Antarctic base gets condom haul before winter
16,500 prophylactics arrive for 125 scientists, staff before darkness sets in
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One of the last shipments to a U.S. research base in Antarctica before the onset of winter darkness was a year's supply of condoms, a New Zealand newspaper reported Monday.
Bill Henriksen, the manager of the McMurdo base station, said nearly 16,500 condoms were delivered last month and would be made available, free of charge, to staff throughout the year to avoid the potential embarrassment of having to buy them.
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16,500 condoms, divided by 125 people, divided by the about 60 days till shipping resumes. That's ~2 condoms per person per day.
I guess there's nothing else to do with 2 months of darkness.
In other news, I now want to go to Antarctica.
16,500 condoms delivered to Antarctic 
