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Self-Warming Jackets

Posted by michael on from the virtually-zero-electrocution-risk dept.

jeffy124 writes: "Those of you in the frigid north who find their coats unfulfilling of their duties may be interested in a self-warming jacket. By using steel microfibres woven into the fabric plus a lithium battery, heat is actually generated to as much as 114 degrees fahrenheit. The jackets, sadly, come with a nasty price -- US$500. Among those interested in purchasing are skiers (including some Olympians), and the Military."

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  2. Re:$500 isn't anything for many skiers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Another Penismeister post, and another -1...

    Mr. Mayor, if you'd remove your dick from the moderator's mothers shitfunnel, you'd probably get better ratings.

    All HAIL the power of the AC!

  3. Bob Hope dead at 99 by Ivy+League+Troll · · Score: -1, Troll


    I just started up my web browser and began to click through my various daily news sites when I saw the huge breaking news headline on CNN.com that read Bob Hope dead at 99.

    I'm both shocked and saddenned by this loss, as Bob was a great man who was known by many as America's most prized ambassador of good will around the world.

    He was born Leslie Towns Hope on May 29, 1903 in Eltham, England, and made his show business debut in 1924 in a dancing act with partner Lloyd Durbin in a Fatty Arbuckle Revue.

    Mr. Hope starred in 60 movies and has been honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences five times. Even more impressive, he was cited by the Guinness Book of World Records as "The Most Honored Entertainer" of all time with over 1,500 awards and citations for humanitarian and professional efforts, including the "Congressional Gold Medal" the "Medal of Freedom," the "Honor of Knight Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire," and the "Congressional Resolution 75." This last honor made Bob Hope the first American in history to be made an honorary veteran.

    This wonderful man has also received 54 Honorary Degrees including seven Doctor of Laws, 19 Doctor of Humane Letters, and 11 Doctor of Humanities.

    Younger people may know Mr. Hope best for his passion for the game of golf that is so legendary. For 40 years, he has hosted the "Bob Hope Desert Classic" in Palm Springs, raising millions for Desert Charities.

    He was a great man and will surely be missed.

    Thanks for the memories,
    Ivy League Troll


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    Bob Hope dead at 99
  4. Re:You don't need electric jackets - Hein Gericke by fmaxwell · · Score: 1, Troll

    You don't need electric heating to be warm on a bike. Just get a decent quality bike jacket that was made this decade.

    I have a decent motorcycle riding suit and probably go out at temperatures that would freeze your eurobutt. I can dress for riding down the highway or I can dress for around-town. But if you mix the two, you are either too hot or too cold.

    Besides, I don't like having to deal with a full riding suit when I just want to take a run to the store, go to a restaurant, etc.

    By the way, when you say "90 on the motorway", do you mean 90kph or 90mph? If it's kph, I have a scooter that's almost that fast and if I rode 90kph (56mph) on the highways around here, I'd be squashed within a week.