Gallery: Vollebak's Pink Hoodie Supposedly Calms You by Zipping Over Your Face

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    A new hoodie is designed to make athletes calm by turning everything in their view a very specific shade of pink.
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    The Baker-Miller Pink hoodie is based on research from the 1970s that claimed looking at a certain shade of pink could slow the heart rate and reduce violent behavior.
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    The designers from Vollebak created a mesh visor that ensures that the wearer breaths mostly out of his or her nose, which means the breath rate will also slow down.
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    There are little holes around the mouth to let air escape.
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    Another piece in the collection, Condition Black, uses a new material called Ceraspace that acts like a flexible piece of armor.
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    The little ceramic pieces will scar rock if they scrape up against one.
  • The jacket includes instructions for how to position your arms in case you need to stay warm in the fetal position. The...
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    The jacket includes instructions for how to position your arms in case you need to stay warm in the fetal position. The shoulders of the jacket have special pockets to encourage the position.
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