How Big Is Your … Um … Condom?

I tend not to believe stereotypes, especially when it comes to penis size - although that’s not the kind of thing I normally spend that much mental energy on. As a man with big hands and big feet - I am constantly asked if it’s true what they say about guys with big feet … and it’s not. We don’t all become clowns.

I don’t know if any of these stereotypes have ever been put to scientific tests… but then I found this news story from the BBC news service that … well, it puts an interesting spin on the old stereotype notions.

Seems guys in India are complaining that their condoms are too big.

A survey of over a thousand Indian men concluded that condoms made to international standards are just too big for them. Over half of the men measured as part of this scientific study, by the Indian Counsel of Medical Research, found their penis was considerably smaller than the international standard for condom size. In fact, 60% of the men measured were three to five centimeters short.

They also found that one in every five times a condom is used, it would either fall off or break.

Now, beyond the obvious psychological issues associated with penis size, there’s an even bigger reason this study was important.

India, currently, has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world. Condoms are an important part of the fight against the spread of HIV. If a condom falls off, it can’t prevent the spread of HIV.

So, they’re calling for a bit of change in India, in making condoms of various sizes available in more places and more ways.

But the bottom line is that a huge cock isn’t all that important. It’s not the size of the tool that’s important, but how the tool is used. It’s not the size of the ship, but the motion of the ocean. It’s … OK, you get the idea.

Do Pretty Girls … An Update

The same day I posted my last post - Mythbusters: Do Pretty Girls Fart? - a kind of funny thing happened that … well … let’s just say we can use it for additional evidence.

I found this story on the BBC News website: Flatulence Leads US Jet To Divert.

Here’s the story (I can’t make this up): A female passenger on an American Airlines flight had a medical condition that made her rather flatulent. Now, that can be rather embarrassing in a small metal box like an airplane - so she decided to carry on some safety matches (which are not against TSA rules, unlike … well … nail clippers). Whenever she would fart, she would strike a match, which she thought would mask the smell of her intestinal gas.

It’s not been reported whether or not anyone complained about the smell of her cutting the cheese, but they did complain about the smell of sulfer - causing the airplane to make an emergency landing in Nashville. All passengers were forced to evacuate the airplane as it was searched. The culprit was caught, but released by the FBI once it was determined she had “no malicious intent” but was simply trying to cover her body odor.

The farting passenger was allowed to take another flight.

What is not clear is whether or not she was still allowed to carry matches or if someone slipped some Gas-Ex into her coffee before the flight.