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I have a hard time believing this. You can pump liters of air in a condom. A couple of milliliters of semen is hardly going to cause breakage. I'd be much more
by jules 15y ago
I have a hard time believing this. You can pump liters of air in a condom. A couple of milliliters of semen is hardly going to cause breakage. I'd be much more worried about sharp objects (split fingernails) and slippage. Furthermore, anecdotal evidence would suggest that (1) the built-in reservoir in condoms is not large enough anyway and (2) condoms slip/stretch a centimeter or two from application to ejaculation, effectively creating a reservoir that's large enough regardless of whether the built-in reservoir contained air or not.
- roc 15y agoYou don't want an inflated reservoir tip because it increases the risk of breakage during intercourse. It has nothing to do with ejaculation and everything to do with friction between two layers of latex. Short version: it's far easier for latex to tear when rubbing against another piece of latex, than as a single layer sandwiched between two pieces of skin. Thus anything that you do that increases the incidence of latex rubbing against latex increases the chance of breakage. That's why you roll condoms on, keeping the material taut (to minimize chances of folds/wrinkles) and that's why you don't want air in the reservoir tip.
- jules 15y agoI don't see how a non-inflated tip would decrease latex rubbing against other latex. If anything it is increased. Take a non-inflated plastic balloon and rub it against your hand => plastic rubbing plastic. Now take an inflated balloon and rub it against your hand => no plastic touching other plastic. > to minimize chances of folds/wrinkles Have you used a condom? The chance of lots folds/wrinkles during usage is pretty much 100%.