Think you're funny? Try getting laughs when it's over 100 degrees outside while wearing six layers of clothes.

Lara Smith: "And they got me out here on the hottest day of the year. Isn't that fun?"

Little girl: "Yeah."

Lara: "How about that?"

Lara Smith is an honest to goodness Ringling Brothers Clown performing on Seattle's Waterfront promoting a blood drive.

We're going to add one more layer to Lara's outfit. It's called the Kool Tie.

All it needs is a quick soak in water.

Jesse Jones: "Wrap it around your neck, it's supposed to keep you cool."

Lara Smith: "Change my life? Five-star day?"

Jesse Jones: "I hope so."

The Kool Tie looks a little silly, even on a clown, but silly is cool if the tie keeps you chilly.

Lara Smith: "It's a five-star day, my toes are cold."

After 100 laughs and smiles or around 45 minutes, we asked the clown if the Kool Tie was a joke.

It wasn't.

Lara Smith: "If I had this in pink, I would wear it with this costume every time I performed outside. It did make that much of a difference."

Jesse Jones: "Want to give it a shot?"

Sasha Toda-Peters: "All right. It is a little cool to the touch."

One more test. This time rickshaw driver Sasha Toda-Peters will take on a heavy burden: me!

Jesse Jones: "If it's working, we're going to know because my fat butt will be sitting in the back."

After a ride up the waterfront, Sasha says the Kool Tie gave him a leg up on the heat.

Sasha Toda-Peterson: "It is in fact cool and tight around my neck, so I'm not going to lie to you, your product is what it is."

Not even breaking a sweat even when he's pedaling me around.

Jesse Jones: "So I'm not that bad?"

Sasha Toda-Peterson: "No man, guns here!"

Jesse Jones: "Sun's out, guns out baby!"

Sasha Toda-Peterson: "You know it."

For more information, go to Kool Tie or REI.com.

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