• conciselyverbose
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    5 months ago

    Half circumference? Why?

    (Yeah I zoomed in. It’s 52mm, which is fractionally over 2 inches)

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      5 months ago

      The literal translation of what’s on the box makes it easier to understand:

      Width of the condom when laid flat: 52 mm

      It’s simply the easiest width measure you can do yourself.

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        5 months ago

        That isn’t equal to the “width” of your dick though. Diameter is closer.

        I guess it doesn’t really matter if the measure is standard (though elasticity would also affect fit) so you “learn your size” once, but it doesn’t seem super useful to me.

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          5 months ago

          Sure, but diameter is also harder to measure on something like a latex tube. Just measure the circumference, divide by 2, then measure the condom.

          I’d personally prefer it to be the circumference (so double the condom width).

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            5 months ago

            Just divide that number by pi.

            Then you can reasonably approximate with a ruler over the top with no math.