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Science Brings You Brighter Pants

Posted by timothy on from the we're-all-naked-underneath dept.

HobbySpacer writes "Ignored at parties? Now you can really shine in your new wild and crazy pants made from a fabric woven with scintillating light fibers and lit by LEDs. Optics.org reports on the debut this month of "sparkly clothes" made by the Italian company Luminex. The fibers were originally developed for particle physics experiments (first the Web and now this!) Science, leading us on to a brighter future..."

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  1. A lot more disturbing is this: by uradu · · Score: 4, Interesting

    http://optics.org/articles/news/8/7/1/1

    Why does the world need this again?

  2. Implications? (-1 redundant probably) by illusion_2K · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the article:

    " In the future the company is hoping to turn the clothes into a 'smart' material, capable of measuring pulse or body temperature and responding to environmental stimuli."

    Well, I for one think that the implications of mood pants are pretty obvious...

  3. Jump the Shark by bwt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did the science category just jump the shark?

  4. Soft watches, please by Observer · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Ever since I first read it mentioned in passing - "it's a Bulova Dali" - in one of Larry Niven's stories set in Known Space, I've wanted to have a Daliesque flexible and functional watch woven into the cloth of a shirt cuff. Now, as the technology is gradually approaching the point where this might be feasable for the first time, we get... Disco Trousers?

    Oh dear.

    --
    Bulova(r) is a registered trade mark of Bulova Corporation. Dali ought to be a registered trade mark, given his eye for the commercial main chance.

  5. Excellent Efficiency! Captain by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Insightful


    It makes it easier and quicker to know who to shun at parties. Girls then don't have to actually talk to you to know you are a dweeb.

    --
    Table-ized A.I.
  6. Pants that need batteries?! by OmniSynth · · Score: 5, Funny
    When glow-in-the-dark clothes just aren't good enough.

    Actually, if done tastefully (ha!), you might end up with some pretty nifty stuff.
    I refuse to walk around as a floresent marquee all day though.
    Not to mention that it's going to be hell for teens trying to sneak back home after curfew.
    Quick! Turn off your clothes, or your mom will see us!

    Rudolph with your pants so bright, won't you guide my rave tonight?
    Sorry. It might be too early for that last one.

    --
    Madness takes its toll.
    Please have exact change.
  7. wallpaper and customized skins! by Vuzz · · Score: 5, Funny

    How about pants with downloadable skin from the net to go with it. Feels just like Winamp.

    Better yet, wallpaper for your pants and shirt!The possibilities are endless.

    --Vuzz

  8. Glowing pants? by inio · · Score: 5, Interesting

    pffffff... Glowing pants?

    What the world really needs are glowing undergarments!

    Oh, whoops, seems they have those covered (in the middle).