XPost: sci.physics, rec.aviation.homebuilt   
   From: henry@spsystems.net   
      
   In article , Nog  wrote:   
   >On the other hand I don't see why they just can't work naked and take a   
   >sponge bath daily. You don't need clothes in a controled environment.   
      
   Apart from wanting some protection for delicate body parts, *pockets* are   
   immensely useful even in a controlled environment.  If anything, they're   
   more useful in free fall than on Earth:  small objects don't just stay   
   where you put them unless restrained somehow, and it's less convenient to   
   just carry things because moving around requires using your hands as well   
   as your feet.   
      
   >All it needs is a change in attitude... Modesty is learned and unnecessary.   
      
   In principle, yes.  In practice, unlearning such attitudes is not easy;   
   people are not happy about it and won't do it without urgent need.  And   
   given that you need pockets anyway...   
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