Thanks to SeamSters.net for bringing the bunchy panties phenomenon to light. It is definitely something we noticed, cough cough, not that we shop at Urban Outfitters or anything.
Editorial note: Whoa! You've found a super-old post here on BuzzFeed, from an earlier era of the site. It doesn't really represent where we are anymore, and may in fact be totally broken, but we're leaving it up as a part of our early history.