Rosie the Riveter goes to the rubber factory
America is at war ...
America is at war. And the battle rages on here at home where our proud
women -- wives, mothers, the girl next door carry out the fight in the
nation's arsenal.[2M QT] [1.8M MPEG]
And today ...
And today, America is still at war. Only now,
the enemy is a dreaded disease, and the only defense is the weapon called
prevention. Here, in this factory, America's women are once again fighting
the battle, creating legions of latex lances.[1.4M QT] [800K MPEG]
Latex lances
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The Condom forms are double dipped into the vat of latex,
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then pulled up out of the vat.
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The excess latex is shaken off.
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The dried condoms are rolled off the glass forms.
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The condoms move along the assembly line.
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They're wrapped.
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The sealed condoms go by.
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And are put into outer wrappers.
But before they see the light of day ...
But before they see the light of day, these durable devices are put through
the entire range of testing and quality control.[576K QT] [368K MPEG]
Isn't it ironic that in this day of mindboggling technology, the most effective device to prevent the spread of aids is almost as old as civilization itself: the condom. Taken from the the videotape Making It ... Safe, available through
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They're stretched out
And blown up
Until they explode