For those of us long used to glancing at covers on Femina and Cosmo which tell us 20 different ways of keeping our men happy in bed (and out of it), here comes a slightly differnt take on sex enhancers. The BBC highlights what is really done with the Condom.

Rather than being used after the Sari goes off, it is used much before the Sari ever gets to you. It seems that weavers of the gorgeous Banarasi Sari (my mom has one) have been using it for a differnt sort of lubrication.

The weaver rubs the condom on the loom’s shuttle, which is softened by the lubricant thus making the process of weaving faster. The lubricant does not leave any stain on the silk thread which might soil the valuable saris.

Well in addition to this, the condom is used for other things apart from family planning are

Villagers use them to carry water when working in fields

For waterproofing ceilings: condoms are spread under the cement-concrete mortar

Can be mixed with tar and concrete to give a smooth finish to roads

Can be placed over the ends of guns to protect them in desert sandstorms

Drugs ‘mules’ swallow condoms filled with drugs to smuggle them across border

If instead of thinking up innovative methods for the use of the condom, people used it for what it was intended – maybe we wouldn’t be facing such a crisis of population explosion.