Betty Jenkins was once an adventurous young woman with a flat chest. Her mother gave her an inflatable bra to attract men. But what happens when you wear a partially-inflated bra in a plane flying over the Andes Mountains?
Big trouble in South America, that's what. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91943477 -via YesButNoButYes
It turned out the cabin was not pressurized, and the bra was expanding.
"As the thing got bigger, I tried to stand up," Jenkins said, "and I couldn't see my feet."
The instructions said that the bra's pads could be inflated up to a size 48.
"I thought, 'What would happen if it goes beyond 48?'" Jenkins recalled.
Big trouble in South America, that's what. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91943477 -via YesButNoButYes
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What a Hoot(er)!
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Wins "Most Embarassing Incident", hands down.
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So many surprising things...an inflatable bra, the fact that she was flying through South America back when people didn't just do that kind of thing, and the whole bomb-search angle. Neat story. :)
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The first time I hear about those. I guess I´ve been lucky.
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I didn't realize inflatable bras were that old. I thought they were a more recent invention (to go along with today's obsession with big boobies).
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