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**jmichna** · 06-09-2008, 02:33 PM

Antarctica base gets 16,500 condoms before darkness
Mon Jun 9, 1:24 PM ET

One of the last shipments to a U.S. research base in Antarctica before the onset of winter darkness was a year's supply of condoms, a New Zealand newspaper reported Monday.

Bill Henriksen, the manager of the McMurdo base station, said nearly 16,500 condoms were delivered last month and would be made available, free of charge, to staff throughout the year to avoid the potential embarrassment of having to buy them.

The base only has a skeleton staff through the long winter.
(16,500 condoms... a very, very busy skeleton staff, I would say.)

"Since everybody knows everyone, it becomes a little bit uncomfortable," Henriksen told the Southland Times newspaper.
("Knows"... hmmm, probably close friends, too.)

About 125 scientists and staff are stationed at McMurdo base, the largest community in Antarctica, during the winter months when there is constant darkness.
(Let's see... 16,500/125 works out to about 132 per person, but then a "pair of persons" only need one at a time... so that's like 264 for each couple... 264 times in 365 days... not bad!)

The first sunrise will occur on August 20 and McMurdo's population will start to increase again in September when supply flights resume, peaking at more than 1,000 during the summer period.

(Reporting by Kazunori Takada, editing by Miral Fahmy)

I predict there are people on this board that will investigate careers that might see them posted to Antarctica.

fritzmeister · 06-09-2008, 02:38 PM

......wonder what the actual male to female ratio is?!?!?!?!?!?

Steve_o113 · 06-09-2008, 02:38 PM

264/year... wheres the next plain heading down to anartica?

dreydin · 06-09-2008, 02:40 PM

yea, lets hear that ratio first

devildog12210 · 06-09-2008, 02:40 PM

Man am I missing out here in the states.

buzz_gum · 06-09-2008, 02:49 PM

I heard an interview on the Hugh Hewitt show a year or two ago with a scientist based at McMurdo. One of the topics that came up was sex. I still remember what the scientist said about the 'looks' of some of the women there. "Some of them are one plane ride away from ugly." I guess beggars can't be choosers.

Steve_o113 · 06-09-2008, 03:12 PM

Its dark there for 24 hours a day! just keep the lights off!

lance22 · 06-09-2008, 04:11 PM

Those three lady scientists sure will be busy !

rtparso · 06-09-2008, 06:19 PM

I thought I would google this a little.
"In Antarctica, every woman is beautiful... after a while." — M. M.
"In Antarctica there's a womanbehind every tree." — Antarctic saying. "You know what's the second thing you do after you come back home from a winterover ? You remove your backpack..."
"The closest I come to [romance at South Pole Station] is spending a night sipping on chilled vodka while looking for Russian brides on the internet."

06-09-2008, 02:33 PM	#1
jmichna XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NE Illinois Posts: 2,561	Maybe Antarctica Isn't Such a Bad Place to Over-Winter.... Antarctica base gets 16,500 condoms before darkness Mon Jun 9, 1:24 PM ET One of the last shipments to a U.S. research base in Antarctica before the onset of winter darkness was a year's supply of condoms, a New Zealand newspaper reported Monday. Bill Henriksen, the manager of the McMurdo base station, said nearly 16,500 condoms were delivered last month and would be made available, free of charge, to staff throughout the year to avoid the potential embarrassment of having to buy them. The base only has a skeleton staff through the long winter. (16,500 condoms... a very, very busy skeleton staff, I would say.) "Since everybody knows everyone, it becomes a little bit uncomfortable," Henriksen told the Southland Times newspaper. ("Knows"... hmmm, probably close friends, too.) About 125 scientists and staff are stationed at McMurdo base, the largest community in Antarctica, during the winter months when there is constant darkness. (Let's see... 16,500/125 works out to about 132 per person, but then a "pair of persons" only need one at a time... so that's like 264 for each couple... 264 times in 365 days... not bad!) The first sunrise will occur on August 20 and McMurdo's population will start to increase again in September when supply flights resume, peaking at more than 1,000 during the summer period. (Reporting by Kazunori Takada, editing by Miral Fahmy) I predict there are people on this board that will investigate careers that might see them posted to Antarctica. __________________ "Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm." - James Madison, Federalist No. 10 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "The inherent vice of Capitalism is the unequal distribution of blessings, the inherent vice of Socialism is the equal distribution of misery." - Sir Winston Churchill

06-09-2008, 02:38 PM	#2
fritzmeister XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: southeast Nebraska Posts: 1,431	......wonder what the actual male to female ratio is?!?!?!?!?!? __________________ ...to be truely happy in life, one must learn to embrace the recoil.....

06-09-2008, 02:38 PM	#3
Steve_o113 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 355	264/year... wheres the next plain heading down to anartica? __________________ Stock XD 45 4" Barrel, Black Slide w/ Dark Earth Lower 500 Rounds a counting

06-09-2008, 02:49 PM	#6
buzz_gum XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CO Posts: 69	I heard an interview on the Hugh Hewitt show a year or two ago with a scientist based at McMurdo. One of the topics that came up was sex. I still remember what the scientist said about the 'looks' of some of the women there. "Some of them are one plane ride away from ugly." I guess beggars can't be choosers. __________________ "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. — Tacitus"

06-09-2008, 03:12 PM	#7
Steve_o113 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 355	Its dark there for 24 hours a day! just keep the lights off! __________________ Stock XD 45 4" Barrel, Black Slide w/ Dark Earth Lower 500 Rounds a counting

06-09-2008, 02:40 PM	#4
dreydin XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,689	yea, lets hear that ratio first

06-09-2008, 02:40 PM	#5
devildog12210 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Drummonds Posts: 772	Man am I missing out here in the states.

06-09-2008, 04:11 PM	#8
lance22 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: MN Posts: 620	Those three lady scientists sure will be busy ! __________________ lance22 Minnesota

06-09-2008, 06:19 PM	#9
rtparso XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 665	I thought I would google this a little. "In Antarctica, every woman is beautiful... after a while." — M. M. "In Antarctica there's a womanbehind every tree." — Antarctic saying. "You know what's the second thing you do after you come back home from a winterover ? You remove your backpack..." "The closest I come to [romance at South Pole Station] is spending a night sipping on chilled vodka while looking for Russian brides on the internet."

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