Uh-Oh- The Winter Games Ran Out of Condoms

The International Olympic Committee provides free condoms to athletes staying in the Olympic Village. This has been going on for decades, but apparently they didn't plan for enough at the Milano-Cortina games. The initial shipment of 10,000 condoms ran out in the first three days of the 17-day event! Yes, 10,000 condoms seems to be very few when compared to the Summer Games, but there are only 2,800 athletes competing. Still, the ratio is eye-opening. This year, 47% of the athletes are women, which means they've gone through more than two condoms every day for each penis. 

However, these are Olympic-branded condoms, so you can bet that many from that first shipment were stashed with souvenirs to take home and show off, sell, or give away. Some, no doubt, were inflated for fun. But we also know that young, extremely healthy athletes on the most important trip of their lives will need more condoms to get through to the closing ceremonies. Read about the condom kerfluffle at Forbes in an article that tries to squeeze in as many puns and double entendres as possible. -via Metafilter