The silver-lined, cotton boxer shorts stop electromagnetic rays (Picture: indiegogo)

What’s a guy to wear in a nuclear winter? Well, for a start you can try a pair of fetching radiation-proof pants.

The silver-lined, cotton boxer shorts are woven with a wireless armour that stops electromagnetic rays from reaching your nether-regions.

Developed by a British scientist, the fabric’s silver mesh not only creates a Faraday cage that shields 99.97 per cent of wi-fi radiation but also smells fresh thanks to the metal’s antimicrobial properties.

Inventor Joseph Perkins believes the underwear garment is an important step to protect male sperm counts, which he believes are being harmed by gadgets we use every day – such as having a mobile phone in your pocket.


According to inventor Joseph Perkins the underwear protect male sperm count (Picture: Indiegogo)

Mr Perkins said in a message on his Indiegogo fundraising page: ‘The communications systems in parliament and vital military installations are all protected by Faraday cages to stop them being interfered with.



‘Now you can protect your most valuable assets too with wireless armour.

‘This covers the entire range of radiation emitted by wireless devices, from voice and texts through to 4G and wi-fi.’

Mr Perkins came up with the idea while teaching physics in Switzerland and hopes to begin shipping them in July for £35 a pair.

The Faraday cage was invented by Michael Faraday in the 1800s to protect electronics from interference by using meshes of conductive materials to block external electromagnetic fields – although he probably didn’t predict this as a possible use.