The Japanese think of the weirdest things and this is no exception. Apparently, in Japan, there is a need to protect your privates from the threat of infrared photography. Well, this company has capitalized on this niche market with a product that protects those privates from the prying eyes of infrared powered photographic equipment…

Thanks to new “Shot Guard” underwear from Cramer Japan, female athletes, students and children are now protected from infrared photography. Yes indeed, Japan’s legendary “hentai” (perverts) have found a new way to get their jollies: snapping photos of female athletes through their sports wear. It seems that these Bizarro Superman wannabes are adapting the night-function capabilities of ordinary camcorders to take infrared photos of unsuspecting women & children in the daytime. Since infrared radiation (known to us regular folks as heat) is emitted by the skin, the modified cameras can record the surface of said skin. The result is kind of dark and grainy, much like the thoughts of the perverted paparazzi.

Source: Inventor Spot