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August 29, 2006
Cool Shirt Personal Cooling System
Good news, bad news on the chilling front.
The good news: This system works.
The bad news: Look at the pictures above and below. And the price tag: $350 to $2,500.
Washington Post reporter Buzz McClain and University of Virginia professor of sports medicine Christopher Ingersoll tested the Cool Shirt, with McClain's report appearing in today's Washington Post Health section front-page story.
He wrote, "The Cool Shirt ($350 to $2500; coolshirt.net) is used in Iraq by a few comparatively lucky soldiers serving in tanks and Humvees to keep from frying. The system works by filling a cooler with ice water and connecting it with a hose to a cotton shirt laced front and back with 55 feet of medical-grade tubing, using a pump to circulate the water. When we gave it a try, we didn't get far because the extension cord gave out, the cooler weighed about 10 pounds, and we felt a bit like an early astronaut carrying his oxygen pack. Ingersoll's take: 'These shirts may be attractive if you're going to sit in a hot car in the desert,' but they may be a bit much for the office set."
Got the hots for one?
No problema: email sales@coolshirt.com or call 800-345-3176 "for the dealer nearest you."
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I'll save you 350 to 2500 dollars. This one isn't a shirt, it's a cooling system. It also cannot (or probably should not) be worn to symphony concerts, weddings, work, church, the grocery store, funerals, or much of anywhere else. However, it is excellent for wearing while running, walking, lawn mowing, tree climbing, outdoor cat chasing, boating, barbequing, etc. Here it is (I should charge for this):
Take a dish towel. Terrycloth, M-1. Or bath towel. However big you want. Twist it lengthwise into a rope shape. Soak with water. Wring out only enough so that it's not dripping. Form into a horseshoe shape. Freeze solid. (There's more room to do that when you use the smaller dish towel.) Remove from freezer immediately before mowing lawn, etc. Hang around neck. As the towel melts, soaking whatever t-shirt, etc., you're wearing with cold water, you cool off. Nice.
Posted by: Flautist | Aug 29, 2006 1:50:59 PM
