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Sun, September 24, 2023 | 17:32
Man invents underwear to prevent extramarital affairs: report
불륜을 감지한다?… 기상천외한 속옷
Posted : 2012-07-23 18:17
Updated : 2012-07-23 18:17
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By Oh Ro-sy

A man in Gwangju invented underwear two years ago, which is designed to prevent extramarital affairs, according to the Hankook Ilbo newspaper Thursday.

The man, surnamed Jeong, applied for a patent for the briefs with heat-sensitive paint which is colorless but presents color if temperatures change, the report said. To be specific, the color of the briefs changes when temperatures drop to below 31 degrees Celsius.

When people take off the underwear for a while, its color changes because human’s normal body temperature is 36-37 degree Celsius, and never back to the original color. So, the patent applicant claimed that the new briefs can prevent affairs once partners wear it.

It is difficult to prejudge whether the patent can be registered because its content is open to the public.

However, it has some drawbacks in terms of commercialization.

The partner could remove the underwear for a long time in a sauna or a restroom. Even in winter, its color could be altered if people urinate outside. In other words, the relationship of a couple may worsen by misunderstanding when a partner puts on the color-changing underwear.

The writer is a Korea Times intern.


불륜을 감지한다?… 기상천외한 속옷
현재 사귀고 있는 이성을 두고, 다른 이성에게 한 눈을 파는 것은 분명 도덕적으로 잘못된 행위다. 더욱이 결혼을 한 기혼자라면 두 말할 나위도 없다. 하지만 양다리와 외도, 불륜이 이미 흔한 세상이 된 것도 부인하기는 어렵다. 지난 2010년 광주에 거주하는 정 모씨는 이 같은 현실에 착안, 배우자의 외도를 막을 수 있는 속옷을 개발, 특허 출원했다. 이 속옷의 불륜 방지 메커니즘은 간단하다. 속옷에 온도변화에 따라 색상이 바뀌는 시온안료를 발라 색상 변화 여부에 따라 불륜 여부를 감지할 수 있도록 한 것이다. 구체적으로 이 안료는 31℃ 이상에서는 무색을 나타내지만 그 이 하로 온도가 내려가면 특정 색상이 나타난다. 인간의 정상체온이 36~37℃이니 만큼 속옷을 벗어서 신체와의 접촉이 특정시간이상 떨어졌을 때 색이 변하는 것이다. 물론 한 번 변한 색상은 온도가 높아져도 다시 원상복귀되지 않는다. 출원인은 이를 통해 배우자의 불륜 방지 효과를 거둘 수 있다고 밝혔다. 현재 이 특허는 공개 상태여서 등록여부를 예단키는 어렵다. 다만 상용화로 이어지기에는 치명적 단점이 엿보인다. 속옷과 신체의 접촉은 찜질방, 사우나, 대변 등 불륜 상황이 아니어도 오랜 시간 중단될 수 있다는 점에서 그렇다. 심지어 겨울철에는 야외에서 소변만 봐도 색상이 변할 수 있다. 이 속옷을 배우자에게 입혔다가는 괜한 오해로 상황만 더 악화시킬 수 있다는 얘기다.
 
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