Mangesh Hattikudur
Fashion that’s Shocking
by Mangesh Hattikudur - November 17, 2006 - 12:34 PM

ST_selfdefense_2.jpgHey ladies: If you’re searching for a look that screams “don’t even think about putting your grubby hands on me”, get a load of the No-Contact jacket. While the $950 waterproof nylon parka looks sort of dowdy from the outset, the attire is positively electric. And by that, I mean it delivers 80,000 volts of juice to anyone who tries to touch you. If you get groped, all you have to do is turn a key in the sleeve, and watch your harasser throw his hands in the air (at least according to the instructional diagram below.) Of course, the jacket comes with a rubberized lining to prevent any shocks to your own system, and in some states might even require a license to own! Still, it beats hunting through a purse for the mace. Read more here at Wired.
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Comments (5)

  1. Isn’t this a lawsuit waiting to happen? There you are minding your own business, walking down a crowded street. You brush pass somebody who is afraid of their own shadow and … BAM, you’re zapped with 80,000 volts!

    posted by Anthony on 11-17-2006 at 12:47 pm

  2. What happens if it’s raining?

    posted by Sheldon Siegel on 11-17-2006 at 12:53 pm

  3. No, I’m definitely curious as well… I can’t imagine they’d put out a waterproof raincoat without taking some of those things into consideration, though!

    posted by Mangesh on 11-17-2006 at 1:22 pm

  4. The link says it is waterproof. Wait. I apologize, it claims that it is waterproff (whatever that means).

    posted by Anthony on 11-17-2006 at 1:32 pm

  5. Not a bad idea in theory (I certainly could haev used it a few times.) but seriously…who gets groped in a parka?

    Electrified club clothes, that’s what we need…..

    posted by Lyssa on 11-17-2006 at 1:46 pm

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