Questions On Condom Sizing
Condomania,
I was very interested in your "TheyFit" condoms, and downloaded the Fit Kit printout.
However, either there is some problem in the process of creating the printout, or else the "TheyFit" condoms are entirely oriented towards those who find condoms too loose - and not towards those who find them too tight.
I'm specifically referring to the circumference (girth) measurement. Measuring from the blue arrow (which also has the word "here" to the furthest mark "22", on my Microsoft Word printout is 6.2 inches, which is about 158 mm. Dividing
by 3.1416 gives slightly over 50mm. On your web page, the average condom is 52mm, and the Magnum XL runs from 54mm at the base to 65mm towards the top.
The printout fits perfectly on an 8.5 by 11 "letter size" piece of paper, with 7/8" margin on the bottom and 3/4" on the top, so it seems unlikely that there is a problem in reproduction. Also, on the printout, the next-to-longest U size is the same length as the Magnum XL - so it seems that the printout is probably accurate.
The fact that there is a length longer than any existing condom ("G"), but no width wider than average seems to fit perfectly the conventional "wisdom" seen in spam ads and humor, where penis size is only measured in length.
But I am jumping to conclusions - perhaps the printout download is flawed, and the diameter of the "22" is actually more than 50.2mm.
Please let me know one way or the other.
Thanks,
Ken
Ken,
I appreciate your note. Actually you are getting some different measurement standards confused.
You cannot use the lay flat measurement standard which we use on the normal condoms on the site as a comparison. Lay flat measurement does not actually use pie as part of the formula.
The actual range of the width for the size 22 TheyFit condom is between 158mm & 200mm if you use actual circumference size as the standard. The reason this range is so large is because we have no sizes larger than this. At some point the size for the 22 may be adjusted if we bring larger sizes into the mix.
When you apply lay flat standards to the condoms you'll find that the lay flat size for size 22 is 64mm. Which is substantially larger than the average condom. The 64mm size, while not quite as large as the Magnum XL at the head, is consistant throughout the entire length of the condom so it proves to be a much better condom for most guys who need such large condoms. Our experience has shown that the issue of the base size on larger condoms will make condoms like Magnum XL unusable for many guys because the bottom of the condom, 54mm for the Trojan Magnum XL, simply won't comfortably go over the glans.
Hopefully this makes sense. If you have any further questions please feel free to ask.
- That Other Condom Guru
[Q&A] Posted by filchyboy at December 19, 2003 2:35 PM
