Adrienne So is a young freelance writer living in the San Francisco Bay area. Like any good 21st century curiosity-seeker, you can do what I did and Google her, where you'll find that some of her pieces, such as this one, are available on AlterNet -- coincidentally appropriate, since it addresses the power of cartoons in general and the purpose of satire in particular. But I digress.
My real reason for introducing her is a cheeky, hilarious, yet scientifically minded article she wrote for The Independent of London. Titled by some clever copywriter, Bionic Bra: Victoria's circuit, it details her search for a bra that can power her iPod. Don't laugh. (Okay, laugh.) But nanotechnology is showing up everywhere, including in clothes (whaddya think all those new stain-resistant fabrics are?). So her quest is perhaps not so quixotic after all.
But I still say: Bounce Is Bad. And despite the impressive mathematical calculations in this article, I just don't believe you can create enough bounce to get the power you need without ultimately harming the girls. (And don't even get me started on the self-cleaning underwear! Do we really need to encourage the worst habits of our male counterparts even more??)
