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Snappy condom !

Who likes that idea? I am not sure if I like this or not. Putting on the condom the old fashioned way can be romantic..:p

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/336808.cms?headline=Now,~a~'snappy'~condom
CAPE TOWN: A South African inventor claims to have found a solution to a common romantic mood spoiler – putting on a male condom.

Willem van Rensburg is marketing his Pronto condom as an answer to the annoyance of tearing off condom wrappers and figuring out the right way up, saying his patent can be donned in less than three seconds.

"Using an ordinary condom is a real pain," he states on his product website. "By the time the condom is on, the mood is halfway out the window."

The new condom, already available in the South African market, is applied without having to first remove it from the wrapper.

The wrapper is simply snapped open in the middle, and the two sides gripped to roll the condom directly over the penis, pulled off and discarded.

"If you're slow, it'll take you three seconds. You can really do it in one," Van Rensburg's former partner Roelf Mulder, said.

Mulder, who helped develop the mechanism, explained the wrapper contains tiny, soft plastic hooks that unroll the condom from the inside as the wrapper is pulled downward.

Van Rensburg's idea for the patent was apparently born from a number of studies finding the "struggle factor" largely responsible for people shunning condoms in a country with one of the world's highest AIDS figures.

"Many people complain it spoils the moment," he said.

The new product should be better than its traditional predecessor at curbing sexually transmitted diseases, Mulder added.

Brilliant! I'll take 278,000 gross, please!

That sounds pretty neat.

Wow, that's actually pretty ingenious.

It's more useful for women who believe the lame "too hard to use" excuse and don't know how to put one on with their mouths.

It's more useful for women who believe the lame "too hard to use" excuse and don't know how to put one on with their mouths.

Where are these women..:p

Snappy condom !

Who likes that idea? I am not sure if I like this or not. Putting on the condom the old fashioned way can be romantic..:p

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/336808.cms?headline=Now,~a~'snappy'~condom

Heh. I opened this thinking you'd just now heard of the Rapex anti-rape device (http://www.rapestop.net/).

And here I thought Japanese condoms were the bleeding edge...

And here I thought Japanese condoms were the bleeding edge...

Jesus Christ, man...

*hands you a cookie*

It's more useful for women who believe the lame "too hard to use" excuse and don't know how to put one on with their mouths.
Laytex tastes bad.


Besides, some men are a little too big for one to put a condom on in such a manner.

Laytex tastes bad.


Besides, some men are a little too big for one to put a condom on in such a manner.

Well, it's latex, though I guess calling it "laytex" in this context would be fitting...

Heh. I opened this thinking you'd just now heard of the Rapex anti-rape device (http://www.rapestop.net/).

And here I thought Japanese condoms were the bleeding edge...

So what is Rapex suppose to do?

Sounds kind of like the same set up that one uses to put on a band-aid, thats pretty clever.

Sounds kind of like the same set up that one uses to put on a band-aid, thats pretty clever.

Hmm...

...Aha! Using a Band-Aid when you're out of condoms! That's brilliant, man!

Where are these women..:p

If you're ever over here, I can hook you up...

Jesus Christ, man...

*hands you a cookie*

AFAIK, Japan still produces the worlds thinnest polyurethane condoms....

Heh. I opened this thinking you'd just now heard of the Rapex anti-rape device (http://www.rapestop.net/).

And here I thought Japanese condoms were the bleeding edge...

Silly question maybe. But woudn't the enraged rapist physically harm the woman in frustration and is that a tradeoff that the woman is willing to trade for sexual assualt ?

AFAIK, Japan still produces the worlds thinnest polyurethane condoms....

No no no, it was the fact that you used the word "bleeding" in this context.

Perhaps I'm thinking a smidge too much at the moment...

Well, it's latex, though I guess calling it "laytex" in this context would be fitting...
Blah, I always forget how to spell that.

And it still tastes bad.

If you're ever over here, I can hook you up...


Well, Japan is on the way from US to India....;)

It's more useful for women who believe the lame "too hard to use" excuse and don't know how to put one on with their mouths.

I dunno, most of the women I know hate condoms as much as men do.

I dunno, most of the women I know hate condoms as much as men do.
Seriously? I like them. It's so much less clean up aftwards.

Seriously? I like them. It's so much less clean up aftwards.

Seriously. So much so that my last 5 partners & I have not used them. In fact, in all the women I know right now, I can only think of one who likes them.

So what is Rapex suppose to do?

Here's the description from the wiki:

The anti-rape female condom (aka vaginal bear trap, brand name Rapex) was invented by Sonette Ehlers, a South African woman. It is intended to prevent rape by hooking onto an attacker's penis, hurting and disabling him.

The device is a latex tube fitted internally with shafts of sharp, inward-facing plastic barbs that could be worn by a woman in her vagina, similar to a tampon. Should an attacker attempt vaginal rape, the penis would be hooked by the barbs, causing the attacker pain and giving the victim time to escape. The condom would remain attached to the attacker's penis and, according to the device's creator, could be removed only surgically[citation needed], which would alert hospital staff and police that an attempted rape could have taken place. However, the fact that a man was injured by the device would not in and of itself mean he was a rapist, due to the possibility of abuse of the device (see criticism). Furthermore, the device's inventor believes that the very existence of the device in over-the-counter stores could also act as a deterrent by creating the possibility in a potential rapist's mind that victims might be using it.

According to Ehlers, the Rapex would also act as a female condom, reducing chances of impregnation or STD infection. However, there is no scientific research that supports her claim. Ehlers herself claim that the device prevents STDs because "there is no body fluid inside you from the rapist."[1]

The device was unveiled on August 31, 2005 in South Africa. Production will start later this year if severe criticism is overcome. The inventor hopes to have the product on the market in late 2006.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-rape_female_condom

Silly question maybe. But woudn't the enraged rapist physically harm the woman in frustration and is that a tradeoff that the woman is willing to trade for sexual assualt ?

Here's what the Rapex FAQ says about that:
Sadly, many women have been killed over time, as nobody can guarantee the outcome of any rape! However, the huge plus-factor is that the discomfort and pain is such, that the rapist would be disabled temporarily, (much worse than a kick in the groin that self-defence instructors teach women!) giving you time to get away and get help.
http://www.rapestop.net/faq/index.asp

(BTW, perhapse I should clarify that I'm neither advocating nor not advocating it's use. It's just that your tirle made me think of this device.)

Seriously. So much so that my last 5 partners & I have not used them. In fact, in all the women I know right now, I can only think of one who likes them.

That's why Pennsylvania rocks.

No no no, it was the fact that you used the word "bleeding" in this context.

Perhaps I'm thinking a smidge too much at the moment...

Yeah, it didn't hit me until after I posted my reply to you that the bleeding edge comment could be taken as refering to the Rapex and not the other condom.

That's why Pennsylvania rocks.

Well, only 2 of them have been here. One was in Maryland, one in Connecticut, & one in New York.

Seriously. So much so that my last 5 partners & I have not used them. In fact, in all the women I know right now, I can only think of one who likes them.
Uh... that's somewhat really concerning.

I've only not used condoms like three times with one guy who I was in a monogamous, fairly long term relationship with and I was on the pill at the time. I mean, I don't want to sound like I'm trying to put you down or anything, but it seems to be a bad idea to have unprotected sex with multiple partners. It seems to me that's the way diseases get spread and all...

At any rate, I like condoms, they keep things pretty safe and clean.

Smart. Now you have no exkuse! :eek:

Uh... that's somewhat really concerning.

I've only not used condoms like three times with one guy who I was in a monogamous, fairly long term relationship with and I was on the pill at the time. I mean, I don't want to sound like I'm trying to put you down or anything, but it seems to be a bad idea to have unprotected sex with multiple partners. It seems to me that's the way diseases get spread and all...

At any rate, I like condoms, they keep things pretty safe and clean.

I think you might be assuming that my fuckity pattersn are extreme. Thery were until I was 17. Now they are (to quote Matthew Gideon) "sporadic at BEST."

I think you might be assuming that my fuckity pattersn are extreme. Thery were until I was 17. Now they are (to quote Matthew Gideon) "sporadic at BEST."
So you've smartened up and not done the whole unprotected sex thing?

(I'm hoping it's not the condom usage that's sporadic at best)

So you've smartened up and not done the whole unprotected sex thing?

(I'm hoping it's not the condom usage that's sporadic at best)

I must disappoint.

But I can say with...99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% certainty that I'm disease-free. The odds of my having a "social disease" are slightly more than the odds of a water buffalo falling from the sky, through the roof of the lab, & landing directly on me.

Well, only 2 of them have been here. One was in Maryland, one in Connecticut, & one in New York.

Okay, then that's why the Northeast rocks. Well, one of the many reasons. :p

I must disappoint.

But I can say with...99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% certainty that I'm disease-free. The odds of my having a "social disease" are slightly more than the odds of a water buffalo falling from the sky, through the roof of the lab, & landing directly on me.
If you've had unprotected sex with five different partners (and who knows how many partners they've had unprotected sex with before you) I'd say your odds are higher than that. You might want to get some tests.

Okay, then that's why the Northeast rocks. Well, one of the many reasons. :p

Indeed. PA is shite.

If you've had unprotected sex with five different partners (and who knows how many partners they've had unprotected sex with before you) I'd say your odds are higher than that. You might want to get some tests.

Yeah, I'm with Dak on this one. Get a blood test.

Yeah, I'm with Dak on this one. Get a blood test.

Trust me. Everything is 5-by-5.

Trust me. Everything is 5-by-5.
5 by 5?

5 by 5?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_by_five

Heh. I opened this thinking you'd just now heard of the Rapex anti-rape device (http://www.rapestop.net/).


:p I thought same thing. The thing is if a girlfriend wanted to really get back at her boyfriend she could just put one of these on. Ouch.

no snappy on penis! NO!