Sweat

Science

Why You Have B.O. And Other Sweaty Facts

1:00PM January 5, 2012 | Rachel Swaby

With all the exuberant resolutions and New Year’s exercising, there’s going to be a lot of sweat — or sweating it — this month. The anxiety got us wondering, why do we sweat? Is it different in smell and texture depending on the cause? Does it sometimes maybe even smell good? More »


Geek Out

Stay Cool With Columbia Omni-Freeze Ice Clothing

10:00AM June 16, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Columbia introduced a new line Omni-Freeze Ice clothing that will cool you to core even on the hottest of days. More »


JayBird SB2 Bluetooth Headphones Continue The War On Sweat

Flag
12:30PM October 11, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Continuing the war on sweat started by the JayBird SB1 headphones we saw back in January, the SB2 ‘phones have just hit Aussie shores, and include a lifetime warranty against sweat. I’d hate to be the person having to test any swet related warranty claim… More »


iPod Shuffle Owner Files Lawsuit Against Apple For Not Being Sweat-Resistant

2:50AM March 17, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Imagine being so angry at your $79 iPod Shuffle conking out, that you’d file a lawsuit against Apple. He must have a serious lack of shame too, as his reason for the Shuffle breaking? It was immune to his sweat. More »


Gadgets

Why Is Japan So Sweaty?

12:00AM June 29, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Imagine Slate columnist Daniel Gross’s surprise when he arrived at the Nekkei offices in Japan and was greeted by businessmen, sans ties. To appear so casual in the workplace is almost sacrilege in Japan, and yet here it was, happening. More »


Science

Homeland Security Wants To Use Your Foul Stench as a Lie Detector

4:00AM March 12, 2009 | Sean Fallon

The Department of Homeland Security is planning a study to find out if human body odour can be used as a biometric identifier and/or a means of detecting a lie.

More »


SweatBot Saves You From Embarrassment By Taking the B.O. Bullet

9:00AM January 29, 2009 | Sean Fallon

newVideoPlayer("/sweatyrobot.flv", 506, 423,""); It’s a good thing that robots have not yet mastered the ability to complain, because SAM (the Sweating Agile Mannequin) here has the worst robo-job ever.

More »