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xrcrguy
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posted 26 February 2003 05:09 AM      Profile for xrcrguy   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Light up your life.
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TommyPaineatWork
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posted 26 February 2003 05:50 AM      Profile for TommyPaineatWork     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I can see this revolutionizing the fetish industry.

Hmm. Maybe we can sell it to belicose newpaper columnists as "special secret camoflage" when they go to Iraq to cover the war?

Practicle applications abound, I say.


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Michelle
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posted 26 February 2003 08:25 AM      Profile for Michelle   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
The costumes in Aida change to illustrate the character's inner emotions. For example, the lovers -- Radames and Aida -- will appear to glow with passion in one scene, while the spurned princess lights up with rage. Spiazzi explains how the technology works and other practical applications of the fabric.

Oh, thank goodness! Whereas before we had to depend on ACTING to get those emotions across, now we only have to look at the colour of their shirts!


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Mr. Magoo
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posted 26 February 2003 10:33 AM      Profile for Mr. Magoo   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Hehe. Makes me think of that ridiculous "glowing puck" that FOX used when they covered hockey games. Canadians didn't appreciate the training wheels, as I recall. Do you suppose any opera fans will riot?
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Catalyst
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posted 26 February 2003 09:13 PM      Profile for Catalyst   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Though I can see how practical a shirt made of this stuff could be for us lowly pedestrians after dark, it would add one complication for me on the job. I wonder which colour it would glow for utter contempt for a supervisor. Sort of like having automatic "smilies" appear to punctuate our statements. Hey, that could be fun!
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verbatim
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posted 26 February 2003 09:46 PM      Profile for verbatim   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
It looks like the next trend in chic clubwear to me.
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