# I Think I Speak for Most Men When I Say This is a Great Bra Idea! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 5, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000 "2009-01-05T21:54:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/21 "2009-01-06T03:07:46Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > I’d like to think a man would be willing to do a little work to get access to my weapons of mass distraction. Hey! We listened to ya talk! If that ain’t work, I don’t know what is! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/22 "2009-01-06T03:14:25Z")
I would like to be the first to propose an on-site testing protocol. Y’all wimmens, line up right here in an orderly fashion. No pushing please, you’ll all get your turn just be patient. ---
**Author:** ![SleepyDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SleepyDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleepyDuck)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/23 "2009-01-06T06:12:46Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > it’s hard to fasten or unfasten a bra on someone who is not cooperating. Found this one out the hard way. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/24 "2009-01-06T06:20:19Z")
> [@Santo\_Rugger](#): > > Not sure if you’re just teasing, but I can unhook a bra as quick as any woman. And it only takes me one hand. [Have at it.](http://xkcd.com/457/) ---
**Author:** ![terrymiff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@terrymiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terrymiff)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/25 "2009-01-06T06:25:01Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > My design design variation: the bra has a small battery and electromagnets, and a switch to reverse the current. Flip the switch, and it actually leaps off the boobs. And a remote control.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/26 "2009-01-06T08:10:58Z")
> [@Lanzy](#): > > If you can’t release the boobies with a single quick movement you need more practice. So…which of you ladies want to volunteer first? ---
**Author:** ![Leah\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@Leah\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leah_M)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/27 "2009-01-06T10:59:24Z")
My brain went an entirely different way when I saw this thread title… [I was thinking of these.](http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=7415) Not sure about NSFW warnings, no nudity. Just… well. I wouldn’t want to be browsing in front of my boss. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/28 "2009-01-06T13:49:34Z")
> [@Sunrazor](#): > > When I worked for the local radio station, our corporate name tags were held in place with magnets instead of pins. They were pretty powerful magnets, held my name tag in place on a roller coaster ride. I was never attacked by loose paper clips. I’m obviously missing something here- what did the magnets hold them against? I’m picturing nametags worn on a shirt/breastpocket. Did all employees have steel plates surgically implanted into their ribcages, or something? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/29 "2009-01-06T14:27:43Z")
> [@Santo\_Rugger](#): > > Not sure if you’re just teasing, but I can unhook a bra as quick as any woman. And it only takes me one hand. Dude, you have to use a HAND? ---
**Author:** ![Martiju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Martiju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martiju)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/30 "2009-01-06T14:40:27Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > I’m obviously missing something here- what did the magnets hold them against? I’m picturing nametags worn on a shirt/breastpocket. Did all employees have steel plates surgically implanted into their ribcages, or something? We have these. You have a little metal plate that you wear inside the lapel (or pocket, or wherever). The magnet is attached to the outside but is strong enough to fasten to the metal inside. Mine works through a suit jacket, so pretty strong - but equally without any undue paperclip attraction… ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/31 "2009-01-06T15:20:09Z")
Are these metallic magnets, that are going to make loud noises if you put the bra in a washer or dryer? Or are they the plasticised magnets like they make business cards out of now, to put on your refrigerator? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/32 "2009-01-06T16:12:17Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Dude, you have to use a HAND? How does Chuck Norris unfasten a bra? ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/33 "2009-01-06T16:36:47Z")
> [@SHAKES](#): > > Hey “Bra fumbling” is a humiliating rite of paasage that all young men must go through!! > > I’ve already delt with my awkward years of fumbling and so should every kid behind me!! It’s only fair. At the very least, guys should not be offended if said lady decides to unhook her own bra. I have sympathy, though, as the belts of pants are my problem when undressing a paramour. Arousal + natural clumsiness = high security pants ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/34 "2009-01-06T16:53:00Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > That’s kind of what they’re going for. Women who are disabled and who need help dressing can’t fasten a bra by themselves, and it’s hard to fasten or unfasten a bra on someone who is not cooperating. If you need help getting dressed, you ain’t going anywhere. At that point, I might just forgo bras altogether. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/35 "2009-01-06T17:23:36Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > In that case lets hope your not a seamstress. Those pins and needles may hurt a bit more. I knew a seamstress who had had a mastectomy and used her uber-padded bra as a pincushion. It was REALLY disconcerting if you didn’t know her well. > [@Rigamarole](#): > > I think the things should just dissolve instantly upon removing a shirt. Too many extra steps. What, the boobies? 😕:eek::dubious:😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gwyen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@Gwyen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gwyen)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/36 "2009-01-06T17:35:41Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > How does Chuck Norris unfasten a bra? Chuck Norris doesn’t have to unfasten a bra, at his command the bra, and the rest of the clothing, leap off and fold themselves neatly in the corner, getting the lights on the way. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/37 "2009-01-06T19:24:41Z")
Chuck Norris has never unfastened a bra, because he’s…well, you know…not that there’s anything wrong with that! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/38 "2009-01-06T19:29:50Z")
> [@Boyo Jim](#): > > My design design variation: the bra has a small battery and electromagnets, and a switch to reverse the current. Flip the switch, and it actually leaps off the boobs. > > > [@terrymiff](#): > > > > And a remote control.😃 Nah, you need one of those “clap on–clap off” things. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/39 "2009-01-06T19:41:33Z")
I can unfasten two and three-hook bras with one hand. 🙂 I can’t see magnets being strong enough to hold a C or D cup. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000/40 "2009-01-06T20:24:38Z")
> [@SmartAleq](#): > > What, the boobies? 😕:eek::dubious:😃 Bras, silly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-speak-for-most-men-when-i-say-this-is-a-great-bra-idea/480000.md?page=3)