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Thank God - now johnart will be able to get the drinking pants he's always wanted New Fabric Technology Will Tell You When You’re Falling on Your Face Photo: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images
The all-too-common scenario of that sweaty guy plopping down next to you, of all people, on the subway and stinking up your commute may soon be less frequent — or at least not as smelly.
“Smart” fabrics that wick sweat and eliminate body stank are now being used for more than just gymwear: Brooks Brothers is reportedly in the process of developing a line of suits that will keep their wearers from getting clammy armpits during a stressful meeting or a particularly strenuous day on the trading floor (no word yet on what they can do about sweaty handshakes, but oh well).
But if you thought deodorizing technology was fancy, it gets so much better: Researchers at the North Carolina State University’s College of Textiles are in the process of developing a “performance-fiber” that can monitor blood pressure, pulse rates, and “signs that a wearer is falling down,” according to The Wall Street Journal. Why someone would need their shirt to inform them that they’re face-planting remains a mystery, although not nearly as mysterious as how this technology actually works. But falling down is generally hilarious, as long as no one gets hurt, so thumbs-up to anything that gives the process some flare.
http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/08/new_fabric_technology_will_tel.html
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I could have done with something like that Saturday night. I completely lost the ability to stand. | |
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I wonder if they could add this technology to a Snuggie. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Who said I wear pants when I drank? [Edited 8/16/10 13:57pm] | |
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Oh, right...that's what the kiddie pool is for. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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[img:$uid]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/jgascot/personal/KiddiePool.jpg[/img:$uid] | |
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shit I graduated bitches!!! 12-19-09   | |
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ahahahaha I graduated bitches!!! 12-19-09 | |
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Genesia has a secret crush on Johnart. Nooo, i won't tell her.
lol All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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That pic is a few years old BTW. I kinda, sorta cut the several months of growing my hair off over the weekend. Genesia's been down this growing-my-hair-charade with me at least once or twice over the years.
Next time I say OOH I WANT LONG HAIR, please (this goes for anyone reading this) tell me to go fuck off cuz it won't ever happen. | |
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I think the ghetto-est part of this pic (I just noticed after all this time) is the bleach bottle at the lower left. | |
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That is SOOO the story of my hair life. | |
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We saw friends we hadn't seen in 5 years over the weekend. | |
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