Geek Out

You Can Also Use Condoms To Make A Different Kind Of Music

Condoms are typically used to protect from unwanted pregnancy and STDs. But here’s a little-known fact — they can also make some pretty funky jams.


March 27, 2012
Mobile

Android Phones And Condoms Often Share The Same Name

Android phones, loveable as they may be, are idiotically named. Names like Wildfire Incredible, Sensation, Vigor, Touch, Skyrocket and Pro taint otherwise decent phones. Where do Android phone makers come up with this stuff? Why, from condoms! It turns out, condoms and Android phones share more than just intimate utility, they’re actually named the same too.


February 29, 2012
Online

Condom-Based Foursquare Checks You In When You Have (Safe) Sex

A lot of effort goes into manufacturing condoms that are comfortable and effective, but that doesn’t do anyone any good if no one wears them. So some well-intentioned goober has decided to slap QR codes onto condom wrappers so you can check in every time you, uhh, unwrap one.


February 23, 2012
Geek Out

This Is How Condoms Are Made And Tested

Condoms exist in that uncomfortably category of things we accept as part of everyday life, but don’t spend too much thinking — much less talking — about. That’s silly. To help break the ice, here’s a stimulating look at how Trojan condoms are made, because you really shouldn’t put anything on your (or your partner’s) junk without knowing where it comes from.


December 30, 2011
Geek Out

Once Upon A Time, We Used Radium Condoms For Glow-In-The-Dark Sex

It’s the same old story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love. Boy uses radioactive condom for virility. Yeah, romance has a shelf life of forever.


December 10, 2011
Geek Out

The Custom-Sized Condoms Are Now Legally Available

Using a condom that is not suited for your penis increases the possibilities of breakage and slippage, which in turn increases the possibility of sexually transmitted infections, or unwanted pregnancies. Thankfully, someone invented custom size condoms. Now they are available… in Europe.


December 8, 2011
Science

Will ‘Viagra In A Condom’ Get Guys Using It?

The rubber, the goalie, the love glove, the salami sling. No matter how many adorable monikers it gets, no one really likes condoms very much.


October 13, 2011
Science

The Pill Can Lead To A Long Marriage Of Bad Sex

The Pill: it brought women sexual liberation, and now research finds it also brings us sexual dissatisfaction.


May 12, 2011
Science

Will Viagra Condoms Convince Men To Use Rubbers?

Some men – and women too – dislike condoms so much that they can’t fully enjoy sex because rubbers affect them psychologically and physically. This may change soon with a new condom designed to maintain long-lasting, stronger erections. Why?


April 10, 2011
Cars

Cessna Begins Research On "Magic Skin" Condom For Future Aeroplanes

Sometime in the future, perhaps 2030-2035, you or your spawn will be spirited across the skies in aeroplanes that are wrapped in a magic, protective condom.