Did you know that the US government has a research station on Antarctica? I've seen some movie trailers that are based on this concept, so I'm going to say, Yes, I did know. I'm really not sure what purpose this research station serves, and to be honest, for the purpose of this post, it really doesn't matter.
According to to Reuters, the very last shipment to reach the base before 2 and half months of darkness was 16,500 condoms. During the winter months, there's a skeleton crew at the site, so that means about 125 people. That works out to 132 condoms for each person for approximately 75 days. That averages out to 1.76 condoms per person per day. Now, you could have all sort of fun with numbers at this point (male to female ratio, how many partners each person has, the occurrence of STD's, the "Smurfette" phenomenon), but there's really only one question that needs to be asked.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Not Much Else To Do in Antartica
How the hell do these people find time to do research?
