{"id":649125,"date":"2013-03-27T12:32:54","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T16:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=222625"},"modified":"2013-03-27T12:32:54","modified_gmt":"2013-03-27T16:32:54","slug":"bill-gates-condom-contest-gets-the-nma-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/649125","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates\u2019 Condom Contest Gets the NMA Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/bill-gates-will-grant-you-100000-to-develop-a-better-condom-2013-03\">previously reported<\/a>, the Bill &#038; Melinda Gates foundation is looking for new innovations in the new round of their &#8220;Grand Challenges Explorations&#8221; initiative. One of these contests is for a $100,000 grant to develop a better condom, you know, to increase usage around to world to help protect against unwanted pregnancies and diseases. <\/p>\n<p>The condom hasn&#8217;t really received an upgrade in nearly 50 years, argues the foundation. And why not?<\/p>\n<p>The story is big enough that our favorite Taiwanese animators, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/NMAWorldEdition?feature=watch\">NMA<\/a>, decided to give it their treatment. As expected, it&#8217;s pretty off-the-wall. Check out the video below for hilariously misguided attempts to use condoms, Sims-like lovemaking, and a not-so-subtle hint that Apple is also looking to score in this department. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-KgOwBEocQs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=2kK1h46B5x0:Wk3gXKZZqWc:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=2kK1h46B5x0:Wk3gXKZZqWc:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=2kK1h46B5x0:Wk3gXKZZqWc:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=2kK1h46B5x0:Wk3gXKZZqWc:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=2kK1h46B5x0:Wk3gXKZZqWc:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=2kK1h46B5x0:Wk3gXKZZqWc:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=2kK1h46B5x0:Wk3gXKZZqWc:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=2kK1h46B5x0:Wk3gXKZZqWc:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=2kK1h46B5x0:Wk3gXKZZqWc:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/2kK1h46B5x0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As previously reported, the Bill &#038; Melinda Gates foundation is looking for new innovations in the new round of their &#8220;Grand Challenges Explorations&#8221; initiative. 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