Teens Invent STI-Detecting Condoms
Ever have a hook-up experience where you asked your partner if they were clean, they said “oh yeah, DEFINITELY” and then you woke up a few days later suffering with what could only be called A BURNING HELLFIRE URINE STREAM OF DEATH.
“WHAT A LYING SKANK (or dick)!” you thought. “How could you SAY you were free of STIs when in fact you are SWIMMING in them ALL?!”
Well, thanks to some brilliant, forward-thinking teens (yeah – TEENAGERS) named Daanyaal Ali, Muaz Nawaz, and Chirag Shah, a new product may be hitting the shelves that will ensure that never happens again. Via GOOD:
Dubbed “S.T.EYE,” their condom relies on a layer of fluorescent molecules which bind to common sexually transmitted bacteria and viruses, like herpes, HPV, and syphilis. Those fluorescent molecules are then engineered to gently glow a specific color based on the particular infection detected.
Yep – what a way to make a hook up especially awkward, huh?! Mid-thrust, sweaty and extra-hot, and then a subtle glow begins emanating from between your legs. Brighter and brighter it glows, eventually creating a halo around your genitals. And suddenly you realize that the unbelievably hot thang you brought home from the bar is totally ridden with HPV, chlamydia, and OH My GOD IS THAT HERPES?
You pull out, say “GTFO,” and immediately soak your junk in hot water and disinfectant.
Thanks, Daanyaal, Muaz, and Chirag. For making drunken hookups safer (and super, super awkward).