• thebestaquaman@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Here I was, thinking that this had to be at least in part a publicity stunt thing (no way they need 300 000 condoms), and reading that the Tokyo games needed to buy 20 000 extra when the first 70 000 started running out.

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      4 months ago

      So what you’re saying is that if there was ever a failure of the product in about 19 years I could raise an army of superhumans?

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      4 months ago

      The condoms have also become a popular souvenir from the athlete’s village, especially in recent years. Many athletes take the condoms specifically to give to family and friends back home, if they personally aren’t planning on having sex while there. To be fair, they are basically a perfect souvenir because they are small and lightweight, inexpensive, and something you can’t get anywhere else, as they are often printed with unique packaging for the games.