Midweek – Celebrating Condoms, in Honor of World AIDS Day
December 1st, 2009As we mark World AIDS Day, and we wanted to celebrate the little latex than could…
The condom.
Some historic and random condom facts:
- Condoms can hold as much as 12 quarts of water or 3 bags of potatoes before bursting!
- Quality condoms can stretch to over 3 feet. No, you are not too big to use a condom.
- Only condoms can protect against sexually transmitted infections.
- (and no, we don’t sit around our office filling condoms with potatoes for the sake of research)
The condom is the simplest of technologies, doesn’t take up much space, is available for purchase and free at Planned Parenthood offices everywhere. And it is effective.
It has come a long way, as we showcased way back in Week 2 of this blog. And we should all be grateful for that.
I once had two roommates who filled a condom with ordinary plaster. Oddly enough, when it had set up, it was a perfect breast, with a reservoir tip nipple.