# Do we really need a 'clap-off' bra? Do we care? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 25, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438 "2013-07-25T00:15:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/1 "2013-07-25T00:15:30Z")
I have to admit to liking the concept but, IDK. The bra works like the familiar clap-on/off light switch. Clap your hands and a clasp in the front automatically disengages to undo the bra. [Pic and video at link.](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/10/clap-off-bra-video_n_3573124.html) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/2 "2013-07-25T00:18:39Z")
She better avoid music concerts. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/3 "2013-07-25T00:30:19Z")
Better living through [Hi-Tech…?](http://www.etsy.com/listing/103231034/handpainted-star-trek-starfleet-uniform?ref=v1_other_1) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/4 "2013-07-25T00:48:45Z")
Now if I clap after it comes off, which is very likely, it won’t go back on, right? ---
**Author:** ![coffeecat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coffeecat/32/3405_2.png) [@coffeecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffeecat)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/5 "2013-07-25T01:02:46Z")
Sounds like a teen-age boy’s dream. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/6 "2013-07-25T01:49:54Z")
What’s hilarious is that the guy who made it and wrote the instructions clearly has no idea how a bra works. “A front opening strapless under-wire bra”, eh? Suuuure! Hawhawhaw! It’s obvious that even _he_ didn’t / couldn’t find “a front opening strapless under-wire bra”, because the one in the pic and video is clearly a regular front closure bra that he then cut the straps off of. And why is there a multiple-cup discrepancy between the bra and the boobs? Besides knowing nothing about bras, my bet is that his Clapper Bra can’t handle actually supporting breasts (aka the entire purpose of a bra) because the clasp isn’t strong enough. I _could_ see this having potential for burlesque performers, though. That’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/7 "2013-07-25T02:03:23Z")
I have a friend who does burlesque. That bra would be a cute addition to a comedic routine, but the audience does a lot of clapping. It would likely result in premature declasping, and that’s not funny. ---
**Author:** ![Schism](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@Schism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schism)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/8 "2013-07-25T02:06:31Z")
Could lead to a standing O. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/9 "2013-07-25T02:13:48Z")
> [@coffeecat](#): > > Sounds like a teen-age boy’s dream. Jr High School. Or Fraternity. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/10 "2013-07-25T02:26:57Z")
Before I clicked the link, I thought it sounded pretty dumb. Now that I’ve seen it, I know it’s very very dumb. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/11 "2013-07-25T02:35:46Z")
What a stupid idea! If you have one of those Clappers atttached to your light, when you clap your hands, the bra comes off and the lights go off. You can’t see a thing. ---
**Author:** ![Schism](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@Schism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schism)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/12 "2013-07-25T03:19:10Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > What a stupid idea! > If you have one of those Clappers atttached to your light, when you clap your hands, the bra comes off and the lights go off. Snip. Or.. The breasts start glowing and the lampshade falls off sexily. (That sounded better in my head) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/13 "2013-07-25T03:32:58Z")
I can just imagine a lady in a store or restaurant and for some reason somebody claps. Just a bit awkward. ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/14 "2013-07-25T03:41:54Z")
> [@Schism](#): > > Or.. The breasts start glowing and the lampshade falls off sexily. > > (That sounded better in my head) You might be on to something - boob lamps. You have a lamp with bulbs behind translucent boobs covered with this bra. It’s plugged into a clapper. You clap and the lights come on and the bra falls off. Now how do I get a patent on this idea? 😕 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Schism](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@Schism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schism)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/15 "2013-07-25T03:51:53Z")
I’d buy it. Now where can I find the stocking leg lamp from **A Christmas Story**. It’d be quite a set. ---
**Author:** ![Phnord\_Prephect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/16 "2013-07-25T05:54:47Z")
I propose a big round of applause for this idea. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/17 "2013-07-25T06:42:09Z")
> [@Schism](#): > > I’d buy it. > > Now where can I find the stocking leg lamp from **A Christmas Story**. > > It’d be quite a set. [http://www.redriderleglamps.com/](http://www.redriderleglamps.com/) You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Schism](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@Schism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schism)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/18 "2013-07-25T15:30:17Z")
Awesome. Now with the deltatasigma booblamp and the leglamp, I’m halfway to a SO. Can tell friends “She’s a great girl. She’s super bright and really lights up a room!” _rimshot_ ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/19 "2013-07-25T19:47:14Z")
> [@deltasigma](#): > > You might be on to something - boob lamps. You have a lamp with bulbs behind translucent boobs covered with this bra. It’s plugged into a clapper. You clap and the lights come on and the bra falls off. Now how do I get a patent on this idea? 😕 🙂 It must have been done - why else are they called [headlights?](http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/headlights) Claps and runs. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438/20 "2013-07-25T20:54:33Z")
> [@Schism](#): > > I’d buy it. > > Now where can I find the stocking leg lamp from **A Christmas Story**. > > It’d be quite a set. > [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > [http://www.redriderleglamps.com/](http://www.redriderleglamps.com/) > > You’re welcome. Or you could go right to the [source](http://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/) and help a worthy cause to boot. ETA: Should have clicked on **Ranger Jeff’s** link first and saved myself some embarrassment. I didn’t realize the gift shop had a different URL than the museum. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438.md?page=2)