Consumer Reports condom ratings are not reliable

IRLC news line ^ | January 14, 2005 | William Beckman

[Flux Capacitor]

Yeah.... things just haven't been the same over there since I stopped product-testing for them.

-Dan

[NRA1995]

And the mechanism used to determine their reliability?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Probably stretched over the front end of a Honda Civic.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

"My boys can swim!"

[newgeezer]

If I'm not mistaken, CR "tests" a condom by filling it with air to a specified PSI. If it breaks, it failed.

I'm no expert but, it seems to me that's just a test of whether a particular condom is suited to serve as a balloon.

[Ohioan from Florida]

Welcome to Free Republic! Thanks for posting this.

[Cagey]

Kramer: Yes. You see? Isn't that better than fighting? Animosity? I mean,you wanna fight with somebody, you fight with me. Oh, by the way George, you know those condoms I gave you? They're defective, don't use them.

George: What?

Kramer: Right.

George: Defective?!

Kramer: Defective.

George (attacking Kramer): How could you give me a defective condom?!

Kramer: I didn't even know they were defective.

Jerry gets between them to break up the fight.

Kramer: Didn't even think you were gonna use them.

George: What do you mean you didn't think I wasn't gonna use them?!

Jerry: Take it easy, you guys, just spread out! Don't worry about it, if
anything was wrong she would have called you already!

[MD_Willington_1976]

Rubbers...like showering with your socks on...Glad I don't have to put up with those anymore...the wife is too, latex allergy...

MD

[Semper Paratus]

CR "tests" a condom by filling it with air

LOL! That test is not exactly User Acceptance Testing.

[Question_Assumptions]

The core of liberalism seems to be sex with no strings attached. Having wild sex with anything with two legs? Sure, just use a condom. Condom fails and get AIDS? Well government should spend lots of money on a cure and paying for drugs. Condom fails and get pregnant? Have an abortion, which government should also pay for. Condom fails and get HPV, which causes cervical cancer? Well, evern woman should get a yearly pap smear to see if she has it.

Nowhere does the thought "Gee, maybe you should only have sex with a single partner that you are married to when you are ready to have children." ever enter into their minds, despite the fact that it would unravel the whole problem.

[atomicpossum]

Do these stats include side impact as well? How about with use of a seat belt and/or airbag?

[sgtbono2002]

If a Condom fails send the serial number of it back to the manufacturer for warranty replacement.

If you havent seen the serial number on a condom its probably because you dont have to roll it back far enough for it to show.

[LauraleeBraswell]

People don't realize that the purpose of sex is to make babies.

[mwyounce]

No wonder Consumer Reports also provides information on abortion options. Clearly, people who rely on their ratings in choosing contraceptives will need abortions somewhere along the way. Consumer Reports claims a “typical” abortion is at least 12 times safer than childbirth.

Maybe for the mother....

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Nope. Ford Taurus.

[atomicpossum]

Probably stretched over the front end of a Honda Civic.

Sounds like that's where the rubber meets the road.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

People don't realize that the purpose of sex is to make babies

That's all? So if you only want one kid, you only get to boink one time?

You got kids?

[CatoRenasci]

And to think, kids used to use rubbers as gross-out water balloons.

IIRC, the product literature in the old days suggested they were tested by being filled with water.....

[RedBloodedAmerican]

The serial number on this one here is

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