South Africa's beautiful condom applicator
Dutch designer Jurgen Bey has crowned this condom applicator "the most beautiful object in South Africa":Link (via Gizmodo)The applicator, invented by Willem van Rensburg and designed by industrial designer Roelf Mulder of South Africa’s XYZ Design, allows a condom to be put on easily and rapidly.
The user holds the device with the thumb and forefinger of both hands, pulling the condom down over the penis in a single rapid movement. See video demonstrations of the product here and here.
It is hoped the design will encourage the use of condoms, thereby helping reduce the spread of AIDS.
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