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In Case of Emergency, Please Remove Your Bra

Posted by samzenpus on from the breathing-easy dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Caught in a disaster with harmful airborne particles? You'd better hope you're wearing the Emergency Bra. Simply unsnap the bright red bra, separate the cups, and slip it over your head — one cup for you, and one for your friend. Dr. Elena Bodnar won an Ig Nobel Award for the invention last year, an annual tribute to scientific research that on the surface seems goofy but is often surprisingly practical. And now Bodnar has brought the eBra to the public; purchase one online for just $29.95."

21 of 123 comments (clear)

  1. Why didn't I think of this... by g0bshiTe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Protect your lungs and smell breast sweat...bonus.

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  2. Oh great by zill · · Score: 2, Funny

    Stupid impulse purchases.

    Now I have to grow out my man-boobs in order to justify that $29.95 + shipping.

    1. Re:Oh great by Shakrai · · Score: 4, Funny

      Now I have to grow out my man-boobs

      See, if you were an American you would already have them ;)

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  3. Re:Has Slashdot turned into the Drudge Report? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Two points:

    1. this is idle
    2. this is an ig noble award recipient. IG's are about on the same geeky level as a Klingon opera.

  4. Survival manual by RenHoek · · Score: 4, Funny

    So when the siren sounds, start groping nearby females in search of a gasmask. :)

    1. Re:Survival manual by Reilaos · · Score: 5, Funny

      Remember to help yourself before assisting others.

    2. Re:Survival manual by TheLink · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well hopefully the Emergency Bra is easy to unclasp... I've heard some bras are rather difficult to remove.

      Not speaking from experience of course (I'm a virgin slashdotter after all).

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  5. Beats snorkling air from a toilet... by Nethemas+the+Great · · Score: 2, Funny

    demo here

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  6. eCup by SteveHeadroom · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow, this is so much more appealing than my eCup idea for men.

    1. Re:eCup by quatin · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't underestimate the cup, I wear one all the time when asking women if I can put my face in their bra.

  7. No good for Slashdot crowd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    [scene] Dozens of fully clothed dead men and women lying around the computer room
    [Officer 1] What happened here?
    [Officer 2] These poor souls died in the gas attack
    [Officer 1] What?! Everybody else in the building survived just fine. They used those new-fangled gas mask bras.
    [Officer 2, Checking a few bodies] I see several of these women are wearing those bras. Why didn't these people use them?
    [Officer 1, Reading the bra's instructions] "Step 1, remove bra"...Step 2..."
    [Officer 2] Well, there's the problem right away. This is a Slashdot crowd; no experience in removing bras.

  8. Great idea! by Sedated2000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    And if she's wearing edible panties, you have an emergency food supply after the disaster hits!

  9. Re:Why didn't you think of this, indeed... by Ohrion · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's not a repost, The new info is the bra is now commercially available.

  10. 1 girl 2 cup - the movie by sourcerror · · Score: 2, Funny

    1 girl 2 cup

  11. Re:Why didn't you think of this, indeed... by Hylandr · · Score: 4, Funny

    So now big boobs can be linked to high chances of survival? Will bra's start coming ratted in CFM rather than by Cup? Time for my Wife to get that boob job, "Think of the children dear!"

    - Dan.

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  12. Re:Why didn't you think of this, indeed... by Moryath · · Score: 3, Funny

    Next up: the zombie-killing ammunition-loaded bra, for those afraid of zombie attack.

    Available in sizes from .22 A-cup "Peashooter" all the way to 500-mm EEE-cup "Big Bertha."

  13. During the SARS period by troll8901 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    During the highly-infectious SARS period in 2003, several countries in East Asia were in a state of emergency. N95-rated respirator masks were in extreme short supply.

    One bra-manufacturing factory in Taiwan quickly modified its process and churned out masks instead - using the cup and straps as its basic design.

    It was a godsend among the Taiwanese who were greatly desperate for protection against the deadly virus, which spreads via tiny droplets of saliva sneezed/coughed into the air.

  14. Re:Why didn't you think of this, indeed... by Hylandr · · Score: 4, Funny

    I die happy?

    - Dan.

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  15. Re:I was going to complain... by Belial6 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes! Finally, my crazy survivalist rantings will make women want to take their bra's off for me! I knew that all those years living alone in a shack in the woods would eventually pay off!

  16. Re:Why didn't you think of this, indeed... by clone53421 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Tongue-in-cheek, cheek-in-bra?

    This new system of cheeks and bralessness could definitely bear further investigation...

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  17. Re:Why didn't you think of this, indeed... by clone53421 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey! We’ll have no swinging, swaying, or bouncing here... that’s what the bra was for!

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