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A Robot Cannot Hear Your Engine Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

A Robot Cannot Hear Your Engine Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

A robot cannot hear your engine. The mechanic in the tee diagnosed the noise from across the lot, before the scanner was plugged in, because the thing that is a little off today was fine last week and he has been listening for thirty years. This tee is for that mechanic, and for the thirty years.

Wear it to the shop, the car show, the trade school open house, the parts counter, and the family dinner where a relative says the dealership software knows better. It is a good gift for a mechanic, a trade school instructor, a shop owner, and the friend who hears the noise first.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three lines that read across a shop floor. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton, and the cotton stands up to the shop.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the trades entry on our anti-AI movement page.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

Is this shirt against diagnostic scanners? It is against the idea that the scanner replaces the ear. The mechanic wearing it owns a scanner.

Would a shop order these for the crew? Shops do. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color hides the grease? Black and Graphite. Chambray for the car show.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the all-hands where they announce the new tool, the studio, the classroom, the town meeting about the data center.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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