A German inventor says men's penis sizes vary too much for regular condoms, and has invented a spray-on safe-sex method. Jan Vinzenze Krause, director of the Institute for Condom Consultancy, said the idea came from the idea that the condom should fit the man, not the other way round. Speaking to Spiegel Online he said: "If you go into a drug store to buy condoms, the ones they sell are mainly suited to men with the average penis length of 14.5 centimetres (5.51 inches), but a lot of people have penises that are smaller or larger than that. "This would represent a revolution in the condom market," he added. The system works a bit like a car wash - the man put his penis in a chamber and presses a button to start the jets of liquid latex, sucked from a detachable cartridge. The rubber dries in seconds and is later rolled off and discarded like a conventional condom. The aim is for the process to take just 10 seconds but at present the latex drying time is around 20 to 25 seconds. "We're working to shorten that time," said Krause. The spray-on condom will, however, work out as more expensive than conventional ones. The spray bottle would cost around NZ$30 to $50, and the liquid latex refills, which produce between 10 and 20 condoms depending on size, will be priced at around NZ$10 to $20. That amounts to around NZ$2 per condom, compared with less than a dollar per conventional sheath. Although there are many legal hurdles to overcome and technical niggles to iron out, Krause is hoping his invention will eventually be available to buy in shops across the globe.
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First published: Thursday, 22nd November 2007 - 9:08am