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The Speedos that could be just a bit too speedy (NASA-designed teflon swimsuit for competitors)
The Daily Mail (U.K.) ^
| March 29, 2008
| MARK FLEMING
Posted on 03/29/2008 7:32:41 PM PDT by Stoat
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To: Stoat
Not Guilty!!!!
Oh wait, what was this thread about again
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posted on
03/29/2008 8:14:57 PM PDT
by
qam1
(There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
To: LiberConservative
22
posted on
03/29/2008 8:16:28 PM PDT
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: sweetiepiezer
That's funny, I'd watch figure skating if they got rid of the gay guy and just had two women mugging it up on ice.( I've written letter to the authorities about my views but so far haven't gotten a reply.)
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posted on
03/29/2008 8:17:49 PM PDT
by
Leisler
To: Stoat
Two words
Laminar flow!
The swim crowd are not the only ones against new tech.
Riblets were used on the bottom of the 12-Meter Stars & Stripes during the 1987 America’s Cup. They are tiny v-shaped grooves that were applied to the hull on a vinyl tape (from the 3-M company).
Soon after their televised debut, they were outlawed by the racing rules, which now prohibit “specially textured” surfaces that alter “the character of the flow of water inside the boundary layer.”
Outlawed because they allowed the US entry to kick a$$ - and dominate the series. A one minute split is quite the deal.
I wonder when we see this in the Speedos?
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posted on
03/29/2008 8:21:47 PM PDT
by
ASOC
(I know I don't look like much, but I raised a US Marine!)
To: Stoat
British hope Caitlin DOES WHAT in the suit?
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posted on
03/29/2008 8:21:50 PM PDT
by
Xenalyte
("A cat can give birth to kittens in the oven. That don't make 'em biscuits." - Quanell X)
To: LiberConservative
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posted on
03/29/2008 8:26:26 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Reagan would have never said "She's my girl")
To: Slump Tester
Wonder if the corset will work equally well for both these streamlined swimmers?
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posted on
03/29/2008 8:26:36 PM PDT
by
texas booster
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To: ASOC
I wonder when we see this in the Speedos? I think we have been seeing this for quite awhile. This was the the idea behind the "Shark Skin" suite that was introduced several years ago.
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posted on
03/29/2008 8:27:27 PM PDT
by
outofstyle
(There's a rake at the gates of Hell tonight)
To: outofstyle
My daughter is a Division I college swimmer. This entire adventure has been costly. However, it paid off in the end for us. Congratulations to you and your daughter!
I expect her school will soon be suiting up the girls with this new device.
I would imagine that if it's accepted as being legal within the sport, it will become an accepted and budgeted equipment expense like any other.
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posted on
03/29/2008 8:35:45 PM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2012: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Westlander
I can see her feet. Stone her!
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posted on
03/29/2008 8:37:27 PM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Ask me again tomorrow.)
To: Perdogg
$299 for just the pants - oy!
The full ladies suit
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posted on
03/29/2008 8:41:05 PM PDT
by
Yossarian
(Everyday, somewhere on the globe, somebody is pushing the frontier of stupidity...)
To: Perdogg
Whoops - let me try that again!$299 for just the pants - oy!
The full ladies suit costs $550.
When I bought my swimming wetsuit for triathlons, it cost me I think around $375 (Orca) for mine 4 years ago. And that's a much more substantial affair - but lower tech - than these things...
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posted on
03/29/2008 8:41:44 PM PDT
by
Yossarian
(Everyday, somewhere on the globe, somebody is pushing the frontier of stupidity...)
To: texas booster
She’s obviously with him for his mind and body, not his money.
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posted on
03/29/2008 8:42:10 PM PDT
by
Proud_USA_Republican
(We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
To: Xenalyte
British hope Caitlin DOES WHAT in the suit?Oh lawdy...are we getting into 'salacious pinglist' territory?
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posted on
03/29/2008 8:57:31 PM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2012: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: bannie
works like an old-fashioned corset, squeezing a swimer's body into the sleekest shape possible.I like this! I want one; but I wonder what will happen to all of the excess, un-sleek leftovers...
Any leftovers are merely 'emergency tissue reserves', and those who are lucky enough to possess such backup stocks will be the ones who survive when The Shining City On The Hill is under siege by the Evil Saracen Hordes (a siege which many argue is currently underway). Any swimsuit which does not accommodate those who are more fit to survive the rigors of wartime deprivation should be viewed as a 'substandard' suit and should be avoided.
"snicker"
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posted on
03/29/2008 9:15:11 PM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2012: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: outofstyle
You can preorder a pair. It will cost you your govt refund check.
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posted on
03/29/2008 9:29:11 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Reagan would have never said "She's my girl")
To: Westlander
To: qam1
Not Guilty!!!!Oh wait, what was this thread about again
Ummm...swimwear technologies, I think......
"Swimwear tech support consultant"
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posted on
03/29/2008 9:34:39 PM PDT
by
Stoat
(Rice / Coulter 2012: Smart Ladies for a Strong America)
To: Stoat
If swimmers are going to dress in a $500 teflon suit designed by NASA, then, heck, why not flippers? Why not let them use speedboats?
To: texas booster
I’m sure economists have found a formula for how many dollars this guy has to have per extra pound to be walking with that girl.
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