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The safe shorts are available as running pants or hotpants. "Starting off, we only produced a small series, but it was sold out really quickly", tells us the entrepreneur from Oberhausen. The demand – 80% of it in Germany/from Germany (the article says, mostly German women buy it) – is high.
The shorts feature a padded crotch (to reduce groping), a locked-down waist draw-string, cut- and tear-resistant fabric, and a 130 dB alarm.
https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/02/german-women-in-fear-new-anti-rape-pants-sell-out-very-quickly/
[Update: Mea culpa! A comment to the original story provided evidence that the source of this story is less than entirely reputable. The above link cites, as its source, Bild. My German is rusty, but it appeared that the Voice Of Europe story is a nearly-literal translation of the story appearing in Bild... So, all is good, right? Umm, nope. Though Bild is extremely popular, Wikipedia notes: "It is the best-selling non-Asian newspaper and has the eighth-largest circulation worldwide." (No wonder I recognized the title of the publication!) Reading further, however, reveals: "...Bild has been described as 'notorious for its mix of gossip, inflammatory language, and sensationalism' and as having a huge influence on German politicians. Its nearest English-language stylistic and journalistic equivalent is often considered to be the British national newspaper The Sun, the second highest selling European tabloid newspaper, with which it shares a degree of rivalry."
Ugh. I apologize for letting a story such as this make it to the front page. There's too much discussion on this story to remove it at this point, so I would just ask that those posting comments please try to avoid inflammatory, bigoted, and/or racist remarks and, instead, focus on the shorts' construction and functionality. --martyb]
[ I still say you should have blamed it on Russian hackers. --TMB ]
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 06 2018, @07:57AM
The scientist told the woman that he wanted to conduct an experiment, and that in order to do so, he needed her to give birth to 7 babies. Instantly, 7 babies appeared and the scientist responded as though the woman had given birth to them naturally. At last, there were enough resources to begin the experiment!
The scientist began by grabbing one of the babies and smashing its head against the wall repeatedly until his vision was filled with red. Then, he grabbed another baby and tossed it through a glass window and into a nearby pond, leaving it to drown. Next, the magnanimous scientist stuck a baby in a file cabinet drawer such that only its head was sticking out; he then slammed the file cabinet shut repeatedly until no motion remained. The scientist looked at the remaining babies with a cold gaze, and slowly approached them. They screamed and they screamed and they screamed, but the scientist continued to meticulously carry out his grand experiment.
The scientist led a group of his contemporaries through the house - which was now filled with blood and baby parts - so that they could see the results of the experiencement. Amazing. Phenomenal. Marvelous. As the group of researchers walked throughout the house, they clapped and repeatedly uttered, "The experiment is complete!" The group reached a closed closet, and then opened it to reveal someone. They found you.
An adult became a file cabinet baby that day.