Odor-free underwear tested in Japan

[BuelahWitch]

Koichi Wakata, the first Japanese astronaut to live on the International Space Station, is testing the clothes, called J-ware and created by textile experts at Japan Women's University in Tokyo.

"He can wear his trunks (underwear) more than a week," said Koji Yanagawa, an official with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency.

Wakata's clothes, developed by researcher Yoshiko Taya, are designed to kill bacteria, absorb water, insulate the body and dry quickly. They also are flame-resistant and anti-static, not to mention comfortable and stylish.

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"The other astronauts become very sweaty, but he doesn't have any sweat. He didn't need to hang his clothes to dry," Yanagawa said.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUKTRE52M6ET20090323

[flvegan]

1. The British Army has underwear that will go 1 year unwashed.

Thank you, MANswers.

[NYC_SKP]

2. Two years.

If you turn it inside-out.

[surrealAmerican]

5. Yuk.

Thanks for the laugh.

[DS1]

8. And there I was serving in the US Marines instead of the Royal Marines like some sort of sucker!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

3. I guess that's good when you have no choice; but

it still seems kind of gross.

[HopeHoops]

4. I've got half a drawer full of that - I call it "clean underwear".

[bif]

6. Bad news for the guys who buy used panties!

[no name no slogan]

7. still no cure for cancer.

[Bake]

9. But are they skidmark-proof?

Odorless, my ass!

:rofl:

Bake