# The glow in the dark bra! Now THAT"S a good idea. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 20, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glow-in-the-dark-bra-now-that-s-a-good-idea/400943 "2007-04-20T15:04:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glow-in-the-dark-bra-now-that-s-a-good-idea/400943/1 "2007-04-20T15:04:23Z")
I mean Jeez! As if I don’t already have a hard enough time maintaining eye contact with the ladies. Now they got to go and put a neon sign pointing in that direction? [Link](http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2007180230,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glow-in-the-dark-bra-now-that-s-a-good-idea/400943/2 "2007-04-20T15:30:59Z")
That’d be great in a club…Ooooo I want one! ---
**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:** [April 20, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glow-in-the-dark-bra-now-that-s-a-good-idea/400943/3 "2007-04-20T17:05:09Z")
What kind of glow-in-the-dark is it? The kind where you expose it to bright light for a while, and then it glows with (slowly fading) luminescence? Or the kind that fluoresces under black light? Or, heaven forbid, does it come with a battery pack, and generate its own light? Inquiring minds must know. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glow-in-the-dark-bra-now-that-s-a-good-idea/400943/4 "2007-04-20T17:30:42Z")
Heck, I posted here about such things ages ago. You want eye-catching? They’ve got bras with built-in LEDs scrolling messages. > **[Custom LED Clothing by Janet Hansen - Enlighted Designs](https://www.enlighted.com/)** > > High-quality custom LED clothing, costumes, and accessories, for musicians, dancers, and other entertainers. 20+ years of experience creating original designs. [http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2006/03/led\_message\_bra.html](http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2006/03/led_message_bra.html) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glow-in-the-dark-bra-now-that-s-a-good-idea/400943/5 "2007-04-20T17:52:58Z")
I don’t want it to simply glow. I want to be able to use it as a flashlight. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glow-in-the-dark-bra-now-that-s-a-good-idea/400943/6 "2007-04-20T17:55:13Z")
They didn’t put enough thought into this. The part that needs to glow is _the hooks_. I can find the front without help. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glow-in-the-dark-bra-now-that-s-a-good-idea/400943/7 "2007-04-20T17:55:18Z")
Gives the term “headlights” a whole new meaning! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glow-in-the-dark-bra-now-that-s-a-good-idea/400943/8 "2007-04-20T19:23:46Z")
I can’t believe that it took mankind until 2007 to design a glow-in-the-dark bra. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glow-in-the-dark-bra-now-that-s-a-good-idea/400943/9 "2007-04-20T19:40:56Z")
[QUOTE=ultrafilter] I can’t believe that it took mankind until 2007 to design a glow-in-the-dark bra. [/QUOTE] Well, we spent thousands of years working on the wheel, then had to figure out how to put the wheel in a sneaker, so… we’ve been busy. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glow-in-the-dark-bra-now-that-s-a-good-idea/400943/10 "2007-04-21T03:42:32Z")
“Hey, my eyes are up here.” “Yeah, but there’s a light show going on down there.” ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2007, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glow-in-the-dark-bra-now-that-s-a-good-idea/400943/11 "2007-04-21T08:06:49Z")
I can’t believe it! \*\*Boy from Mars \*\*and I were just joking this afternoon that I needed a glow in the dark bra for safer cycling at night. We thought it brought new meaning to the word ‘blinkies’…