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When the Big Apple’s health department tried putting out free condoms, it found the recipients were less than stimulated by the wrapper’s appearance. To sex it up, the city held an online contest to design a new package<\/a>, 15,000 voters got in on the action, and of course, one hot symbol nailed it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The condom design that came out on top?<\/a> The international sign for the power button. Six million of these limited-edition rubbers will hit the roads of New York City, turning on sex lives and (hopefully) powering down overpopulation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After all, New Yorkers are all about power: power shopping, power <\/p>\n ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Like what you see? Sign up to receive our email roundup of pun-usual green news<\/a> just like this—we call it “The Grist List”—every Friday.<\/p>\n Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ask Umbra on dating, individual actions, and coffee stirrers<\/a><\/p>\n A Happy Meal still looks ‘fresh’ on its first birthday<\/a><\/p>\n Performance issues in Chicago men’s room reek havoc on water conservation<\/a><\/p>\n
\n trips, and now … power condoms. But if the city runs out of these rubbers, will the residents pitch tents outside city hall in protest? That’s the kind of news we hope won’t break.<\/p>\n