Yay for India.

Feb 10, 2006 01:29

India gave us the Kamasutra. It is now showing us how condoms can be used in everyday life and even by the military. About 1.5 billion condoms are manufactured each year, yet India is the second-most populous country with 1.1 billion people. And there is a good reason for it. Only about a quarter of the condoms are actually used for sex. The rest are hitting the road or ending up in strange places.
(Compiled from The Hindustan Times, The London Telegraph, BBC, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, The Guardian, TIME Asia Edition)
Field workers use them as disposable water containers to hold water for washing hands after going to the bathroom.
The military covers tank and gun barrels with condoms to prevent dust from entering.
Road builders mix condoms with concrete and tar to make shiny, crack-resistant roads.
Roofers lay a sheet of condoms underneath the cement-concrete mortar to prevent leaks.
Weavers go through 200,000 condoms a day to lubricate looms and polish thread used to make saris.
In South America, drug mules swallow condoms filled with drugs to smuggle them into the U.S.
In Thailand, a model wore head piece made of colorful condoms arranged in an orchid design.
All over the world, some kids use them to make water balloons, while others have been caught putting one over the exhaust pipe.
At least one writer uses them to cover smoke alarms in hotel rooms and trains.
Quentin Tarantino used Chinese condoms filled with fake blood to film "Kill Bill."
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