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Boa Sleeve Is Condom For MacBook Air, Only Stronger (We Checked)
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 4:25 AM on April 15, 2008
Forget that tired old manila envelope joke, a new case by a company called Boa may just be the snuggest, sleekest wrapper for your MacBook Air. The Fashion Sleeve is plush-lined and offers what Boa calls "minimalist protection." At just .65mm thin, it's allegedly the thinnest Airbook case on the market. After seeing the pic, though, we theorised we could go thinner still by slipping a (large) condom over the thing. Here are the video results of our failed attempt to invent the official Gizmodo condom MBA case:
So, it works. Kind of. Seven failed attempts, largely punctured by the Air's surprisingly sharp edges (plus occasional clumsiness with fingertips during stretching), one successful try achieving a maximum coverage of 30% of the laptop. That's from a standard European condom, mind you. You may still want to experiment at home with some Magnums.
So, it works. Kind of. Seven failed attempts, largely punctured by the Air's surprisingly sharp edges (plus occasional clumsiness with fingertips during stretching), one successful try achieving a maximum coverage of 30% of the laptop. That's from a standard European condom, mind you. You may still want to experiment at home with some Magnums.And now we really need a Boa case to wipe all that icky lubricant from the Air's outsides: Its synthetic micro-knitted fibers will wipe the aluminium clean of fingerprints and dust (hopefully lube, too) as you slide it in and out. See guys? We suffer for you, we really do. Anyway, the Boa Fashion Sleeve is available now for US$30 each, in a choice of 21 spring-theme colours with more colours available in the summer. [Boa]
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amehrich
Posted 5:17 AM 15/4/08
good idea giz, the boa case doesnt have a reservoir tip to hold ejected hardware.
amehrich
sfokevin
Posted 5:13 AM 15/4/08
Dude u need an extra set of hands...
And maybe a little lube...
Just one gay guys 2 cents :>
sfokevin
Pope John Peeps II
Posted 5:08 AM 15/4/08
@EricMerrill:
I tried slipping one of those around an egg
You're doing it wrong. Also, you're probably doing IT wrong.
Pope John Peeps II
workingonyourinvoice
Posted 5:07 AM 15/4/08
You guys should have used the Magnum XLs. They come in the black and white wrapper. I can spare a couple, if you need 'em.
workingonyourinvoice
Kaiser-Machead
Posted 5:07 AM 15/4/08
I'd rather just use a manila envelope.
Kaiser-Machead
EricMerrill
Posted 4:57 AM 15/4/08
Are those Durex man? Never use Durex. I tried slipping one of those around an egg (I swear I can explain) and the CONDOM ripped. The egg wasn't even near cracking. From then on I never so much as looked curiously at their pricing.
EricMerrill
Darkest Daze
Posted 4:56 AM 15/4/08
I hope those weren't lubricated, because that would be one slimy macbook if they were.
Darkest Daze
origamimavin
Posted 4:47 AM 15/4/08
see, no one would even bother trying to put a condom on a PC. thats just silly.
origamimavin
myotheralt
Posted 4:47 AM 15/4/08
pics giz! The world wants to see mac fanboys trying to figure out a condom.
myotheralt
Sora57
Posted 4:40 AM 15/4/08
Also works as virus protection
Sora57
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 4:39 AM 15/4/08
Make it stronger and double the price.
Anyone who plunks down $3,000+ for a computer won't mind shelling out a handful of yuppie food stamps for stylin' "protection"
OMG! Ponies!
oat
Posted 4:36 AM 15/4/08
haha, just about got it there
oat
jmzwheadon
Posted 4:36 AM 15/4/08
Should of tried a femidom
jmzwheadon
med
Posted 5:23 AM 15/4/08
I would have at least used a non-lubed condom on a $1.5k+ machine...? :)
med
strider_mt2k
Posted 5:22 AM 15/4/08
You daffy bastids!
I gotta call the wife in to see this.
I'm sure it'll bring back memories of before I got my vasectomy.
strider_mt2k
mixamillion
Posted 6:13 AM 15/4/08
try it on the newton
mixamillion
Joseph
Posted 6:13 AM 15/4/08
Black Macbook Air would need an XL.
Joseph
Guizzy
Posted 6:11 AM 15/4/08
Guizzy
Siouxperman
Posted 6:04 AM 15/4/08
I am surprised that someone with a 12.8"L x 8.94" W x .76" H(thick) penis hasn't commented here to let everyone know the correct way to put a condom on a MacBook Air. Anyone, anyone??
Anyone else want to see a demonstration of someone trying to pull a hot water bottle over the Air next???
Siouxperman
bailey_ca
Posted 5:55 AM 15/4/08
@Kaiser-Machead: Me too, but I always end up getting paper cuts in sensitive places. How do you...what? Oh, on the computer...never mind!
bailey_ca
usagi
Posted 5:50 AM 15/4/08
and i thought pubes on a dell was disgusting... I was not even close of the awful reality of Giz's psychiatric disorders... Thanks for that lame flick of fanboyism
(coming from a die hard mac fanboi)
usagi
GOKOR
Posted 5:50 AM 15/4/08
...apparently the guys at Giz don't have a reason to use the condoms for what they're intended for.
Oh, and saran wrap would be cheaper and actually covert the whole thing. Not to mention quicker to apply.
GOKOR
OMG! Ponies!
Posted 5:45 AM 15/4/08
@dingus: @med: @amehrich: @workingonyourinvoice: @EricMerrill: If you're debating how to properly put a condom on your computer, then you're doing any number of things wrong.
First of all, even though teh intarweb is a nasty place, even the foulest yif-den of SL doesn't require actual RL condoms.
Second, if you're still confused about the application of a condom to a computer, then you should shoot an email to Gina Lynn, formerly of Wired. She'll set you straight.
OMG! Ponies!
dingus
Posted 5:27 AM 15/4/08
Do this on both sides of a black Macbook and it'd look sort of like a G3 Powerbook.
dingus
kingofmars
Posted 8:43 AM 15/4/08
You really need to get a friend to help you. If one of my friends asked if I would hold a Macbook Air so he could put a condom on it, I'd say "Sure!"
kingofmars