Comments on: Haramaki http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/ The Neat Side of the Web Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:56:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Heide http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/comment-page-1/#comment-464795 Heide Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:56:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/#comment-464795 I have two of these and wear them all the time. You can get them here: http://www.toplessundershirt.com I have two of these and wear them all the time. You can get them here:
http://www.toplessundershirt.com

]]> By: MoonCake http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/comment-page-1/#comment-463323 MoonCake Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:26:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/#comment-463323 or you could take the typical american skirt and move it up a couple inches. though by then it could be considered a belt (hooray for mini-skirts and all their premiscuous glory). who'da thunk it... or you could take the typical american skirt and move it up a couple inches. though by then it could be considered a belt (hooray for mini-skirts and all their premiscuous glory). who'da thunk it...

]]> By: Louise http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/comment-page-1/#comment-462796 Louise Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:32:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/#comment-462796 Well, for what it's worth in my youth I had a friend who had been in the Black Watch Regiment in WWI. He spent 4 years in the trenches of Flanders as a young man. He said the worst part of the war wasn't the death, the shelling, or even the mud. It was the lice. The Scots all felt sorry for the Tommys, who wore button-front trou. The Scots lads all wore kilts which made it easy to get the lice off. After all, no drawers meant easy access. "Weren't you cold in a kilt?" I asked. "Not a bit of it," he replied. "We all wore woolen kidney warmers. If you keep your kidneys warm, you'll stay warm, and you'll never get sick." I've never tested it but there is the testimony I heard. Are there any veterans of the trenches still left alive? Well, for what it's worth in my youth I had a friend who had been in the Black Watch Regiment in WWI. He spent 4 years in the trenches of Flanders as a young man.

He said the worst part of the war wasn't the death, the shelling, or even the mud. It was the lice. The Scots all felt sorry for the Tommys, who wore button-front trou. The Scots lads all wore kilts which made it easy to get the lice off. After all, no drawers meant easy access.

"Weren't you cold in a kilt?" I asked. "Not a bit of it," he replied. "We all wore woolen kidney warmers. If you keep your kidneys warm, you'll stay warm, and you'll never get sick."

I've never tested it but there is the testimony I heard.

Are there any veterans of the trenches still left alive?

]]> By: SiteSeer http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/comment-page-1/#comment-462772 SiteSeer Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:08:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/#comment-462772 VonSkippy's the kind of guy that goes to a party and everyone gets all awkward --and no one knows why. VonSkippy's the kind of guy that goes to a party and everyone gets all awkward --and no one knows why.

]]> By: VonSkippy http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/comment-page-1/#comment-462734 VonSkippy Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:11:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/#comment-462734 Probably has the opposite effect. Core body temperature is pretty well managed all by itself. Heating up the "middle" just means your body is going to dilate more external (to the trunk) vessels to cool off the body. So by artificially insulating the trunk, you probably cause your body to attempt to cool itself off. Maybe that makes you feel warmer (like the effect alcohol has) but it really isn't keeping you warmer. Keep in mind this "invention" is from people who don't believe in insulating their homes or providing central heating or cooling (they use room heaters and window ac/fans). Probably has the opposite effect. Core body temperature is pretty well managed all by itself. Heating up the "middle" just means your body is going to dilate more external (to the trunk) vessels to cool off the body. So by artificially insulating the trunk, you probably cause your body to attempt to cool itself off. Maybe that makes you feel warmer (like the effect alcohol has) but it really isn't keeping you warmer.

Keep in mind this "invention" is from people who don't believe in insulating their homes or providing central heating or cooling (they use room heaters and window ac/fans).

]]> By: Lea http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/comment-page-1/#comment-462636 Lea Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:27:41 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/#comment-462636 WANT. I'm thinking it may camoflage my tummy...sit-ups, crunches, planks, nothing works! Haramaki may help deal with that... WANT.
I'm thinking it may camoflage my tummy...sit-ups, crunches, planks, nothing works! Haramaki may help deal with that...

]]> By: rataplan http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/comment-page-1/#comment-462560 rataplan Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:46:54 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/#comment-462560 i'm afraid Haramakis won't do as well in North America since we have beer guts and belly fat to insulate our waists. & J... vests go over the shoulders, there's a difference. i'm afraid Haramakis won't do as well in North America since we have beer guts and belly fat to insulate our waists.

& J... vests go over the shoulders, there's a difference.

]]> By: Christophe http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/comment-page-1/#comment-462483 Christophe Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:21:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/#comment-462483 torso or belly? torso or belly?

]]> By: sam http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/comment-page-1/#comment-462463 sam Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:59:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/#comment-462463 A small part of me hopes that this DOES catch on, if for no other reason than I'm freaking tall and shirts aren't usually long enough. This could supplement and pick up where short shirts leave off! A small part of me hopes that this DOES catch on, if for no other reason than I'm freaking tall and shirts aren't usually long enough. This could supplement and pick up where short shirts leave off!

]]> By: J http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/comment-page-1/#comment-462456 J Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:52:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/#comment-462456 In America we call them vests. Unknown whether or not they'll catch on. In America we call them vests. Unknown whether or not they'll catch on.

]]> By: L http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/comment-page-1/#comment-462325 L Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:51:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/#comment-462325 I get the same effect by tucking in my shirt on cold days. It's a lot cheaper. I get the same effect by tucking in my shirt on cold days. It's a lot cheaper.

]]> By: rman456 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/comment-page-1/#comment-462311 rman456 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:26:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/28/haramaki/#comment-462311 could also prevent plumber butt. could also prevent plumber butt.

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