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Wed 9 Aug, 2006 03:56 pm
Quote:Air-conditioned shirt offers heat relief
TOKYO, July 30 (UPI) -- Japanese technician Hiroshi Ichigaya has invented what he calls the world's first air-conditioned shirt.
While most shirts trap an individual's sweat -- keeping it from evaporating -- Ichigaya's invention creates circulating air to enhance evaporation through the use of two small battery-operated fans, the Mail on Sunday said.
All electrical parts of the shirt can be removed to allow for washing, and the shirt can even be powered by plugging it into a computer through a USB cord.
The shirt reportedly offers the wearer a pleasant breeze with one drawback -- when it's running, the shirt partially inflates.
"It's true the shirts make you look like a 'Michelin Man' but on factory floors people are more worried about being able to do their jobs in comfort," said Ichigaya -- referring to an advertising icon whose body is made up of auto tires.
or like he's being squeezed by a boa constrictor
CoolMax works well enough for me.
roger wrote:CoolMax works well enough for me.
How'd you stick one of these in your shirt?
Hint: CoolMax is a fabric.
Actually, he looks less like a cannoli...
...and more like a Zen rock stack:
Now, when I say cannoli, that's exactly what I mean. Cream cheese and chocolate chunks. Sometimes what I get is what I mean by manicotti. Maybe my pronunciations is off, or something.
roger wrote:Hint: CoolMax is a fabric.
Psst, I knew that.
Mr. Google reveals all..... :wink:
Ah, but I actually wear it when cycling in the summer. Darn stuff actually works, even if the label lies and says Polyester.
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