Modernising Underpants - Sound Cancelling & Odour Retaining Tech

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The discussion revolves around the innovative concept of sound-canceling underpants designed to eliminate embarrassing noises in social and professional settings. The primary challenge highlighted is the complexity of real-time sound cancellation due to varying noise frequencies, which may require individual tuning for each pair, complicating production. Participants suggest alternative approaches, such as using acoustic damping fabrics instead of active sound cancellation. The conversation also touches on the potential for odor-retaining pants, though this idea faces challenges regarding thickness and practicality. Humor is prevalent, with suggestions for humorous features like sound-triggered alerts and the use of activated charcoal for odor control. The feasibility of miniaturizing technology for these garments is debated, alongside the notion of using a reed valve sensor for sound detection. Overall, the thread explores both the technical and comedic aspects of modernizing a basic clothing item while acknowledging the inherent difficulties in achieving these innovations.
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I just saw a Leno clip regarding a washable, reusable "flatulence deodorizer". We may have been scooped in regard to the olfactory effects, Woolie. Have to concentrate on mitigating the auditory effects.
 
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turbo-1 said:
I just saw a Leno clip regarding a washable, reusable "flatulence deodorizer". We may have been scooped in regard to the olfactory effects, Woolie. Have to concentrate on mitigating the auditory effects.

*#$#*#$#'s, i bet they were reading this thread and gazumped us, any way this morning i worked out how to stop the optical sensor from giving a false signal, it was simple, all i had to do was limit the low frequency response, so it all tied up with the fast amplitude response technology done.
 
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wolram said:
How can such a basic item of clothing be modernised you ask, well i have come up with an idea for sound cancelling underpants, the idea is to use upto date technology to capture sounds and produce an anti sound, and thus no one will have suffer embarrassment in meetings etc.
The only problem i have, is doing this in real time, this problem arises from the fact that the noise frequency can vary so much, so i will have to spend a lot of time making recordings . It may even be that each pair of underpants has to be tuned to the individual user, which will be a major disadvantage.
In the pipe line is odour retaining pants, but these are not looking promising, as so far they need to be at least 1/2 thick, and with people wanting to wear eye patches, i can not see how these could be packaged.

This is insane. You'll be wasting a lot of resources for a senseless purpose. Why not modernize the tailored suits instead to make it self cleaning no-wash garment. That way, you can save precious money for the laundry. I think there are already research conducted for that.
 
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JulieEastern said:
Why not modernize the suits instead to make it self cleaning no-wash garment. That way, you can save precious money for the laundry. I think there are already research conducted for that.
Been done in korea http://articles.latimes.com/1999/feb/27/business/fi-12162
 

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