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pres2032 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 12:56 AM
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Condom testing reveals best brands
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/01/04/best.condoms.reut/index.html


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But results showed that the top brand, able to take the most punishment, was the Durex Extra Sensitive Lubricated Latex, according to the report.

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A melon-colored model distributed by Planned Parenthood performed the worst, bursting during a test in which the latex condoms were filled with air.

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Consumers Union uses standardized tests to rate the products it examines, which for latex condoms involves filling them with air. There is no accepted method to test silicon or non-latex condoms.

"You end up with a balloon 3 feet tall and a foot wide. They can really stretch an amazing amount," Metcalf said in a telephone interview.

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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 12:58 AM
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1. Wow. That condom's hung like a horse.
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Syrinx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 12:58 AM
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2. are there any openings in that field?
:shrug:
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