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On Aug 21, 8:03 am, "MS. SHAN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't know about this.... I want it when I want it and if you have
> to wait 3 minutes for it to dry... that is a blower.. But, I would try
> it out at least one time..
>
> On Aug 20, 1:56 pm, Streetlife3DB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > WHAT YA'LL THINK?
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> > Edison had his lightbulb, Ford had his Model T, and Jan Vinzenz Krause
> > has his spray-on condom. Inspired by the mechanics of a drive-through
> > car wash, the German sexual-health educator designed a custom-fitting
> > male contraceptive using liquid latex and some materials from a
> > hardware store. "I felt a little like MacGyver," he says of building
> > the contraption.
>
> > U.S. condom sales have been increasing steadily over the years,
> > according to Packaged Facts, a division of Market Research Group, and
> > they are expected to top $444 million annually by 2010. But usage
> > among teens appears to have leveled off, with 61.5% of sexually active
> > high schoolers surveyed by the Centers for Disease Control and
> > Prevention in 2007 reporting that they had used a condom during their
> > most recent intercourse, down from 62.8% in 2005 and 63% in 2003.
> > Access to condoms is one issue; inclination to use them is another.
> > Which helps explain why companies are constantly looking for ways to
> > improve the standard product — vibrating, warming, climax-delaying,
> > even glow-in-the-dark condoms are all available on drugstore shelves.
>
> > Offering a wide variety of condom options is not only a smart business
> > move, it's good for public health. When used properly, condoms don't
> > just act as contraceptives; they also prevent the spread of most
> > sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. That means sexual-
> > health educators, public health officials and condom brand CEOs alike
> > are interested in finding ways to make condoms more appealing,
> > especially to young people.
>
> > As a teenager, Krause, now 30, had trouble finding the right size
> > condom, which set him on a quest to aid other similarly befuddled
> > young men. In 2001 he developed an online condom adviser, which
> > provides printable measuring tapes and instructions to help men
> > determine which condom, out of all the brands available in Germany,
> > will fit the best. According to Krause, more than 300,000 people have
> > used the free service.
>
> > The site's popularity put Krause in touch with students and sex-ed
> > teachers across Germany, who expressed a common frustration. "They
> > told me, 'Mr. Krause, I don't understand why the industry doesn't
> > develop a condom which fits you perfectly,' " he says.
>
> > Hence his idea for a spray-on condom. The prototype, which began
> > testing last year, consists of a hard plastic tube with nozzles that
> > spray liquid latex from all directions, much like the water jets in
> > the tunnel of a car wash. According to Krause, there are numerous
> > advantages to his spray-on condom. "The condom fits 100% perfectly, so
> > the safety is much higher than a standard condom's, and it feels more
> > natural."
>
> > But there are some stumbling blocks. The men who tested the spray-on
> > condom had a few hesitations, Krause says. Some were "a little bit
> > afraid to use the tube" and would only try it on their fingers. Others
> > worried that the mechanism, which hisses as it sprays, might ruin the
> > mood.
>
> > But the most serious problem with the design — which is what has kept
> > the product off the market thus far — is that the latex takes too long
> > to dry. Liquid latex currently takes two to three minutes to
> > vulcanize, making it impractical. "For people to buy it," Krause says,
> > "it needs to be ready in five to 10 seconds."
>
> > That has kept the spray-on condom on hold indefinitely until a faster-
> > drying latex comes along. Meanwhile, Krause is tackling the size
> > problem by preparing to launch a line of condoms in six sizes, instead
> > of the usual one or two. They should be available in Europe starting
> > in September and in the U.S. possibly as early as 2010.
>
> > "Having condoms in different sizes we think is a good and smart idea,"
> > says David Johnson, group product manager of Trojan Brand Condoms.
> > Trojan's parent company, Church and Dwight, makes nearly 8 out of 10
> > condoms sold in the U.S. But different-size condoms introduce their
> > own problems: namely, men aren't very eager to buy a small size.
> > Trojan's Magnum line, whose condoms are 15% bigger than regular ones,
> > accounts for 13% of the U.S. market. But when the company introduced a
> > smaller condom several years ago, it had to discontinue it.
>
> > Krause says men are reluctant to go to a drugstore cashier with a box
> > of small-size condoms — for obvious reasons. His solution: he plans to
> > sell his new line of different-size condoms online. "Men on the Web,"
> > he says, "they are very honest."- Hide quoted text -
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