Japan's Latest Fashion Craze - LED Teeth
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You have probably heard the expression - He/she lights up the room with his/her dazzling smile. Now you can outshine any pearly whites with this latest Japanese fashion craze - LED teeth!
First constructed as an experiment by two technology geeks, the LED insert which can be fitted onto the teeth just like a mouth guard, have caught on as the latest must-have accessory, especially amongst the stylish Japanese teens. It has become so popular, that it was recently featured in an advertisement for one of Japan's most prominent department stores.
To light up their teeth, the wearer simply has to smile - What's even cooler is that they can change the color of their shine from green to red or even make it twinkle, with the help of a wireless hand-held control switch.
Moto Ishibashi, one of the geniuses behind the product, says that they came up with the idea after watching a video of LED throwies - little lights that are attached to a magnet and then thrown onto metal surfaces. Besides selling them like hotcakes, he and his partner in crime, Daito Manabe, are now offering workshops to teach Japanese teens how to build their own LED dentures!
Do you think these teeth make a cool accessory? Would you be caught strutting around with one in your mouth? Be sure to let us know, by adding your comments below.
Resources:manufacturingdigital.com, metro.co.uk
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- Parisalmost 13 yearsWouldn't it be toxic? And why would anyone want glowing teeth? But it is pretty cool so I'm split between two descions!
- lujy2003about 13 yearsi dont know how they do it . i will tell my school about it .
- persephonieabout 13 yearsthat is so weird. who would want that?
- hulagirl39about 13 yearsI want some of those!!
- baconabout 13 yearsthat is cool
- tigerlily1about 13 yearsmy friends would freak out if they saw me smile with one of those...
- happydaysabout 13 yearsomg!!! i want those SO bad! but in purple < >.>
- Kaelynabout 13 yearsI wonder where you can order them
- Jelly beanabout 13 yearsI need those!!!!!!!!!
- think wiseover 13 yearssuper cool now when if some one goes rolling skating they dont have to buy the light up toys they can just simply smile ..... FLASH!!!!! lol but i do like that dont know if i would were them though