TOKYO (Reuters) - Ladies, take your battle for the environment a little closer to your heart with a solar-powered bra that can generate enough electric energy to charge a mobile phone or an iPod.

Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan Ltd unveiled its environmentally friendly, and green colored, "Solar Power Bra" on Wednesday in Tokyo which features a solar panel worn around the stomach.

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The panel requires light to generate electricity and the concept bra will not be in stores anytime soon, said Triumph spokeswoman Yoshiko Masuda, 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, Masuda said, adding that the bra should not be washed or sunned on a rainy day to avoid damaging it.

Being eco-friendly is now fashionable in Japan, and the "Solar Energy Bra" follows the company's other green-themed undergarments that include a bra that turns into a reusable shopping bag and one that featured metal chopsticks to promote the use of reusable chopsticks.

"It is very comfortable and I can really feel involved in eco-friendly efforts as well," model Yuko Ishida said.

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That doesn't really look that comfortable to me. Why not a clip on patch or something for your sleeve? Why a bra?

geez

It can't be washed. Might be a tad odoriferous after a bit

So does that mean they can't wear any clothes on top of that thing...? If so than the clothes would cover the solar panel!

A solar hat would make more sense to me.

^ But then we wouldn't have an excuse to stare at their chest..

That's why I figured they made it a bra, lol

Silly guys (assuming it was guys)

You need an excuse?

You mean you don't fancy trying it on and giving us a twirl

Nope! I don't need any of my girly bits helping to power my mp3 player, lol

Can you lend me a boob miss?

You would need two or it would fall off

I wonder how many other ladies and gentlemen had the same thought as I did when reading the title.


Solar powered boobs.... They get bigger when it's bright and smaller when it's dark.

A photosynthesis for boobs!

Okay, so let me get this straight..

You can't really wear it outside (in the sun) and you can't put clothes over it.

How is this thing supposed to save the world, when it actually has, no useable purpose? Besides, how much power do you really need to charge an iPod or a mobile phone. You could just as easily get that off your PC, it wouldn't cost anything extra (AFAIK).



It'll please both sexes. Ladies can have sex with the light on, because most men will want to have as much light as possible.

LOL That's hilarious (and so true, lol)

Yes but that gizmo would have to be removed.

Perhaps, but now there's reason and it'll make their hearts melt .... you're an environmentalist curious to saving mother nature. Will there be a "bro" for guys?

Hmmm, good point. It's back to being worthless again

A 'healthy' girl walks into a bar wearing a solar energy bra.

Nerd1: "Woh, you could power an entire network with those puppies".

Nerd2 then disputes the figures, he whips out his...


HP Calculator and they would both lose interest in the female.

Sounds... useless, for lack of a better word .

Scirwode

My not a jiggle motion generator? you have elastic like bands that generate electriticy from the jiggleing movement created by the breasts bounching when walking? that'd um be much smaller and look more like a standard one... they have stuff like this in boots now for armies when they march they charge their devices with... move it into a bra... or pants or anything that moves... give them a reason to make em bounce

Ha! I have a great Gif image of this but it probably would violate the rules.

Solar bras are rather limited.
They should use the trusty pump-action generators.

Why be sexist about this? Why not have a solar panel hat for guys?

A solar powered undergarment in inherently impractical. However, it is a very good way to attract attention at a trade show and with the media.

Presumably the company that designed this item is planning on bringing more practical items (like solar paneled hats) to market. Perhaps the rest of their booth contained more mundane items.

Without the bra and the pretty girl, however, would we be talking about this? Sex sells.

Maybe instead of silicon they should put pumps into breast so you can squeeze them to blow up your bikes tires.

Ok first of all, thats not a bra, thats a bustier, not to be confused with a corset. second, that definatly would have to be worn as outerwear, which you could do, as most corsets and some bustiers are completely fine to be worn as day wear. Second....I think I need to take a break from the clothes shopping for models because I seem to now know way too much about underwear.

For as small as a stick skinny as that girl is i'm suprised she has much to support to start with..

are you trying to imply that asians don't have breasts, or that skinny girls don't have large chests? sounds like it...I know plenty of girls that are very petite but are natureally 32b-34C....and none of them are white.

No, but it helps to have one when your at the police station

He's just saying skinnier girls are more likely to have smaller breasts. Only super-duper lucky skinny girls fill out more.

It's not really sexist seeing as the clothing is designed for a woman (at the moment).

i laughed so hard at this , no joke!

Nope we don't it's scientifically proven that we should look

wow talk about trying to turn a comment about ONE PERSON into a racist type comment sheesh... did you even look at the picture of the girl? look at her arms? they are like twigs... I don't know many asian girls that are THAT skinny... second of all what in the world does "and none of them are white" have to do with anything? who ever said a single thing about skin color? Seriously it sounds like you are TRYING to start a fight about something that was a comment about one girl in a picture by turning it into some kinda race war...

Down with Whitey!

agree. some people are too sensitive.

I laughed at SirEvan's comment as well, you said nothing to imply that all skinny people had small breasts, and especially nothing to do with asians

OK -- a solar power hat on top, which then powers flashing LEDs on the woman's bra ...

... thus, attracting attention.

So when it does come out... then how much would it cost?

will they make one for man-boobs?

yep, i have em.

That was a good one man ! A more practical idea is to make solar skin tight jeans and shirts; guys with big asses and massive tummies will be able to generate more power due to increased surface area. See obesity is actually good for the environment.

Should be in the joke section Good one!

It just looks like they duct taped a solar panel on...