World’s Thinnest Condom, Designed By Sagami Rubber Industries, Is Finer Than A Human Hair

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Scientists have been busy racing to figure out what materials will make the thinnest and most flexible condoms. So far, Japanese company Sagami Rubber Industries has been winning. Over the course of ten years, engineers at Sagami tested over 20,000 condoms and designed a condom that was only 0.01 mm thick — yet entirely durable. To put that into perspective, an average human hair is about 0.06 mm thick.

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