Posted on 07/30/2009 1:26:33 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In what might embarrass less adventurous souls, astronaut Koichi Wakata is returning to Earth with the underwear he kept on for a solid month during his space station stay and scientists will check them out.
They're experimental high-tech undies, designed in Japan to be odor free.
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Wakata has been off the planet for 4 1/2 months.
"I haven't talked about this underwear to my crew members," Wakata said in an interview with The Associated Press, drawing a big laugh from his six shuttle colleagues. "But I wore them for about a month, and my station crew members never complained for about a month, so I think the experiment went fine."
The underwear, called J-Wear, is a new type of anti-bacterial, water-absorbent, odor-eliminating clothing designed for space missions. ...
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I don’t think they work on libs. and especially old hippie types.
Interesting.
I wonder who lost the coin toss?
I’d hate to be on the team of scientists who will now study the undies.
Seriously! Who gets sniffer duty?
“They’re experimental high-tech undies, designed in Japan to be odor free.”
Forget the space test. Try them down here after a bad burrito.
This is the kind of crap NASA is wasting our tax dollars on.
This is another reason why we need to abandon manned space missions. Just keep the unmanned studies.
What a bunch of wankers.
Given the things one works with (and on) in a lab everyday, soiled undies are a breath of fresh air.......
... and Barney Frank has excitedly volunteered to perform the sniff test!
Hmmm. Probably the first astronaut to be carried as external stores on the shuttle for re-entry.
I have my own “Lucky Underwear”, unfortunately, they have never been tested in space.
What?
Mine are always “oder free”!
Ice Cream only, baby!
..../sarc (cuz some can’t tell the difference)
And after that they'll be used in a new Japanese reality TV show called "Gag Reflex!"
Odor-Free <> Clean
This would be useful any time we have people on extended missions even here on Earth. Remember the odor is just a result of the nasty bacteria that start thriving. No bacteria, healthier wearers.
A military sniper snooping around for a high-value target for a week would probably want a pair.
“astronaut Koichi Wakata is returning to Earth with the underwear he kept on for a solid month....”
Am I missing something here?....Isn’t changing them once a month o.k.?
This may be marketed under the brand of Romneywear.
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