A Japanese company is selling the world's
thinnest condoms, which are a sixth of the
width of a human hair. The 'Sagami Original 0.01', produced by
Sagami Rubber industries, is 0.01
millimeters thick. An average human hair measures 0.06
millimeters. The condoms were launched in Tokyo two weeks ago and cost £7.30 for a box of five. They have proved a massive hit and many
stores have already sold out. It took Sagami Rubber industries more than
a decade to complete the design of the
product and more than 20,000 condoms
were put through rigorous stress tests to
ensure they were failsafe. Sagami were the first company to create a
colour condom, and set a previous thinness standard in 2005 when they released a 0.02 millimeter version. The company is now exploring the possibility
of going even thinner. "As long as there is a need for thinner, we
will continue researching 0.009 millimeter
and 0.008 millimeter thinness," one of their
researchers told TV show Tokyo Sports.