British Soldiers Get Germ-Fighting Undies

Ant writes "Yahoo! News reports that British soldiers will be getting germ-fighting underwear. The antimicrobial underpants have been introduced by the Ministry of Defense as part of a new desert uniform for soldiers. They are the first undergarments issued to British troops, who traditionally have had to supply their own. Military officials said Thursday the unisex trunks were made from artificial fibers for comfort, with silver particles woven into the material to prevent sweating. "It is coated to prevent bacterial infection, and we have tried to arrange the seams so that they don't chafe," Col. Silas Suchanek, who led the team that procured the new equipment, said Thursday."

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[Kafka_Canada]

...with silver particles woven into the material to prevent sweating.

Uh oh, one more thing the colloidal/ionic silver idiots will use in their come-ons to turn people blue.

Luckily, like most scams these days, I'm guessing the majority of the victims will be pathetic wannabes and the scammers themselves.

mo info...

[wilsoniya]

Don't know about the rest of the ./ crowd, but i'm not one for driving. Just not a fan of trying to stay alive in fear of soccer moms driving 30,000lb SUV land yachts I guess... but really I was thinking the other day about driverless highways, and I guess there is actually some movements being made in that direction. read about it.

There's some cool shit in that link about maximizing efficiency by having cars drive only a few meters apart to minimize air resistance and the like. I'm all for it.