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this looks to me like one of those security things that can only work because it isn't used widely. Won't a carrot defeat this? If adoption becomes widespread,

this looks to me like one of those security things that can only work because it isn't used widely. Won't a carrot defeat this? If adoption becomes widespread, the trick will be known and therefore useless.

ars 16y ago
Yah, it will only work the first time, after that attackers will simply check first. This is also likely to enrage the attacker to the point where he kills his victim. And walking around with plastic all day is likely to cause infections.
- adammichaelc 16y ago
  They may be enraged, but according to the article won't be able to walk, and therefore the victim would have a chance to escape. Regarding infections, women walk around all the time with tampons/birth-contol devices, etc. in and infections are not a concern for most as far as I know. Though I do agree that if it became widespread an attacker would simply check first.
  - stan_rogers 16y ago
    You're a young 'un, I'd bet. Those of us who are of a certain age will remember the Dalkon Shield (and similar IUDs) causing severe infections and the first-generation OB tampon causing toxic shock (since it allowed longer use before replacement than previous tampon types). Tampons are changed out relatively frequently and are not generally worn every day. Self-applied birth control devices are not generally worn all day, every day -- there is something just a little bit more predictable about opportunities for voluntary sex than there is for sexual assault.
    - silencio 16y ago
      I use NuvaRing for birth control and have been doing so for a few years now, and it's a flexible plastic ring which sits inside the vagina for three weeks at a time with no removal during that time. There are some IUDs and more that are left inserted for years. Menstrual cups, an alternative to tampons/pads, can be left in for a recommended max of 12 hours, but I'm sure there are women that use it for far longer without removal and any problems. There was a past where IUDs and tampons (not even just high-absorbency, but the materials used for certain ones...) caused TSS and more, and the risk factor is still kinda there, but nowadays it's almost unheard of. And just keeping something in a vagina doesn't mean it's about to turn into a toxic breeding ground like it did in the past. Not that I support this condom much, but it's probably not unimaginable for a woman to keep it inserted for most of the day if she wishes to, no worries about TSS or whatever else.
mkramlich 16y ago
I'm now imagining a future breed of sophisticated would-be rapists: men who bring roofies with them on a date AND a carrot. Just in case.
- GFischer 16y ago
  Didn't know there was slang for that, had to look it up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_rape_drug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_rape_drug "flunitrazepam, also known as Rohypnol or "roofies""

ars 16y ago

Yah, it will only work the first time, after that attackers will simply check first. This is also likely to enrage the attacker to the point where he kills his victim. And walking around with plastic all day is likely to cause infections.

adammichaelc 16y ago
They may be enraged, but according to the article won't be able to walk, and therefore the victim would have a chance to escape. Regarding infections, women walk around all the time with tampons/birth-contol devices, etc. in and infections are not a concern for most as far as I know. Though I do agree that if it became widespread an attacker would simply check first.
- stan_rogers 16y ago
  You're a young 'un, I'd bet. Those of us who are of a certain age will remember the Dalkon Shield (and similar IUDs) causing severe infections and the first-generation OB tampon causing toxic shock (since it allowed longer use before replacement than previous tampon types). Tampons are changed out relatively frequently and are not generally worn every day. Self-applied birth control devices are not generally worn all day, every day -- there is something just a little bit more predictable about opportunities for voluntary sex than there is for sexual assault.
  - silencio 16y ago
    I use NuvaRing for birth control and have been doing so for a few years now, and it's a flexible plastic ring which sits inside the vagina for three weeks at a time with no removal during that time. There are some IUDs and more that are left inserted for years. Menstrual cups, an alternative to tampons/pads, can be left in for a recommended max of 12 hours, but I'm sure there are women that use it for far longer without removal and any problems. There was a past where IUDs and tampons (not even just high-absorbency, but the materials used for certain ones...) caused TSS and more, and the risk factor is still kinda there, but nowadays it's almost unheard of. And just keeping something in a vagina doesn't mean it's about to turn into a toxic breeding ground like it did in the past. Not that I support this condom much, but it's probably not unimaginable for a woman to keep it inserted for most of the day if she wishes to, no worries about TSS or whatever else.

mkramlich 16y ago

I'm now imagining a future breed of sophisticated would-be rapists: men who bring roofies with them on a date AND a carrot. Just in case.

GFischer 16y ago
Didn't know there was slang for that, had to look it up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_rape_drug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_rape_drug "flunitrazepam, also known as Rohypnol or "roofies""