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		ErrantX on Aug 1, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Astronaut Koichi Wakata didn't change underwear fo... I am intrigued though as to why flame-resistance was tested... one imagines that if a fire breaks out the last thing on their minds will be "at least my underwear wont catch"

michael_dorfman on Aug 1, 2009 | [–]

Call me old-fashioned, but I think having one's underwear not catch fire is almost always better than the alternative.

kyochan on Aug 1, 2009 | [–]

feature creep?

xanados on Aug 1, 2009 | [–]

What they didn't mention is that the bloat made them 1/4 inch thick.

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