Clever Overload

A scrap book of ingenious ideas, geeky gadgets, devious design and "why-didn't-I-think-of-that" moments.

Feb 5
This is a case of two for the price of one - maps printed on microfibre cloth, so that you don’t need to fold them and can use them to wipe things.  Plus, if you’re a spy, you can sew it into your suit so that when you get patted down no one will know it’s there!  (They actually did this in WWII, on silk - check out Between Silk and Cyanide by Leo Marks for details.)
The decline of printed matter, the rise of microfiber - Core77

This is a case of two for the price of one - maps printed on microfibre cloth, so that you don’t need to fold them and can use them to wipe things.  Plus, if you’re a spy, you can sew it into your suit so that when you get patted down no one will know it’s there!  (They actually did this in WWII, on silk - check out Between Silk and Cyanide by Leo Marks for details.)

The decline of printed matter, the rise of microfiber - Core77