Solar Powered Bra: Turning Lingerie Green
The cold hand of technology has now invaded the world of lingerie. Underwear will not only provide women with the necessary support of unmentionable body parts, but it will also make them (the women not the body parts) “green” and environmentally friendly!
Triumph International Japan Limited has introduced its latest brainchild, a solar bra with a built-in solar panel that captures and redistributes the sun’s power and can actually generate enough electric energy to power a cell phone or an iPod!
The solar panel on this environmentally friendly green colored “Solar Power Bra” is worn around the stomach.
According to Triumph spokeswoman, Yoshiko Masuda:
“The panel requires light to generate electricity and the concept bra will not be in stores anytime soon, as people usually can not go outside without wearing clothes over it. But it does send the message of how lingerie could possibly save the planet.”
No matter how heroic its proportions may be, the Solar Power Bra cannot be washed or worn on a rainy day as it could become damaged.
Its eco-friendly promise reflects an emerging trend in Japan, and Triumph does not stop there when it comes to underwear innovation.
Other green-themed undergarments include a bra that turns into a reusable shopping bag and one that features metal chopsticks to promote the use of reusable chopsticks.
One can only speculate as to what is next.
Could it be “green” panties (matching of course) or stockings or maybe even green condoms?
One can only wonder, why not?
By MDeeDubroff on 22-09-2008
Comment by smart guy
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:47 pm
How stupid…and a waste of time. Most women dont like bra’s I would rather see them with out a bra.
Comment by no saggin'
September 22nd, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Great, no “bra’s”(sic) and women of the world will be sagging by the time they are 30.
Comment by Gee-man
September 23rd, 2008 at 1:32 am
How exactly would this work? If they’re solar powered, wouldn’t they need to be exposed in the sun, ie. outside? In public? Ah well, yet another wacky invention from Japan that will probably serve us no purpose whatsoever for the time being.
Comment by MDeeDubroff
September 23rd, 2008 at 3:10 am
Thank you all for your comments. As far as how the bra works, you raise a good point. It really does not say anywhere how it actually operates.
Comment by brandi
September 23rd, 2008 at 3:25 am
If you cant wash then how do you clean it? Just wear dirty bras? Then dirty solar power underwear?
Comment by Luna Avalina
September 25th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
What do you know if we like or not bras? 9_9
Comment by design
September 27th, 2008 at 3:48 am
Yes, because if anything is green, its putting expensive washed silicon in an incredibly inefficient angle. It will never produce any amount of usable power. Assuming a 22% efficiency with perfect angle, which is insane, and all you do is lie in the sun, then these might produce 16 W hours a day. Utterly useless.
1000W/m^2 8 hours of sunlight