You are able to test drive a car before buying it, so why not take an identical way to pregnancy? Such is the postulate, apparently, behind the “Mommy Tummy” — a system that offers women (or men) a taste of what it can feel love to have a bun within the oven, whether they haven’t received any lovin’. Developed by researchers at Japan’s Kanagawa Institute of Technology , this simulator invites users to don a jacket replete with rubber balloons, vibrators, a water bag and other things you’d anticipate finding in Buffalo Bill’s basement. Once strapped on, the jacket’s midsection gradually expands because it swells with warm water funneled in from an adjacent tank, leading to an immaculately conceived baby bump. A compressor, meanwhile, slowly augments the jacket’s chest area, while a separate array of balloons rapidly inflate and deflate, thereby mimicking the kicking and side-to-side movements of a genuine-life fetus. KIRF mothers can monitor their KIRF baby’s vital signs on a monitor, though they’ll should pay close attention. Unlike real pregnancies, the Mommy Tummy’s gestation period lasts a merciful two minutes, giving your boyfriend barely enough time to formulate a coherent response. Must-see video footage after the break.
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