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submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 73 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Latex is natural rubber and is indeed biodegradable though it is slow to break down. Polyurethane condoms will probably be found in the archeological record.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I only use authentic Amish made sheep intestine condoms because they are definitely biodegradable.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And reusable!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

and edible.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I mean, true but they're better than the styrofoam ones....

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

(I know you're joking but the builder in me is genuinely curious if you can make a rubber-like substance out of polystyrene)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Styrene is in the vynal family, Styrene-Isoprene-Styrene is used to make extremely expensive surgical gloves so I'm going to say yes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Polyurethane also biodegrades, just very slowly. Since condoms are very thin there will be not much left of them after a century