Under Seat Candidates (Good Item)...

[aeschroeder]

Condoms excel as multipurpose containers because they are waterproof, elastic, durable, and will not arouse suspicion if found.

* Tying a non-lubricated condom around the muzzle of the rifle barrel in order to prevent barrel fouling by keeping out detritus.

* Because long-distance bombers often did not have toilet facilities, condoms could be used to hold urine. It was common practice to throw the filled condoms from the plane whilst at altitude over enemy territory.

* The OSS used condoms for a plethora of applications, from storing corrosive fuel additives and wire garrotes (with the T-handles removed) to holding the acid component of a self-destructing film canister, to finding use in improvised explosives.

* Navy SEALs have used doubled condoms, sealed with neoprene cement, to protect non-electric firing assemblies for underwater demolitions - leading to the term "Dual Waterproof Firing Assemblies.

* Spies during the Cold War used condoms to protect ultra-miniature Minox cameras and film for covert storage and transport.

* Condoms have been used to waterproof boxes of matches and kindling, often by hikers and campers.

* Condoms can be used to hold water in emergency survival situations. The British SAS carry condoms as a method for carrying water in these emergencies.

* Condoms have also been used in many cases to smuggle cocaine and other drugs across borders and into prisons by filling the condom with drugs, tying it in a knot and then either swallowing it or inserting it into the rectum. These methods are very dangerous for example if the condom breaks the drugs inside can cause an overdose.

* In his book entitled Last Chance to See, Douglas Adams reported having used a condom to protect a microphone he used to make an underwater recording. According to one of his travelling companions, this is standard BBC practice when a waterproof microphone is needed but cannot be procured.

* Condoms are used with wireless microphone belt packs to prevent sweat from entering the electronics.

* Condoms are used by engineers to keep soil samples dry during soil tests.

* Foot travelers in Amazonic South America wear condoms when wading through water to prevent a small catfish known as candirú from swimming into the urethra. The fish is attracted to the scent of blood and urine.

* In movies like The Incredible Shrinking Man, condoms filled with water are a cheap way to simulate giant raindrops.

* In special effects, condoms are often used as containers for fake blood on actors, bursting open upon detonation with a squib to simulate gunshot wounds.

* Condoms are used to cover endovaginal ultrasound probes for sanitary reasons during medical ultrasound examinations.

* Condoms are used as a one way valve by paramedics when performing a chest decompression in the field. The decompression needle is inserted through the condom, and inserted into the chest. The condom folds over the hub allowing air to exit the chest, but preventing it from entering.

* Condoms are used by geological engineers when using displacement rods/probes to measure soil resistance by the cone penetration test method. The condom is unrolled over the pointed metal probe head to protect delicate sensors near the tip during the initial penetration.

[Ves]

You work for "Trojan"?

[aeschroeder]

No but I should after all the research. On Auusie said he kept Condoms under the seat, as I asked what are good items to have when stranded so I did some research and he was RIGHT. It is a good, cheap, small and overall very handy item to have in an emergency. That and a sharp blade, a flare gun and food and water.