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What kind of dumbass came up with armpit air conditioners? While air blown up your shirt sleeves during the summer might keep you cool and dry, I'm positive the people around you aren't going to be too thrilled about the smell your nasty arm pits blowing around the office. :eek: Thanks to Mike Mortensen for the link.
 
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Stinky side apart, this would probably actually work.

I remember in the Navy back when I was a lower ranked guy and stuck in a 2 man room in San Diego with no air conditioning, I used to drape the end of the sheet/blanket over the fan and the cooling effect of the air travelling under the blanket was awesome. It worked very, very well.
 
Everyone should bask in the awesome stench of my pits! Finally found the tool to make this happen!
 
NeoNemesis said:
Fun fact of the day: many Asian people don't suffer from body odor.

Body odor, Asians, and earwax - Gene Expression
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Definitely some truth to that. For me, I get BO after like a long workout session. You won't smell it though, unless you decide to put your face into my armpit. You'll notice the lack of BO in places like Tokyo. For example on super hot days, you'll see people sweating like crazy. Yet, when you get into one of the cramped trains, you won't smell any BO. You won't smell perfume/colognes either, as it can be pretty obnoxious if everyone is wearing some and in the cramped train.

The earwax thing is new to me. Never heard that before. I'm Southeast Asian. My earwax is like the yolk in a fully boiled egg. It's clumped together, but you can crumble it apart. I guess that'd be considered dry. *shrugs*
 
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This harkens back to the days of scratch and sniff Hustler magazines. This lends itself to [H]ard case mods, possibly the new enermax led fans would lend to a BO light show.
 
When I have the AC on in the car, I can aim the vents to shoot right up my sleeves. Works like a charm. Fuck everyone else. Smell my sweaty goodness (I use deodorant, and it's not that bad).
 
Steve said:
I'm positive the people around you aren't going to be too thrilled about the smell your nasty arm pits blowing around the office.
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Often time body odor is more limited if you stay as dry as possible. This tech might actually help in that regard.

I'd use it if it didn't look so ridiculous. Being a large (not fat mind you) male, at 6'3, built for the mild summers in Scandinavia, I find living in the North East U.S. to be absolutely miserable. I never realized I'd be moving to a tropical rain forest-like summer when I moved here, with high heat and humidity for months on end.

I find I usually have a steady trickle (I can actually hear/feel the drip drip drip) just while sitting doing nothing, if I am forced to endure temperatures above ~68F. I have tried every antiperspirant known to man. I've even joked with my fiance about wearing her pads in my armpits.

In the end I just try to stay cool, and pick my shirts based on how they look if they get wet, avoid those where wetness is really apparent.

Golf shirts are surprisingly good in this regard, but it doesn't help with the professional attire at work. I often feel a little under-dressed, but I really don't have a choice, if I don't constantly want to walk around with huge wet pits.

And no, I don't smell.
 
I have worked with a few people in the past that could benefit from these - the one guy would get huge sweat rings. Anyone see the speech from former Microsoft exec Steve Ballmer? Huge sweaty pits!
 
I always thought that BO was because of urea in sweat, which if allowed to accumulate over time gave off a noticeable odor.

You can avoid this by controlling your sweat, or by washing yourself to remove the accumulation of urea on the skin.

Fairly sure if you get some sweaty asians they'll stink just as much as any other peoples.
 
Zarathustra[H] said:
Often time body odor is more limited if you stay as dry as possible. This tech might actually help in that regard.

I'd use it if it didn't look so ridiculous. Being a large (not fat mind you) male, at 6'3, built for the mild summers in Scandinavia, I find living in the North East U.S. to be absolutely miserable. I never realized I'd be moving to a tropical rain forest-like summer when I moved here, with high heat and humidity for months on end.

I find I usually have a steady trickle (I can actually hear/feel the drip drip drip) just while sitting doing nothing, if I am forced to endure temperatures above ~68F. I have tried every antiperspirant known to man. I've even joked with my fiance about wearing her pads in my armpits.

In the end I just try to stay cool, and pick my shirts based on how they look if they get wet, avoid those where wetness is really apparent.

Golf shirts are surprisingly good in this regard, but it doesn't help with the professional attire at work. I often feel a little under-dressed, but I really don't have a choice, if I don't constantly want to walk around with huge wet pits.

And no, I don't smell.
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Get yourself some Certain Dri, you put it on at night before you go to bed and still use deodorant/antiperspirant in the morning. This stuff actually shrinks the sweat glands.

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Quite simply, if I can mount this under my balls (comfortably) while I sit at my office, then it's a win. BUT, I have to feel the breeze.
 
Time2Kill said:
Get yourself some Certain Dri, you put it on at night before you go to bed and still use deodorant/antiperspirant in the morning. This stuff actually shrinks the sweat glands.

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This stuff sucks. Kill the bacteria, kill the smell.
 
Hypergreatthing said:
I always thought that BO was because of urea in sweat, which if allowed to accumulate over time gave off a noticeable odor.

You can avoid this by controlling your sweat, or by washing yourself to remove the accumulation of urea on the skin.

Fairly sure if you get some sweaty asians they'll stink just as much as any other peoples.
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Urea might be a contributing factor, but I believe bacteria are the primary culprit.

For myself, I shower daily and use antiperspirant, and I do not smell as a result. If I change from antiperspirant to deodorant, I begin to smell within two days, despite the daily showers. If it were just urea, I would expect washing to eliminate the odor. More likely, the perspiration is feeding the smelly little suckers.
 
Steve said:
What kind of dumbass came up with armpit air conditioners? While air blown up your shirt sleeves during the summer might keep you cool and dry, I'm positive the people around you aren't going to be too thrilled about the smell your nasty arm pits blowing around the office. :eek: Thanks to Mike Mortensen for the link.
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Aside from the fact that it looks goofy, uncomfortable, and not something I'd want to wear... it's tempting to keep the pits dry, rather than let them marinate in sweat so bacteria can do their thing and produce the funk.
 
Time2Kill said:
Get yourself some Certain Dri, you put it on at night before you go to bed and still use deodorant/antiperspirant in the morning. This stuff actually shrinks the sweat glands.

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yeah that can't be good for you.... I mean we sweat for a reason, I wish there were a lot more deodorants out there that didn't have anti-perspirants too it's more difficult than finding soap that doesn't have anti-bacterial additives though.
 
I want to try mounting some of these in the 5.25 drive bays in my computer case.
 
Time2Kill said:
Get yourself some Certain Dri, you put it on at night before you go to bed and still use deodorant/antiperspirant in the morning. This stuff actually shrinks the sweat glands.
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Completely supressing sweating in the long term is not a good idea. The body ejects certain minerals in the armpit , and if it can't do it because you block them using aluminium and other reagents, then the unwanted material will build up, and can cause other issues. So if you only use these occasionally then that's not a big deal, but for extended periods of time without pause that can't be good for you.
 
Zarathustra[H] said:
Often time body odor is more limited if you stay as dry as possible. This tech might actually help in that regard.

I'd use it if it didn't look so ridiculous. Being a large (not fat mind you) male, at 6'3, built for the mild summers in Scandinavia, I find living in the North East U.S. to be absolutely miserable. I never realized I'd be moving to a tropical rain forest-like summer when I moved here, with high heat and humidity for months on end.

I find I usually have a steady trickle (I can actually hear/feel the drip drip drip) just while sitting doing nothing, if I am forced to endure temperatures above ~68F. I have tried every antiperspirant known to man. I've even joked with my fiance about wearing her pads in my armpits.

In the end I just try to stay cool, and pick my shirts based on how they look if they get wet, avoid those where wetness is really apparent.

Golf shirts are surprisingly good in this regard, but it doesn't help with the professional attire at work. I often feel a little under-dressed, but I really don't have a choice, if I don't constantly want to walk around with huge wet pits.

And no, I don't smell.
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I completely feel you man. 6'1", ~195lbs 100% Scandinavian bloodline. In my position at my organization I either need to wear a suit daily, or choose my entire wardrobe based on colors and patterns that hide the shit, especially in summer (it's been 85+ with near 100% humidity for 3 straight days now...).

I also don't smell at all, just sweat. I've found it helps to use the OTC "clinical" antiperspirant at night like a previous poster said about the certain dri, and then use a limited amount in the morning to not work off the previous nights application. I've even talked to my doctor about it and he basically said I'm screwed or I can use prescription but that's not much different than OTC and much more expensive.

So in the end people like us are fucked. At least my wife stopped ripping on me after 10 years.
 
krotch said:
Definitely some truth to that. For me, I get BO after like a long workout session. You won't smell it though, unless you decide to put your face into my armpit. You'll notice the lack of BO in places like Tokyo. For example on super hot days, you'll see people sweating like crazy. Yet, when you get into one of the cramped trains, you won't smell any BO. You won't smell perfume/colognes either, as it can be pretty obnoxious if everyone is wearing some and in the cramped train.
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I don't know what Tokyo your talking about but I have lived in Tokyo, Japan for the last 6 years and the BO in the summer is nasty. For some reason they don't have deodorant in the country just a bunch a sprays and wipes with a "cooling" effect; wish they would by this product or at least start selling deodorant. I get the crystal stuff from America and use that, quite effective, but damn if everyone around me doesn't stink horribly. Ah, Tokyo summers. Cicada's, BO, and EVERYONE bitching about the heat (anything above 30).
 
D-Wiz said:
Ah, Tokyo summers. Cicada's, BO, and EVERYONE bitching about the heat (anything above 30).
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I don't blame people for complaining about the heat.

I don't leave the house if it's above 30C/86F unless I absolutely have to, especially if it is humid.

My body is built for the 68-75F range (20-25c) with below 50% Rh.
 
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haste. said:
So in the end people like us are fucked. At least my wife stopped ripping on me after 10 years.
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Tell me about it.

To add insult to injury there's always some petite girl at the office complaining that they are freezing when it is 72F indoors, while I'm sitting there dripping.

Put a goddamned sweater on, because if you raise the temperature, even if I get naked I'll be uncomfortable.
 
I remember about 16 years ago the first batch of contractors came over from India to work in our office. There was about 10 of them. Nice guys on the whole but...damn...deodorant was not a familiar thing for them back then.. One of us had to go and instruct them on the art of dealing with body odour. Luckily it wasn't me.
 
NeoNemesis said:
Fun fact of the day: many Asian people don't suffer from body odor.

Body odor, Asians, and earwax - Gene Expression
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As someone who is married to an asian, has lived in asia for the past 10 years, I can say that this is a LIE.

People in asia suffer from body odor just as bad as anyone else.

Now, what is different here is that most people don't wear deodorant and what deodorant is available is weak and ineffective.
(Train rides in the summer is an olfactory affront of epic proportions)

Thank the powers that be that almighty amazon delivers to other countries so that I can buy my Degree Antiperspirant/Deodorant and have it shipped here (I usually buy a year supply at a time).
.... this way at least I do not reek.
 
D-Wiz said:
I don't know what Tokyo your talking about but I have lived in Tokyo, Japan for the last 6 years and the BO in the summer is nasty. For some reason they don't have deodorant in the country just a bunch a sprays and wipes with a "cooling" effect; wish they would by this product or at least start selling deodorant. I get the crystal stuff from America and use that, quite effective, but damn if everyone around me doesn't stink horribly. Ah, Tokyo summers. Cicada's, BO, and EVERYONE bitching about the heat (anything above 30).
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I use to live in Fussa for 2 years (Yokota AB), but would travel to the special wards like every weekend (Harajuku, Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Akihabara were the main places I'd go on the JR lines). I don't live in Japan anymore, but I make a yearly trip out there. I try to stay in Akiba and the hotel location has me using the Tokyo Metro more often. Either way, I don't smell much BO. Not even when I'm at concerts where everyone is crammed together.

Maybe it's different if you work with the Japanese in an office. Maybe they wipe themselves off or something before hitting the trains.
 
debaucher said:
As someone who is married to an asian, has lived in asia for the past 10 years, I can say that this is a LIE.

People in asia suffer from body odor just as bad as anyone else.

Now, what is different here is that most people don't wear deodorant and what deodorant is available is weak and ineffective.
(Train rides in the summer is an olfactory affront of epic proportions)

Thank the powers that be that almighty amazon delivers to other countries so that I can buy my Degree Antiperspirant/Deodorant and have it shipped here (I usually buy a year supply at a time).
.... this way at least I do not reek.
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Depends were in Asia they come from and what their genetics are. It's not a lie, its a proven fact.
 
I spend 3+ hours a day on trains in Tokyo. People fucking stink over here. Maybe they stink a lot less than other people would in the same conditions (hot as fuck, no one wears good deodorant) but they still smell. I pop strong mints every 5 minutes to keep my nose overloaded.

edit - fairness a lot of it is also halitosis. Drink a glass of water, goddamn.
 
I can go a week or more without a shower and still not stink bad. Bad odor is caused by bacteria so I must have a low bacterial count. It would be better to carry a few of those antibacterial wipes to wipe your underarms when they smell bad than to use this stupid device.

I used to have an Asian GF and one day she came over and the smell of garlic was permeating from her skin because she had been eating a lot of garlic laced food. I hate the smell of garlic too. Some Indian people have the same problem but from curry powder in their food. Curry I like the aroma of but not garlic.
 
rezerekted said:
I can go a week or more without a shower and still not stink bad. Bad odor is caused by bacteria so I must have a low bacterial count. It would be better to carry a few of those antibacterial wipes to wipe your underarms when they smell bad than to use this stupid device.
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The device would stop unsightly sweat spots too. And anyway if it's dry the bacteria can't grow you would think and there would be less smell.
 
sfsuphysics said:
yeah that can't be good for you.... I mean we sweat for a reason, I wish there were a lot more deodorants out there that didn't have anti-perspirants too it's more difficult than finding soap that doesn't have anti-bacterial additives though.
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rezerekted said:
I can go a week or more without a shower and still not stink bad.
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Everyone believes that THEY don't stink. It's always somebody else. Unless; maybe you're a street vendor somewhere that they use the streets as toilets, and everyone smells like that so you don't notice?
 
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Why not just use antiperspirant/deodorant for your pits? Deodorant, by itself, fails me after like two hours, and I can smell it myself. Antiperspirant/deodorant works great.

Also, daily showers are a must. And wash those nasty bits.
 
rezerekted said:
I can go a week or more without a shower and still not stink bad. Bad odor is caused by bacteria so I must have a low bacterial count. It would be better to carry a few of those antibacterial wipes to wipe your underarms when they smell bad than to use this stupid device.

I used to have an Asian GF and one day she came over and the smell of garlic was permeating from her skin because she had been eating a lot of garlic laced food. I hate the smell of garlic too. Some Indian people have the same problem but from curry powder in their food. Curry I like the aroma of but not garlic.
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LOL, no. You just aren't noticing your own... "aroma", but you stink. In fact, you're probably "that one guy" that prompts everyone around to breathe through their mouths and take an extra step away from you if they can. Have you ever left a room and come back really quickly because you forgot something and it smells like someone bombed the place with a can of air freshener? The best part about your statement is, that if it takes you a week to notice that you "stink bad", just what bouquet do you think it is everyone else around you thinks you smell like for the rest of the week? Man, that's nasty.
 
Zarathustra[H] said:
Tell me about it.

To add insult to injury there's always some petite girl at the office complaining that they are freezing when it is 72F indoors, while I'm sitting there dripping.

Put a goddamned sweater on, because if you raise the temperature, even if I get naked I'll be uncomfortable.
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Hahah - I have a woman who is using a heater in her office (next to mine) because I set and locked the AC to 71F on my floor!

BTW: 71 is still pretty flipping warm.
 
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haste. said:
Hahah - I had a woman who is using a heater in her office (next to mine) because I set and locked the AC to 71F on my floor!

BTW: 71 is still pretty flipping warm.
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Internationally recognized room temperature is 20C, this is 68F. The common U.S. Office setting of 72F is already a compromise position. Set it any higher than that, and you are going to have an irate Zarathustra[h] on your hands, possibly looking for a new job, because he can't be comfortable in the office.
 
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