is capable of through tools and ingenuity. When does the human stop being human and become something quite different altogether. Hurtubise, more so with his exoskeleton is ushering in a new era of combat and security within this realm and he is doing it from his own backyard with homegrown support. This isn’t to say that others aren’t doing similar and equally valid things, they are.

“If that door stops it..then I have wasted twenty years of my life.” How could he have predicted the rapid growth of high caliber rifles, armour piercing bullets, freaking ray guns! As I said, he has much more invested in this than the success of his product. If the product fails, he fails. Is this not the caveat of any inventor. Don’t give up, we need you, the world needs you. BOOM! “There’s your marine” says Hurtubise, its seems not all has been in vain. But this is where I become distressed as I did in the previous post. His megalomania is a deterrent to many who may not take him seriously. This put aside, he is right. He just punched through a hummer window!

Hurtubise’s protective pad is ingenious. Why is this not lining all the vehicles that are in combat currently? Why is this not woven into military uniforms. Cowardace, that is why. This is only a minor hypothosis… but bear with me. How would a team of graduate students from an impressive Ivory League school fare with a new nanopolymer invention which protects solidiers only with one fourth of the protectivity of Hurtubise’s suit if by producing it a company like Lockheed Martin recieved a heavy kickback. Probably quite well. What if a Canadian inventor in his garage invented a pad, a suit, and paste, which would inexpensively save multiple lives, and better yet to raise money so more people know about his work (as he doesn’t have the benefit of academia) he sells off his suit to spread the word further about his invention? Well I fail to see the use of his inventions in combat thus far. And the following is the length that Hurtubise is willing to go to in order to prove himself.

What an incredible display of courage.  But there is a fine line, but between courage and stupidity, he could have been really hurt.  But that’s what divides common people from those who excel our human race; Courage. Did you notice the knife? If you’ve seen Project Grizzly then you know that Hurtubise and that knife have a history. It didn’t help brace him for impact, but it guided him emotionally through the journey. One can only estimate how Hurtubise’s son, wife, and brother braced themselves for this moment. The thoughts that must have been going for all people involved before the detonation can only be understood from the position that Hurtubise knew he was about to be involved in this ‘demonstration’, what about those people who are fighting without this protection.

I am glad to see that Hurtubise still working hard to get his inventions recognized. As long as he is inventing I will be in full support of seeing his life saving devices continue to work and become recognized as the ingenuities that they truly are. Troy is techne.