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Offline bijou

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Bras to power your iPod
« on: May 15, 2008, 01:34:16 PM »




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Women who want to clutch green issues close to their bosoms may soon be able to do so with the invention of a solar-powered bra.

The canny bit of underwear has been designed in Japan and has the ability to generate enough electricity to power an iPod or keep a mobile phone charged.

It works via a solar panel which can be worn around the wearer's stomach and therein lies the obvious problem – how is the sun going to reach the panel if the woman is respectably attired?

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Re: Bras to power your iPod
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2008, 01:38:25 PM »
Looks to be the product of some fine NIPpon engineering. 

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Re: Bras to power your iPod
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2008, 06:01:54 PM »
Thanks for the tip.   :-)
If you want to worship an orange pile of garbage with a reckless disregard for everything, get on down to Arbys & try our loaded curly fries.

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Re: Bras to power your iPod
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2008, 06:03:35 PM »
Read the rest of the article ... 

Global warming / cooling / climate change run amok! 
Thanks AlBore!   :banghead:  Idiot/s!

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Re: Bras to power your iPod
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2008, 01:32:47 AM »
Looks to be the product of some fine NIPpon engineering. 
Yup, when it comes to talent in Japan, really their cup  runneth over.