randys.org » Scientists http://www.randys.org wasting your precious bandwidth since 1998 Mon, 17 May 2010 15:12:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 71 Days Until Next Sunrise, 16,500 Prophylactics to the Rescue http://www.randys.org/2008/06/10/71-days-until-next-sunrise-16500-prophylactics-to-the-rescue/ http://www.randys.org/2008/06/10/71-days-until-next-sunrise-16500-prophylactics-to-the-rescue/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:58:55 +0000 randy http://www.randys.org/2008/06/10/71-days-until-next-sunrise-16500-prophylactics-to-the-rescue/ From the “scientist are people too” 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.

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