Comments on: Update: Soldier's Suit for Sale on eBay http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/update-soldiers-suit-for-sale-on-ebay/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:24:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: stacyj http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/update-soldiers-suit-for-sale-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-76080 stacyj Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:08:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/update-soldiers-suit-for-sale-on-ebay/#comment-76080 I love how, after describing in loving detail how much firepower this thing will withstand, Troy takes great pains to claim he's selling this thing "for costume purposes only" ... and THEN answers one of those 'questions from other members' saying he hopes the suit doesn't end up being bought by "an oppressive country." Nothing worse than the thought of that 'costume' in the hands of the enemy - what if they come out victorious in next year's UN Halloween Bash? I love how, after describing in loving detail how much firepower this thing will withstand, Troy takes great pains to claim he's selling this thing "for costume purposes only" ... and THEN answers one of those 'questions from other members' saying he hopes the suit doesn't end up being bought by "an oppressive country."

Nothing worse than the thought of that 'costume' in the hands of the enemy - what if they come out victorious in next year's UN Halloween Bash?

]]> By: Akiro http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/update-soldiers-suit-for-sale-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-75453 Akiro Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:34:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/update-soldiers-suit-for-sale-on-ebay/#comment-75453 Good point Powell, but the .45 is still a tried and true design and not much improvement can be made to it, beyond use of titanium. I assume Troy wasted all of his bear suit riches for this suit and can't afford anything more high tech than teh .45 for a photo op. Good point Powell, but the .45 is still a tried and true design and not much improvement can be made to it, beyond use of titanium.

I assume Troy wasted all of his bear suit riches for this suit and can't afford anything more high tech than teh .45 for a photo op.

]]> By: Powell http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/update-soldiers-suit-for-sale-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-75443 Powell Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:50:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/update-soldiers-suit-for-sale-on-ebay/#comment-75443 So this if this is a super-dooper armor suit for the soldier of the future...why then has the person in the picture decided to hold a .45 pistol, the design was developed in 1911. :-/ So this if this is a super-dooper armor suit for the soldier of the future...why then has the person in the picture decided to hold a .45 pistol, the design was developed in 1911. :-/

]]> By: ImNoMrNiceGuy http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/update-soldiers-suit-for-sale-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-75352 ImNoMrNiceGuy Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:52:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/update-soldiers-suit-for-sale-on-ebay/#comment-75352 Aramax and Anita -- The reserve hasn't been met. I think he may have thought it would have made it much higher in bids than it actually ended up. He may have been expecting some sort of large defense company to buy it out, possibly even the US or Canadian government. Aramax and Anita -- The reserve hasn't been met. I think he may have thought it would have made it much higher in bids than it actually ended up. He may have been expecting some sort of large defense company to buy it out, possibly even the US or Canadian government.

]]> By: Anita http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/update-soldiers-suit-for-sale-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-75348 Anita Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:35:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/update-soldiers-suit-for-sale-on-ebay/#comment-75348 Aramax - you're probably right. Somebody doesn't spend $125,000 developing something to sell it on eBay for $25K without a reason. Still, if I had a gazillion $ or the suit was $200 instead, I'd bid. Aramax - you're probably right. Somebody doesn't spend $125,000 developing something to sell it on eBay for $25K without a reason. Still, if I had a gazillion $ or the suit was $200 instead, I'd bid.

]]> By: Aramax http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/update-soldiers-suit-for-sale-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-75347 Aramax Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:27:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/update-soldiers-suit-for-sale-on-ebay/#comment-75347 Lawl... those people who are spending money on this are going to come to a sad realisation. Lawl... those people who are spending money on this are going to come to a sad realisation.

]]> By: Anita http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/update-soldiers-suit-for-sale-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-75328 Anita Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:54:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/09/update-soldiers-suit-for-sale-on-ebay/#comment-75328 How appropriate that he chose Valentine's Day as the end date! I was just thinking to myself: <em>"What would be the perfect gift for that special someone of mine who is always subject to random grenade shrapnel while watching TV"</em>. How appropriate that he chose Valentine's Day as the end date! I was just thinking to myself: "What would be the perfect gift for that special someone of mine who is always subject to random grenade shrapnel while watching TV".

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