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A Japanese artist has invented a skirt that can be pulled up to look like a vending machine to allow Japanese women to escape attackers, according to scifi.com. Vending machines are pervasive in Japan.

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Editor's Insight: This makes for a good human interest item for vending operators who have newsletters and want to include something out of the ordinary. The photos on the Internet are of good quality.

In looking at the photo, it's hard to believe that this disguise would actually fool an attacker, but one must consider the fact that it would most likely be used at night in an urban environment. 10-30-07