In case of emergency, remove your bra
Caught in a disaster?
You'd better hope you're wearing the Emergency Bra. Simply unsnap the bright red bra, separate the cups, and slip it over your head -- one cup for you, and one for your friend.
Dr. Elena Bodnar won an Ignoble Award for the invention last year, an annual tribute to scientific research that on the surface seems goofy but is often surprisingly practical. And now Bodnar has brought the eBra to the public; purchase one online for just $29.95.
"The goal of any emergency respiratory device is to achieve tight fixation and full coverage. Luckily, the wonderful design of the bra is already in the shape of a face mask and so with the addition of a few design features, the Emergency Bra enhances the efficiency of minimizing contaminated bypass air flow," explains the eBra website.
It sounds silly, but Bodnar, a Ukraine native who now lives in Chicago, started her medical career studying the effects of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster. If people had had cheap, readily available gas masks in the first hours after the disaster, she said, they may have avoided breathing in Iodine-131, which causes radiation sickness.
The bra-turned-gas masks could have also been useful during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and for women caught outside during the dust storms that recently enveloped Sydney, she said.
"You have to be prepared all the time, at any place, at any moment, and practically every woman wears a bra," she said. Her patented devices also look pretty, no different from a conventional bra, she added.
According to a report on tech news site CNET, there are plans for a "counterpart device for men" in the works, though the precise shape it will take has yet to be revealed.
Check out the photo here-
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/09/23/emergency-remove-bra/
I will leave the comments up to you all.....
i hope air hostesses will start announcing it pretty soon: I case of loss in cabin pressure or filling of smoke, look for a busty blonde!
Tinker...what to do yani..cant take alcohol with antibiotics...thats what the doc says... may be this information may do the trick ...:)
Tinker...whats the latest then...I am all ears...:)
jack dont run away, we all can see ur torn underwear...:)
lol jacko, chill... :P
I am outta here :(
Ekkss.. if he does tat - then surely he is killin all the passengers...:(
Dr.Jack do u wear bra's ? :(
make sure u wear them next time u board any flight...:)
I thought there was a medical discussion going on... :(
and which cases would fall under emergencies? :P
Read us like a book uhh! Yet they still don't know the title of the book..:)
Sizes matters in Emergencies..:)
LOL tink... :P
hmm, wonder if the size matters.. :P
But isnt wearing a bra out of fashion...:)
moobs, eww....
tinkerbell, when I ran across that article, I knew who the perect audience would be :D
What if it's a Man-Bra for his moobs :O(
wat if the friend is a guy ? :(
I hope that when I am in Emergency my friend is wearing a Bra.! Thanks for sharing Chocoholic..:)
Flor you can give urs....:)
In that case.... You'll die happy ..
if she wears an eBra for me to have peace of mind? What if she says she's wearing none, that would make my mind......
tinks, looks like it.. ;)
wat if the bra is with a hole ? :(
well if ever men's underwear are to be used like the one discussed above i'd rather die than sniffing my own fart, in case the air becomes radioactive lol
This is a great invention.. especially here with the constant threats from Iran..
Now, the females in Qatar will be in even more demand :O(
well if ever men's underwear are to be used like the one discussed above i'd rather die than sniffing my own fart lol
"there are plans for a "counterpart device for men" in the works, though the precise shape it will take has yet to be revealed."
im curious as to what kind of men's clothing "counterpart" they will make it to be. :P
flor, she's supposed to REMOVE the bra. Example-
http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/etc/emergency-bra-ebra-100924.html
ohh wat an invention
lol waiting on the counterpart article to come out.. :P
Apparently there will be a "counterpart device for men".
Maybe that's what the c-string is really for.
this really made the news?
and if you are serious, you need 7 pairs at least, that's tight for the budget.
And if a guy wears the half while the other half is still attached to the woman, he may be suffocated not with smoke but with.............
Kinky..
I know a couple of people doing this with panties, but Bras ??
I worry about the army. What if your atacked and theer is a female soldier near by. Will she then provide the gas mask ?
if you removed your bra, i will remove mine...
if you removed your bra, i will remove mine...
how can i do this???
Ingenious
how can i do this???