Bear suit

Some of us remember the safety engineering IgNobel prize given for a bear protective suit back in 1998.

I, of course, did not remember the man's name -- Troy Hurtubise -- nor whether it was actually ever tested yes, sort of. The grizzly was afraid of it and the Kodiak bear's trainer wouldn't let the other trial continue.

Check out that wikipedia page: he invented several things, including a fireproof paste, a nominally bulletproof exoskeleton for soldiers, and "angel light" for making things transparent (I hope I may be forgiven being more than a smidgeon dubious). He died in a fire from a traffic collision with a gasoline truck.

He filmed tests of his Vulkanite.