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Rubber

SciShow Tangents

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You Keep the Tradition of Life?

Before rubber condoms, humans used a lot of different materials for condoms. These early rubber condoms were expensive but they could also be reused. Froms technique to make a better rubber condom was called cement dipping. People needed solvents like benzene or gasoline and it made them flammable.

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