# Would this Troy Hurtubise Ursus Mark V bear protection suit protect you from enraged chimpanzees?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-troy-hurtubise-ursus-mark-v-bear-protection-suit-protect-you-from-enraged-chimpanzees/627059
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [July 3, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-troy-hurtubise-ursus-mark-v-bear-protection-suit-protect-you-from-enraged-chimpanzees/627059 "2012-07-03T02:48:37Z")
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### Author:  [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-troy-hurtubise-ursus-mark-v-bear-protection-suit-protect-you-from-enraged-chimpanzees/627059/1 "2012-07-03T02:48:37Z")
[Suit here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3CzYw5-qdA)
So … does he win vs 2 chimps or not?
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### Author:  [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-troy-hurtubise-ursus-mark-v-bear-protection-suit-protect-you-from-enraged-chimpanzees/627059/2 "2012-07-03T03:02:27Z")
well they wouldn’t be able to rip your testicles off, chew your face off or eat your fingers which seem to be the biggest chimp finishing moves from the reports. You also look considerably bigger in the suit, which is more likely to make the animal flee from you.
How about you try it?
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### Author:  [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-troy-hurtubise-ursus-mark-v-bear-protection-suit-protect-you-from-enraged-chimpanzees/627059/3 "2012-07-03T03:10:24Z")
I love that guy - I must have seen his doc about a dozen times. I think the one at the end of that clip would be OK, against a chimp or two. The Mark V has too many finger holds for a chimp to grab onto.
Joe
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### Author:  [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-troy-hurtubise-ursus-mark-v-bear-protection-suit-protect-you-from-enraged-chimpanzees/627059/4 "2012-07-08T19:40:22Z")
I like how they cut from a couple shots of people hitting his arms and he’s not wearing a helmet DIRECTLY to the same two people swinging full strength at his head. Oh, and he’s got his helmet on now.
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### Author:  [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-troy-hurtubise-ursus-mark-v-bear-protection-suit-protect-you-from-enraged-chimpanzees/627059/5 "2012-07-08T21:38:07Z")
Chimp would undress him, then chew off his fingers and face.
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### Author:  [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-troy-hurtubise-ursus-mark-v-bear-protection-suit-protect-you-from-enraged-chimpanzees/627059/6 "2012-07-08T21:47:04Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#):
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> I like how they cut from a couple shots of people hitting his arms and he’s not wearing a helmet DIRECTLY to the same two people swinging full strength at his head. Oh, and he’s got his helmet on now.
I don’t get it…obviously if he’s going to show off the helmet’s ability to take a pound he’s going to put it on. What exactly is wrong with him not having it on for a prior test? I don’t think anyone is under the illusion he can take a cricket bat to the face without a helmet on.