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Old 07-28-2014, 01:32 PM
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Is there anything Carbon fiber can't do?
"Deodorizing products — Consider a device to deodorize gas, such as underwear made from carbon fiber (eg, Under-Ease protective underwear [Under-Tec, Corp] and GasMedic underair brief [Dairiair, LLC]). These appear to be effective but are expensive."

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Old 07-28-2014, 02:01 PM
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Like, back in the 80s, when Turbo was the magic word.

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can it hand cut hay? or sharpen a pencil by hand?
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Old 07-28-2014, 02:19 PM
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Why would anyone want to wear carbon fiber underwear?

I'd never have something so explosive near my junk.
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It can't make it into my bike stable
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Is there anything Carbon fiber can't do?

Sure, be made and processed environmentally safe.
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It cannot be re-set or aligned after a crash.
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It can't make it into my bike stable
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Do they have titanium undies yet?
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Personally, I prefer my briefs lugged...
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It did cheat on me once and then tried to come back like nothing ever happened. Made promises like it would never happen again...

So no, it can't be trusted.
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Old 07-29-2014, 09:10 AM
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Campagnolo made socks with carbon fiber in them:

http://www.backcountry.com/campagnol...e-sock-cpy0012
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Old 07-30-2014, 11:10 AM
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My buddy made a carbon violin in college. I think the possibilites are nearly endless...
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