#469 - Delightfully Anachronistic

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sindre.sandvik

Submitted by sindre.sandvik on August 18, 2010 - 3:08am.

I would sooo wear this at a costume party.. I might even arrange one so that I can dress like this :D would possibly take a while to make it tho' oh well nothing that is this awesome is ever easy.

geekflip

Submitted by geekflip on August 18, 2010 - 6:50am.

Forget costume parties, I would so totally wear this during work! Can you imagine the respect and admiration I would garner with such swank gear. "Good day, good sir. I am from the government, and am here to help. May I see your hazardous waste manifests whilst you regale me with the tales of your operations at this hopefully fine and well-run facility?" Though I'd need a grounding cane instead of a hot-stick, as energetics are more common than electrical hazards.

sindre.sandvik

Submitted by sindre.sandvik on August 18, 2010 - 10:41am.

I would proudly wear it to work, however my work brings me to places where all you really require is a strawhat and speedo (try scrubbing that image out of your head ;)

These places are overheated server rooms, non A/C'ed cable ducts et. al. and plodding about in this get-up would make me die how dehydration... ;)

If I could survive at work in it, It would be a killer work outfit... :)

Mortosdersoulstealer

Submitted by Mortosdersoulstealer on August 18, 2010 - 11:59am.

I've been trying to find a good top hat just to wear around, now I need to find a hard hat/top hat XD

JohnnieCanuck

Submitted by JohnnieCanuck on August 18, 2010 - 12:27pm.

I'm concerned that the hat might not be sufficiently ærodynamically stable when used as a lethal Frisbee.

Jam

Submitted by Jam on August 18, 2010 - 2:00pm.

Hmmm perhaps a tricorn shape would be superior.

Sparky

Submitted by Sparky on August 18, 2010 - 3:43pm.

Does it come in Nomex? Whats the arc flash rating?

I would love to see the look on the face of the foreman if I showed up at the substation in this getup.

omniwarrior

Submitted by omniwarrior on August 18, 2010 - 4:39pm.

The under-suit would have to be mentioned further here. Stain-resistant wrinkle-free silk-cevlar?

Jam

Submitted by Jam on August 18, 2010 - 6:22pm.

I actually was thinking silk but I decided it wasn't funny *enough* to include! I like the stain-resistant bit :)

SamN

Submitted by SamN on August 23, 2010 - 12:42am.

Wow I just spent the last three 5 hours reading the entire archive of Wated Talent, instead of reading a chapter on gass laws for chemistry.

Great comic, really afirmed my decision to go to school for enginering ^.^

Now I am tired X3

votecoffee

Submitted by votecoffee on August 23, 2010 - 7:19am.

Not nearly as classy, but I have a friend who works in the mold industry and knows another guy who drilled a cigarette hole in his full-face respirator. Blocking out mold spores while still keeping his options open to inhale harmful vapors :O

Jam

Submitted by Jam on August 24, 2010 - 8:55am.

It was a similar story that led to the idea!

miasaki666

Submitted by miasaki666 on August 23, 2010 - 8:50am.

D: my friend would have a fit if those were real. in fact, he's gonna send this idea to a think tank right now.

I don't wanna stop him cuz i'm too lazy to. :p

Submitted by rj on November 4, 2010 - 9:36pm.

I have done it. though it is no wear near as high quality of a costume as it should be.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs244.snc4/39549_14793380986...
I did have to carry a printout of the comic with me to explain my costume to people, but even if they did not know at first, they loved it.