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It is thanks to a special, durable coating that should last throughout intercourse, says the team, backed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
They hope it will make condoms more appealing to use and thereby prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) as well as unwanted pregnancies.
Without enough lubrication, sex can be painful and condoms may split or slip.
When used correctly, condoms are a highly effective contraceptive, but not everyone likes them.
They are often already lubricated to make them easier to use, but sometimes this might not be enough for comfort.
People can add lubricant, but this can be messy and may need several applications, interrupting sex.
Researchers say the self-lubricating condom, which becomes really slippery once it comes into contact with body fluid, should get round this.
It could withstand intercourse involving at least 1,000 thrusts without losing its slipperiness, the Royal Society Open Science journal reports.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45861476
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @03:35AM (4 children)
A news you can use, here on soylent news.
(Score: 1, Troll) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday October 20 2018, @10:16AM (3 children)
Tremendous news for me. Because I own 25 percent of Goodyear Tire and Rubber!!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @10:25AM (1 child)
It's a pity that you have absolutely no use for this product
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @03:14PM
I don't think they're available in that small of a size.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @03:08PM
Shouldn't that be Goodyear Tire and Rubbers?
(Score: 3, Touché) by Some call me Tim on Saturday October 20 2018, @04:12AM
Wow, those boffins that are incapable of boffing need to step up their game. Electronics nerds for the win!
Questioning science is how you do science!
(Score: 5, Funny) by black6host on Saturday October 20 2018, @04:36AM (2 children)
Ok,
Ok, Bill, you've made up for Clippy!!! Rename him to Slippy!!!
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday October 20 2018, @11:57PM
Gods, no. Do you want your condom constantly going "Fox, get this guy off me?" Or possibly "Fox, get me off this guy?"
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by Alfred on Monday October 22 2018, @02:41PM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @04:45AM
Is that what you're saying?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @04:48AM (2 children)
to squeeze in the old dipstick 1000 times to see if it really stays slippery. Of course it may be difficult to stop at the exact number.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @04:52AM
Yeah, that's why we'll have to film your progress.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 21 2018, @01:08AM
Don't worry, we're quite confident you won't go over it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @05:00AM (10 children)
I get it, they save lives, they really work, blahblahblah...
Those rubber bands? They hurt. It got to the point I gave sex up.
And besides, even if they didn't, the feel sucks. But that's nothing compared to the pain.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @05:07AM (2 children)
This is where the real man's option comes in.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @05:25AM
Vasectomies don't reduce infection rates, and for those that have a potential interest in future fatherhood, are .... contra-indicated, to say the least.
Yeah, they're (kinda) reversible. Still not a good idea.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @12:17PM
... all of the diseases.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Saturday October 20 2018, @08:50AM
FYI: the usual profane term that is widely used is "blowjob".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @02:54PM (5 children)
You've outted yourself as being circumcised.
For the civilized world, which doesn't engage in male genitalia mutilation, condoms are great -- the penis is sensitive enough that they aren't impeded by -- and often prefer the lessening of sensation granted by -- condoms. In the United States, the cutting off of what amounts to a 4-inch by 6-inch area of the most sensitive skin on the human body often leaves men unable to feel their penis well at all, shifting the pleasure from the length of the shaft to just the glans at the tip. Add an immobile condom, and this drops further.
As long as this practice persists, condoms will be unwelcome in the United States. The rest of the civilized world, however, will appreciate the benefits and safety and assurances that condoms offer.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @06:51PM (4 children)
Original anonymous coward here.
You're wrong. Uncut.
Read the detail again: that little rubber band that holds it on/keeps it in place/worships Satan? It hurts. As in, pain. As in, my crotch becomes an unhappy place. No fun, very sad.
And yes, sensitive enough to tell the difference between a rubber sheath and mucous membranes.
(Score: 2) by pipedwho on Saturday October 20 2018, @10:09PM (3 children)
Unless you only ever have sex with your long term partner where it probably doesn't matter, then don't be a douche bag, and go and buy yourself condoms that actually fit you. Not sure if you're going for the 'my member is to big for regular condoms' 'brag', but if you are in the top 5% of the population in girth, then a regular condom may feel way too constrictive.
Yes, a condom will desensitise slightly, but when it comes to sex, technique and other factors far outweigh that differential.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @11:53PM (2 children)
Larger condoms hurt less, this is true.
However, the experience was still blah to the point that I realised I would save money, time and drama by simply abstaining, and not miss out that much.
Seriously, sex isn't all that fantastic, and it took painful experiences to sweep away the mythology. In the long run, I'm better off.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday October 20 2018, @11:58PM (1 child)
You have fingers, lips, and a tongue, at least by default. Use them.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 21 2018, @10:20AM
We're talking about males here. Probably the only thing they know is how to stick it in and go hell for leather.
(Score: 3, Funny) by EETech1 on Saturday October 20 2018, @05:22AM (6 children)
That's assuming there's bodily fluids left after 3 minutes on the jackhammer:)
Funny story, I tried some slippery lube Trojans once, and that lube got everywhere, you couldn't even walk on my hardwood floors with socks on. Just like ice, and would not wash off!
(Score: 3, Touché) by MostCynical on Saturday October 20 2018, @05:44AM (5 children)
Why were you trying to lube your floor with condoms?
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by EETech1 on Saturday October 20 2018, @06:06AM (4 children)
I almost immediately took it off and put on one of my normal ones because it was too slippery.
I wiped myself off with a towel in between, and threw it in the corner.
It spread from there!
(Score: 3, Funny) by MostCynical on Saturday October 20 2018, @06:38AM (1 child)
sounds like an alien movie about sentient slime...
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by shortscreen on Saturday October 20 2018, @09:29AM
Something flashed through my mind as I reached the end of this thread. It was the scene in Roger Rabbit where Judge Doom punches the drum full of glue and then subsequently becomes stuck to the steam roller.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @10:27AM
Learn to jerk off with only your hand?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @02:10PM
"It spread from there!"
that's how STD's are spread. You should have left it in place to contain.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Subsentient on Saturday October 20 2018, @05:23AM (8 children)
Cure all STDs.
I dream of a world where a 107 year old man covered in liver spots can enjoy getting his ass pumped full of cum by 30 skinny, toothless, homeless black guys, without worrying about his immune system shutting down or getting a 7 year itch.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." -Jiddu Krishnamurti
(Score: 4, Insightful) by stretch611 on Saturday October 20 2018, @05:46AM
Hopefully one day, your dreams will come true.
BUT... if you are 107 years old now, i doubt you will live to see the curing all STD's part of it.
On the brighter side of things, if you have enough money, I am sure you can fulfill the 2nd part of your dream.
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @05:49AM (1 child)
Or better yet, the world of Altered Carbon where if you're rich enough, you can just clone yourself a new "sleeve". And you can fuck whores until they die.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @10:23AM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @08:25AM (2 children)
I find your ideas exhilarating and would like to subscribe to your news letter.
Now excuse me I have to go find my sick bag.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @10:29AM (1 child)
Most sick bags make for a terrible condom
(Score: 2) by Subsentient on Saturday October 20 2018, @08:26PM
Especially once used.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." -Jiddu Krishnamurti
(Score: 4, Funny) by hemocyanin on Saturday October 20 2018, @03:18PM
Statistically speaking, if you are 107, it's a fine time to get an STD and/or try meth, coke, and heroin. You probably won't live long enough for the negative effects to really kick in anyway.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @04:48PM
You will never cure all STDs, they exist for a reason, and more will just evolve if current ones disappear.
I'm sure Bill is thinking he is doing good here, and attoning for lifetime of scumbaggery, but far from truth. In the next 50 years I predict a billion Africans will die of starvation and disease. Magical condom won't save them.
(Score: 3, Funny) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Saturday October 20 2018, @05:53AM (1 child)
I'll be happy to repeat the experiment.
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(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 21 2018, @10:32AM
Offering your ass for this experiment is most kind of you sir. You should be commended.
(Score: 5, Funny) by Arik on Saturday October 20 2018, @05:54AM
A: Slow down, and apply more lube.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 4, Informative) by legont on Saturday October 20 2018, @06:05AM (6 children)
So, it says an average sex act is 600 thrusts and 1000 is the best a condom can withstand. Assuming 2 thrusts per second, an average one would be 5 min and nothing would hold above 10. I was under impression that most of the Internet guys can easily do 30 minutes and an hour or two occasionally. How do they do it, I wonder, change equipment? Nothing like this is ever mentioned or shown on video.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @06:30AM
The 1,000 thrusts is about this condom. It doesn't say that the condom breaks after 1,000 thrusts, just that it loses its slipperiness. It doesn't say how long a normal condom can last.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @12:21PM (1 child)
You think porn is shot in one 30/60/120 minute take? Creative editing if nothing else.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Saturday October 20 2018, @04:24PM
Professionals also get to the point where the blue pill doesn't work anymore, and they have to inject the go-hours meds straight into their junk.
(Score: 2) by darkfeline on Saturday October 20 2018, @10:04PM (1 child)
>Assuming 2 thrusts per second
How did you arrive at that number? You don't even need a penis, vagina, or a partner to disprove it. Find something to hold onto, start a timer and thrust your hips, 2 thrusts per second, and sustain that for five minutes.
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(Score: 2) by legont on Saturday October 20 2018, @11:17PM
Why such a bother? You can time your porn collection.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 26 2018, @11:50PM
Obviously not thrusting the whole time, but lubrication really is a problem for sessions lasting more than 15 minutes. I've had a couple girlfriends who despite enjoying sex longer can only stay lubricated for about 15 minutes without additional lubrication, although they can continue orgasming after that point if lubrication is used.
Based on the fact that most guys don't last longer than 5 minutes, require more than 15 minutes to recover, and how often most women want to fuck in a row, it seems like a biologically sound length for strictly reproductive purposes. From a pleasure seeking perspective it tends to be far below the required length of time.
(Score: 2) by Taibhsear on Monday October 22 2018, @09:38PM
640 thrusts should be enough for anybody.