Eight-year-old twins invent wedgie-proof underwear

Eight-year-old twin boys Jared and Justin Serovich have come up with a solution to the terrifying schoolyard wedgie. A favorite of school bullies, a wedgie is when the underwear is pulled tight above the waist — momentarily torturing the victim in the groin region. The "Rip Away 1000" uses rigged boxers and fabric fasteners to hold together some seams.

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"When the person tries to grab you — like the bully or the person tries to give you a wedgie — they just rip away," Justin said. The third graders came up with the idea after they were giving each other playground taunts and their mother's partner joked someone ought to invent wedgie-proof underwear. The project saw the boys to the finals of a central Ohio invention competition.