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Student Invents Glow-In-Dark Underwear
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| Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004
| The Associated Press
Posted on 11/30/2004 10:13:17 AM PST by T Wayne
As if a plain old thong wasn't enough to accentuate what isn't covered, a Rice University MBA student has shed some neon light on the skin with a glow-in-the-dark version.
Beau Carpenter, an avid runner who also works at NASA, initially thought of creating glow-in-the-dark jogging clothes, but practicality evaporated when thongs captured his attention during his Internet research. He enlisted Chris Harris, an electrical engineering student at Rice, and Marcus Brocato, a chemistry lab manager at the Houston private university, to develop the GloThong.
"Being guys, it didn't take us long to gravitate to them," Carpenter told the Houston Chronicle in Sunday's editions. "My co-workers find it endlessly entertaining."
The thongs have lightweight, water-resistant batteries that, when fully charged, illuminate the straps for two hours in various neon colors, including blue, pink and yellow. Wearers can use a wall adapter to charge them up, but car chargers are available for those on the go.
They were a hit when the team recently took their invention to a topless bar in Dickinson.
"The women liked the product so much that they lined up to give us their real names and cell numbers," Carpenter said.
The thong will be available for $49.95 by mid-December, but the group intends to expand their offerings to include luminescent bras and bikinis.
"We're selling attention," Carpenter said. "You kind of feel like Cinderella until the Glo runs out."
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On the Net: www.glothong.com
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To: COBOL2Java
Hmmmm...at least that part looks like my wife...2.5 more hours...
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posted on
11/30/2004 10:34:24 AM PST
by
Caipirabob
(Democrats.. Socialists..Commies..Traitors...Who can tell the difference?)
To: T Wayne
America. Isn't it wonderful!
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posted on
11/30/2004 10:37:29 AM PST
by
mattdono
("Crush the democrats, drive them before you, and hear the lamentations of the scumbags" -Big Arnie)
To: N. Theknow
Briefly, but in glowing terms...
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posted on
11/30/2004 10:38:52 AM PST
by
MortMan
(On ne voire bien qu'avec la coeur.)
To: KidGlock
Or only the illuminati....Didn't you mean the Illimi-Naughty?
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posted on
11/30/2004 10:41:07 AM PST
by
sourcery
(This is your country. This is your country under socialism. Any questions? Just say no to Socialism!)
To: contemplator
Which version of Cinderella had her sporting a pair neon-glow in the dark thongs at the ball? It was the XXX version called "Sinderella".
Or so I'm told.
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posted on
11/30/2004 10:51:49 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(All I ask from livin' is to have no chains on me. All I ask from dyin' is to go naturally.)
To: COBOL2Java
I saw that. Go ahead and bring the others over!!
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posted on
11/30/2004 10:52:40 AM PST
by
T Wayne
To: T Wayne
That was the tamest one I found. Any others and I'll have the Admin Monitor after me!
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posted on
11/30/2004 10:55:37 AM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(If this isn't the End Times it certainly is a reasonable facsimile...)
To: N. Theknow
Reminds me of the song "looking for love in all the
thong places......"
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posted on
11/30/2004 11:00:20 AM PST
by
stm
To: N. Theknow
Reminds me of the song "looking for love in all the
thong places......"
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posted on
11/30/2004 11:02:14 AM PST
by
stm
To: COBOL2Java
Ok, now wait just a dad-blamed minute here......this directly from their website:
"GloThong provides luminescent (glowing) products for women and men who seek unique products which are attractive, cool and sexy."
Man, if J. Edgar Hoover were still alive......
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posted on
11/30/2004 11:07:37 AM PST
by
SSG USA
To: SSG USA
Warped thought!!!
??????Where do they put the battery?????????
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posted on
11/30/2004 1:08:35 PM PST
by
T Wayne
To: T Wayne
Glow in the dark underware. Who would wear that? LOL!
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posted on
11/30/2004 2:44:32 PM PST
by
Ptarmigan
(Proud rabbit hater and killer)
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