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Italian designer Andrew Kostman has created a metallic inflatable jacket that is filled with helium instead of down.
The coat is inflated by the wearer using a valve near the hem and an accompanying canister of helium gas.
When not being worn, the garment can be carried around like a balloon using a long dangling tag or left to float on the ceiling in lieu of being hung on a coat rack.
"Will it keep you warm""
Readers are divided. "Nonsense but love it!" said Pierre.
"Will it keep you warm like a jacket is supposed to do or is it just a balloon"" asked Bobby Dazzler. "Answer: it is just a balloon." Sim had other concerns: "Helium is a non-renewable material that is sorely needed for certain applications. What escapes into the atmosphere is lost forever. We should not be screwing around with helium in this way."
"Helium is a finite resource and has become increasingly expensive in the last decade as its need has greatly accelerated in medical and industrial uses," agreed Egad. "It's disappearing from parties etc as it is becoming cost-prohibitive. Fun idea for a one-off but hardly feasible for this application."
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