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New DC alternate energy source for sailboats?
Harnessing the untapped power of breast motion. - By Adrienne So - Slate Magazine

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A prof at Georgia Tech is developing nanofabric that generates electricity from the bouncing of sports bras. (D cups evidently produce a lot more energy than B cups, yay for big tits) He figures he can charge a cel phone with the energy generated by a T shirt, and expects to have the product on the market within 5 years, at affordable prices.

So the question is, could this work with sail cloth?
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So is there a job for a semi-experienced bra fitter such as myself to assist with the adjustments necessary for that bra to work??
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Hey!! I'm SINGLE and am allowed to look. Not like you married guys who have to wear blinders.
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Hey!! I'm SINGLE and am allowed to look. Not like you married guys who have to wear blinders.

see now, that's where you're wrong. my gal points them out to me so I don't miss anything
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