From the “[scientist are people too][1]” department:

> One of the last shipments to a U.S. research base in Antarctica before the onset of winter darkness was a year’s supply of condoms… [that] would be made available, free of charge, to staff throughout the year to avoid the potential embarrassment of having to buy them.

I imagine it’s _still_ going to be uncomfortable the day after.

[1]:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25054286/?GT1=43001