--- title: "Wanna Go Out In Public? Check Out This Ridiculous Biohazard Suit" description: "Famed YouTube account Unbox Therapy just got their hands on a particularly apocalyptic take on the future: a BioVYZR \"personal air-purifying shield.\"" date: "2021-01-06" modified: "2021-01-06" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/biovyzr-helmet-biohazard-suit" categories: - "Future Society" --- # Wanna Go Out In Public? Check Out This Ridiculous Biohazard Suit ![Famed YouTube account Unbox Therapy just got their hands on a particularly apocalyptic take on the future: a BioVYZR "personal air-purifying shield."]() *\Image: Unbox Therapy\* ## Darth Helmet YouTuber Lewis Hilsenteger, who runs the channel Unbox Therapy, just got his hands on a particularly apocalyptic take on the future: a BioVYZR "personal air-purifying shield." The device, essentially a $379 helmet-backpack-contraption, claims to filter out nasty coronavirus particles using filters on its vents. An electric fan circulates air to make sure the "shield" won't fog up immediately. https://youtu.be/m2w-vhUtljY ## Breathe Easy As Hilsenteger discovers in the video, BioVYZR even included small gloves lining both sides of the helmet, allowing you to scratch your own face or take out your headphones without taking the contraption off — or bringing contaminants in. Still, the device doesn't look comfortable to wear for extended periods of time. "It does feel a little bit humid," Hilsenteger noted. Level three on the fan controller also emitted a clearly audible humming noise that's bound to get irritating after a while. ## Glimpse "This is obviously a very extreme version of protection that is not going to be for everyone, but maybe it's some kind of glimpse into the future way in which humans will protect themselves," Hilsenteger added. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have yet to comment on such contraptions, but the concept isn't wholly farfetched. [Powered air purifying respirators]() (PAPRs) have long been used in hospitals to allow healthcare workers at hospitals to protect themselves. **READ MORE:** [This is NOT Science Fiction...]() \[YouTube\] **More on the product:** *Protect Yourself and Others With This Personal Air Purifying Shield* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()