Thursday, February 20, 2014

Advances In Condom Research and Development


They have been made of tortoiseshell and horn. They have been made of the finest silk and the coarsest leather. They have been made of pigs’ bladders and sheep’s intestines. They have been made of rubber (natural and synthetic). They have been made of plastic. But none of these has quite fitted the bill.

It seems that at least five research teams are working on creating a better condom.  Some of the researchers are funded by Bill Gates through his foundation.
Reinforced with graphene.
Carbon sheets.
Collagen.
Polymers.
Coated with hydrogel.
Polyethylene.
Rapid deployment.

More here.


15 comments:

bagoh20 said...

I just need one that tells me I'm amazing.

Michael Haz said...

You need to turn off the laugh effect for that to work.

chickelit said...

condom (n.)
1706, traditionally named for a British physician during reign of Charles II (a story traceable to 1709), but there is no evidence for that. Also spelled condam, quondam, which suggests it may be from Italian guantone, from guanto "a glove." A word omitted in the original OED (c.1890) and not used openly in the U.S. and not advertised in mass media until November 1986 speech by Surgeon General C. Everett Koop on AIDS prevention. Cf. prophylactic.
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Anonymous said...

"Some are satin, some are steel,
Some are silk and some are leather.
They're the faces of a stranger,
But we'd love to try them on."

-Excerpt from Billy Joel's "The Strangler"

chickelit said...

A successful graphene condom will never be nicknamed a nanotube.

chickelit said...

@adamsunderground: You sure Joel wasn't writing about his panty fetish?

Anonymous said...

Piano Men are keyed to Michelle Pfieffer's line of undergarments, the Fabulous Bakers, which polishes wood like nothing else can, lifting the grain beyond measure.

chickelit said...

...lifting the grain beyond measure.

...like a grain elevator, filled to the bursting with seeds of harvest.

Lem the artificially intelligent said...

video

Police: If You're Carrying Condoms, You Might Be a Hooker

chickelit said...

@Lem: Note the modal verb, "might"

There "should" be other objective indicia such as wads of cash and herpetic lesions.

Evi L. Bloggerlady said...

Are you volunteering as a tester?

The Dude said...

Herpetic legions - long may Hillary's supporters thrive and continue sharing their legacy.

Icepick said...

Get back to me when they're using carbotitanium.

The Dude said...

Hey, nano tubes are a thousand times bigger than pico tubes, just sayin'.

Yotta yotta yotta...

ricpic said...

The problem is not the condoms, the problem is the uncircumcised dicks!

--Jeremiah 2:15