# Levi rivets

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/levi-rivets/709855>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [January 14, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/levi-rivets/709855 "2015-01-14T23:10:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![MacLir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@MacLir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacLir)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/levi-rivets/709855/1 "2015-01-14T23:10:24Z")

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> **[Can animals smell fear? Plus: where have all the Levis’ rivets gone?](https://www.straightdope.com/21342503/can-animals-smell-fear-plus-where-have-all-the-levis-rivets-gone)**

When I saw this article, I thought it would be about the crotch rivets, which allegedly were discontinued when a Levi Strauss exec went camping and spent some time squatting near the fire.

When he stood up the heated rivet came into contact with his naughty bits :eek:, and “Goodbye rivet.”

Or so I heard it.

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**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/levi-rivets/709855/2 "2015-01-15T00:31:36Z")

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[According to the company](http://www.levistrauss.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Levi-Strauss-and-Co-Timeline.pdf) (pdf warning), the crotch rivet was discontinued during WWII due to a shortage of raw materials. Certainly makes more sense than a rivet getting too hot whilst the owner was squatting next to a campfire.