The real Hurt Locker, How EOD suits work

sloonan · 03-12-2010, 08:01 AM

Real-life Hurt Locker: how bomb-proof suits work | DVICE

"Current suits on the market weigh anywhere from 60 to 70 pounds, and all that armor plating makes moving around pretty difficult. If there's any gripe that Borkar has about in The Hurt Locker's mostly-accurate portrayal of the EOD suit, it's this: "The techs just walk far too easily." That opening scene where Guy Pearce hoofs it away from the exploding bomb? Fat chance: according to Borkar, just walking in these suits feels like carrying an anvil between your legs.

Of course, that doesn't stop real-world EOD technicians from trying. The current world record for running one mile in a full bomb suit was recently set by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Herbert, the explosive ordnance technician team leader for Marine Wing Support Squadron 271: nine minutes and 58 seconds flat! That cooling layer must have been working overtime."

Zoo · 03-12-2010, 10:21 AM

A mile in under 10 minutes in one of those?!?! That is incredible!

Deuce · 03-12-2010, 10:24 AM

No doubt. I always thought staying close to my average time with a full IBA was decent.

gainman · 03-12-2010, 11:07 AM

worse than running 3 miles in MOP gear

Deus Machina · 03-12-2010, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sloonan

according to Borkar, just walking in these suits feels like carrying an anvil between your legs.

Interesting fact: That's not a result of the suit, that's a requirement for the job.

PistolRogue · 03-12-2010, 12:29 PM

^^^ Hahahahahahhaa

But yeah, I doubt I could run a mile in under 10 wearing gym shorts and track shoes, much less an EOD suit..

pillage · 03-12-2010, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoo

A mile in under 10 minutes in one of those?!?! That is incredible!

All you need is proper motivation. A big fat guy can do this, if he thinks he is going to die. Of course he might drop dead after the run of a heart attack.

Shiba-Kun · 03-12-2010, 05:34 PM

Doesn't the shockwave of the blast kill more often then shrapnel or debris?

Mayvik · 03-12-2010, 05:41 PM

I'm sure if you trained specifically to move fast in the suit, you could acclimate yourself to it. I'm sure a moving around in a suit of armor isn't easy either, but people did it for a few hundred years. Granted, they weren't running away from explosions...

tencent · 03-12-2010, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Shiba-Kun

Doesn't the shockwave of the blast kill more often then shrapnel or debris?

i dont know the kill statistics but the shockwave is unarguably more devastating to everything around an explosion than the shrapnel. Unless of course its an explosive designed to release a maximum amount of shrapnel. Just watch some myth buster slow speeds of them blowing stuff up. Everything within a few feet of their explosions was just torn to pieces when the shockwave hit it.

03-12-2010, 08:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
sloonan MCB Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ?	The real Hurt Locker, How EOD suits work Real-life Hurt Locker: how bomb-proof suits work \| DVICE "Current suits on the market weigh anywhere from 60 to 70 pounds, and all that armor plating makes moving around pretty difficult. If there's any gripe that Borkar has about in The Hurt Locker's mostly-accurate portrayal of the EOD suit, it's this: "The techs just walk far too easily." That opening scene where Guy Pearce hoofs it away from the exploding bomb? Fat chance: according to Borkar, just walking in these suits feels like carrying an anvil between your legs. Of course, that doesn't stop real-world EOD technicians from trying. The current world record for running one mile in a full bomb suit was recently set by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Herbert, the explosive ordnance technician team leader for Marine Wing Support Squadron 271: nine minutes and 58 seconds flat! That cooling layer must have been working overtime." __________________ I don't believe in much but I do believe in duct tape.

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Mayvik Inch of Gold Join Date: May 2007 Location: Denver	I'm sure if you trained specifically to move fast in the suit, you could acclimate yourself to it. I'm sure a moving around in a suit of armor isn't easy either, but people did it for a few hundred years. Granted, they weren't running away from explosions... __________________ My Feedback