Comments on: "Origami" condom prototype http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 03:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1632134 ocker3 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1632134  Thank you, I now have another piece of hilarious and mostly useless trivia to shock my friends with. I quite enjoy finding them :D  Thank you, I now have another piece of hilarious and mostly useless trivia to shock my friends with. I quite enjoy finding them :D

]]> By: ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1632132 ocker3 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1632132  ymmv. my ex partner of 5 years quite liked ribbed and studded condoms sometimes, perhaps overall lubrication is a factor here?  ymmv. my ex partner of 5 years quite liked ribbed and studded condoms sometimes, perhaps overall lubrication is a factor here?

]]> By: ocker3 http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1632131 ocker3 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1632131  Speaking of improper lubrication, that demo rolled condom is suffering from it Very badly. Considering most condoms come with some lubrication, plus often a few sachets of lube, they're being quite disingenuous, making me quite unlikely to trust them overall  Speaking of improper lubrication, that demo rolled condom is suffering from it Very badly. Considering most condoms come with some lubrication, plus often a few sachets of lube, they’re being quite disingenuous, making me quite unlikely to trust them overall

]]> By: capsteve http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1631085 capsteve Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1631085 yeah, i don't think the origami condom is going to work so well... lubricating the inside of the "traditional" condom before rolling it on provides the same slip benefit that the origami touts. the loose slip-and-slide action of the origami will probably increase the chances of blunt puncture failure. and then there's the heat transfer issue... a snug fitting roll condom probably has better heat transference between partners, versus the origami. lastly, the origami probably wont work for anything other than vaginal sex. yeah, i don’t think the origami condom is going to work so well… lubricating the inside of the “traditional” condom before rolling it on provides the same slip benefit that the origami touts. the loose slip-and-slide action of the origami will probably increase the chances of blunt puncture failure. and then there’s the heat transfer issue… a snug fitting roll condom probably has better heat transference between partners, versus the origami. lastly, the origami probably wont work for anything other than vaginal sex.

]]> By: ando bobando http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1631025 ando bobando Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1631025 True, it's not a production ready idea by any means! But perhaps still useful for monogamous couples who aren't worried about transmitting STIs. Not to mention sperm are surprisingly crap at surviving outside in the real world. Letting the thing dry for an hour would kill them all. So, I guess, buy two? True, it’s not a production ready idea by any means! But perhaps still useful for monogamous couples who aren’t worried about transmitting STIs. Not to mention sperm are surprisingly crap at surviving outside in the real world. Letting the thing dry for an hour would kill them all. So, I guess, buy two?

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1631000 That_Anonymous_Coward Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1631000 It's all here. You have babes, boys, beasts, thinner, fatter, hunks, chunks, monks, twins dipped in batter. It’s all here. You have babes, boys, beasts, thinner, fatter, hunks, chunks, monks, twins dipped in batter.

]]> By: phuzz http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630985 phuzz Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630985  I watched it and thought "at least it's not just me that has problems putting a condom on..."  I watched it and thought “at least it’s not just me that has problems putting a condom on…”

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630972 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630972 The jiggle, the wiggle, the ooh-la-la, Someone to spank you and sheep that go 'baa'? The jiggle, the wiggle, the ooh-la-la,
Someone to spank you and sheep that go ‘baa’?

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630958 That_Anonymous_Coward Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630958 because the code is alive, and it keeps inserting spaces to tell the world how much pain it is in having to nest comments to oblivion. because the code is alive, and it keeps inserting spaces to tell the world how much pain it is in having to nest comments to oblivion.

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630957 That_Anonymous_Coward Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630957 Watch it wiggle, see it jiggle.... Watch it wiggle, see it jiggle….

]]> By: Mitch_M http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630831 Mitch_M Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630831 Does it mimic the penile terrain as well as it mimics the vaginal environment? Does it mimic the penile terrain as well as it mimics the vaginal environment?

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630684 Antinous / Moderator Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630684 <blockquote>I'd have lost interest by the point I'd finally got it on</blockquote>I'm pretty sure that I'd have lost interest when I discovered that my partner's dick was gelatinous and jiggly.

I’d have lost interest by the point I’d finally got it on

I’m pretty sure that I’d have lost interest when I discovered that my partner’s dick was gelatinous and jiggly.

]]> By: drabkikker http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630645 drabkikker Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630645 WTF, Evolution? WTF, Evolution?

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630620 Antinous / Moderator Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630620 Because it's evil. If you're not careful, the space will get into your tags (like masked links) and render them non-functional. They claim to be unable to fix it. Because it’s evil. If you’re not careful, the space will get into your tags (like masked links) and render them non-functional. They claim to be unable to fix it.

]]> By: Stephan Müller http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630618 Stephan Müller Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630618 Won't this make women feel less? Won’t this make women feel less?

]]> By: CaptainPedge http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630575 CaptainPedge Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630575 NSFW on the front page? NSFW on the front page?

]]> By: Aaron Gilliland http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630508 Aaron Gilliland Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630508 It's about time.  There's quite an experiential overlap between origami and condom use.  One requires intense focus, inhuman patience, skilled hands, and is done very badly by amateurs.  The other is origami. It’s about time.  There’s quite an experiential overlap between origami and condom use.  One requires intense focus, inhuman patience, skilled hands, and is done very badly by amateurs.  The other is origami.

]]> By: Anne Noise http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630469 Anne Noise Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630469 A squishy Fleshlight, no less.  It looks like a horrible alien dong.  DNW in my nethers, please. A squishy Fleshlight, no less.  It looks like a horrible alien dong.  DNW in my nethers, please.

]]> By: Anne Noise http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630466 Anne Noise Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630466 But does it simulate a swan-shaped vagina? But does it simulate a swan-shaped vagina?

]]> By: blank blank http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630462 blank blank Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630462 Relevant (nsfw) http://www.reddit.com/r/GonewildAlbums/comments/16kuql/i_fucked_a_guy_with_a_fleshlight_hidden_in_my/ Relevant (nsfw)
http://www.reddit.com/r/GonewildAlbums/comments/16kuql/i_fucked_a_guy_with_a_fleshlight_hidden_in_my/

]]> By: rezmuff http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630447 rezmuff Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630447 The condom on the right is obviously much looser than the traditional one, which completely kills their "easier to put on" argument. I'm sure a Magnum XXXXXL is also really easy to put on. Also, the new design seems to have a lot of edges and seams, which is likely to be painful for both partners, and also creates points of weakness, compared to the smooth regular condom. The condom on the right is obviously much looser than the traditional one, which completely kills their “easier to put on” argument. I’m sure a Magnum XXXXXL is also really easy to put on.

Also, the new design seems to have a lot of edges and seams, which is likely to be painful for both partners, and also creates points of weakness, compared to the smooth regular condom.

]]> By: orangedesperado http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630437 orangedesperado Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630437 Except for the part where the silicone condom can't be sterilized properly to not transmit STI's between partners. Boiling or a rubbing alcohol bath does not render a silicone object sterile, despite what some people claim. I would also be scared of pregnancy from a condom that had been washed off. It's not like live sperm are visible to the naked eye. A Diva Cup is also about 1000x as thick as a silicone condom would be, and is subjected to much less friction. Silicone as a condom material = maybe good. Reusable condom with goofy folds = probably not so good.  Plus Mr. Hand in the video definitely strokes the origami condom demo penis differently ! The only good baggy condom is the female condom. Not a functional or safe solution to the penis fit/comfort problem. Except for the part where the silicone condom can’t be sterilized properly to not transmit STI’s between partners. Boiling or a rubbing alcohol bath does not render a silicone object sterile, despite what some people claim. I would also be scared of pregnancy from a condom that had been washed off. It’s not like live sperm are visible to the naked eye.

A Diva Cup is also about 1000x as thick as a silicone condom would be, and is subjected to much less friction.

Silicone as a condom material = maybe good. Reusable condom with goofy folds = probably not so good. 

Plus Mr. Hand in the video definitely strokes the origami condom demo penis differently ! The only good baggy condom is the female condom. Not a functional or safe solution to the penis fit/comfort problem.

]]> By: Harvey http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630405 Harvey Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630405 The weird part of that Durex study summary is that they don't mention that Durex's conclusion was that the "blunt puncture" wasn't the predominant CAUSE, it was a SYMPTOM of the predominant cause: improper lubrication. Off topic: Why does Disqus always insert a space at the beginning of replies? The weird part of that Durex study summary is that they don’t mention that Durex’s conclusion was that the “blunt puncture” wasn’t the predominant CAUSE, it was a SYMPTOM of the predominant cause: improper lubrication.

Off topic: Why does Disqus always insert a space at the beginning of replies?

]]> By: ElfSternberg http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630390 ElfSternberg Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630390 Obviously designed by a man.  Those "ribbed for her pleasure" things are actually quite painful for many women.  They may as well be made of sandpaper, especially when the sex gets especially vigorous. Obviously designed by a man.  Those “ribbed for her pleasure” things are actually quite painful for many women.  They may as well be made of sandpaper, especially when the sex gets especially vigorous.

]]> By: ando bobando http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630391 ando bobando Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630391 I can't watch the video on this computer but now that I think about it, I can't believe someone didn't come up with a viable reusable silicone condom sooner! My silicone Diva Cup does a fantastic job during my period, and the amount of tampons and pads that I'm not using is staggering. A silicone condom would be basically the same idea but in reverse - keep a particular liquid on one side of the cervix. I like it! I can’t watch the video on this computer but now that I think about it, I can’t believe someone didn’t come up with a viable reusable silicone condom sooner! My silicone Diva Cup does a fantastic job during my period, and the amount of tampons and pads that I’m not using is staggering. A silicone condom would be basically the same idea but in reverse – keep a particular liquid on one side of the cervix. I like it!

]]> By: Dlo Burns http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630383 Dlo Burns Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630383 Neat but that cap on it looks cumbersome. Neat but that cap on it looks cumbersome.

]]> By: oasisob1 http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630373 oasisob1 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630373 http://www.everythingisterrible.com/2009/09/infomercial-hell.html Time to add a new first world problem. http://www.everythingisterrible.com/2009/09/infomercial-hell.html

Time to add a new first world problem.

]]> By: senorglory http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630369 senorglory Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630369 lube on the inside is a good idea for regular latex condoms.   lube on the inside is a good idea for regular latex condoms.  

]]> By: Fang Xianfu http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630363 Fang Xianfu Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630363 This is very interesting. If we're talking about birth control methods, we're obviously very concerned about rates of failure. The predominant cause of failure in the traditional condom design is so-called <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18402853" rel="nofollow">"blunt puncture"</a> and the firms that make condoms have spent a lot of time trying to reduce or prevent it. It will be interesting to see how this new design compares to the old in terms of blunt puncture, and also in terms of other failure modes. I for one would be pretty worried about the folds increasing the likelihood of tearing. This is very interesting. If we’re talking about birth control methods, we’re obviously very concerned about rates of failure. The predominant cause of failure in the traditional condom design is so-called “blunt puncture” and the firms that make condoms have spent a lot of time trying to reduce or prevent it. It will be interesting to see how this new design compares to the old in terms of blunt puncture, and also in terms of other failure modes. I for one would be pretty worried about the folds increasing the likelihood of tearing.

]]> By: Pope Ratzo http://boingboing.net/2013/01/17/origami-condom-prototype.html#comment-1630349 Pope Ratzo Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=206370#comment-1630349 Can also be used as an harmonica cozy. Can also be used as an harmonica cozy.

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