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FINALLY! Japanese Company Develops Gas-Deodorizing Underwear

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 06:11 AM PST


Thanks to Japanese company Inodore, the days when passing gas in public was seen as a social taboo may  soon be behind us. If you can keep the noise level down, their odor-deodorizing fabric does the rest, absorbing up to 99% of gas smell.

I know what you’re thinking, fart-proof underwear have been around for a while now, but according to Professor Hiroki Ohge of Hiroshima University they didn’t do such a great job of neutralizing smells. Ohge first got inspired to work on this unusual type of underwear when he traveled to America to study how diseases could affect the smell of people’s flatulence. In theory, by analyzing the smell of gas, along with its main component, hydrogen sulfide, one could be able to tell if he was suffering from a disease without having to succumb to more complicated examinations. While researching in the US, the Japanese professor noticed stores were selling various cushions and shorts that used activated carbon and charcoal to deodorize body smells. After analyzing them he identified some flaws in their design and technology, and upon returning to Japan, he began working on his own improved smell-neutralizing fabric.

He presented his idea to about 50 textile companies, and eventually one of them showed interest in his idea. Because activated carbon and charcoal were found weak and presented the danger of eventually falling out of the clothing, Ohge decided to use ceramic instead. The ceramic material’s countless tiny pores were ideal for the task, and the fact that it was strong enough to hold up to wear and washing made it ideal. Ultimately, the ceramic component was broken down into nanoparticles and attached to the underwear fabric, making it invisible to the naked eye. Completed in 2008, the smell-proof underwear were first introduced in nursing homes for the elderly, where it did a great job of neutralizing both flatulence and old age smell. That’s one of the great things about Inodore’s special fabric, it can mute all kinds of bad smells, from gas to sweat and even that old age smell produced by a chemical known as nonenal.

The Japanese company has used the revolutionary fabric to create all kinds of ingenious undergarments that can cure you of smelly feet, stinky armpits, and block foul-smelling gas. As you can expect, their goods have been received as a godsend by people with sensitive stomachs. "Seeing it advertised on TV I thought I'd give it a try,” one customer said. “I tried farting [in a pair of the underwear] as an experiment and I was truly shocked! The deodorant effect is outstanding!"

via RocketNews24

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Ultimate Trampoline Dodgeball Takes Gym Sport to New Heights

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 04:06 AM PST


The first trampoline dodgeball court was inaugurated in 2004, and the sport has been growing in popularity ever since. Now, the world’s first Ultimate Trampoline Dodgeball Championship might finally bring it into the spotlight.

There are a lot of popular sports played on giant trampolines these days, including basketball and volleyball, but trampoline dodgeball has to be the most exciting one yet. Created by Sky Zone Sports, this revolutionary game is played by the same rules as traditional dodgeball, with some slight differences. Instead of just trying to dodge and catch the balls by running around the court, in trampoline dodgeball the playing surface is made up of several trampolines, allowing the players to jump 10 feet in the air or bounce off the walls and “floor”, and making the experience even more fun. Two teams of five go against each other in 4-minute-long matches, with the one knocking out all opposition players being declared the winner. If at the end of four minutes, both teams have players on the court, the match goes into sudden death, until the first player is knocked out. In the upcoming championship, the team who wins two matches out of three will advance into the next stage of the competition.

Photo: Sky High Sports

Rick Platt is the creator of ultimate trampoline dodgeball, and he’s so convinced that his version will be the next big thing that he’s so far invested millions of dollars into building 26 courts in various American cities. This weekend, he organized the first ever trampoline dodgeball championship, in Los Angeles, where 21 teams from Canada and the US faced each other for the grand prize of $25,000.

 

“The trampoline is the equalizer,” Platt told The Huffington Post. “Athleticism is important. Throwing the ball is half the game, but if you don’t have agility, you’re going to be knocked out.” Some players say trampoline dodgeball is 75% mental, trying to figure out what your opponents’ next move will be, but looking at how this game is played, being in top physical shape is a must, if you want to have any chance of winning.

 

I personally love these variations of classic sports, and trampoline dodgeball really looks like a fun game. Who knows, maybe we’ll soon be seeing televised league games of the bouncy sport.

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