Since Mangesh is all about the wacky inventions today, I thought I’d put this one up too — because I need a verdict: Is this incredibly cool, or is it Hypercolor in a science-y (and somewhat gross) disguise?
[The jacket is] inhabited by a Printed Organism that appears and grows on the garment only when it is being worn for long enough.
When you wear the cotton jacket, the pattern, like a parasite or a wine plant, slowly comes to life as color until it reaches full visual bloom. When the jacket is removed again, the organism slowly dies out until it fades into a seamless printed pattern. The human body acts as a host and provides a support structure for the organism to grow on.
The printed organism is created using thermo-chromic inks and is electrically controlled through conductive wire threaded directly on the fabric of the jacket.
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I’d give it the thumb’s up… I bet there are all sorts of creative applications: The blooming flower/tree is great, but you could have nerdy things like a tetris wall building up the side of a shirt, or space invaders increasingly creeping down the back, or even an hourglass that fills up and tells a kid when it’s time to stop playing and head in the house.
posted by Mangesh on 11-13-2006 at 12:51 pm
The idea is fine, it’s the description that creeps me out. Parasite? Host? Dies out? Organism?
Not exactly the best way to describe such a nifty jacket. I feel an urge to poke it with a stick….
posted by Lyssa on 11-13-2006 at 1:53 pm
I love the parasite! But then I just finished studying about tapeworms in a parasitology class.
posted by Margaret on 11-13-2006 at 6:11 pm
It looks awesome… though I don’t think “incredibly cool” and “Hypercolor” were mutually exclusive. I like parasite, though appearing bones would also be fun, in an old-fashioned Halloween costume kinda way.
posted by Emily on 11-13-2006 at 9:26 pm
I think it’s cool. Weird, but cool.
Your subject heading made me think of one of my microbiology professors who would always say that tapeworms, and I am directly quoting him here, “Turn me on.” He meant he really liked tapeworms, but it was so hilarious to hear him say that.
posted by Janel on 11-14-2006 at 1:49 am
this is sheer brilliance. i would definately sport this worm. no doubt.
posted by lauren on 12-15-2006 at 2:54 pm