Yesterday I was in Te Papa, New Zealand's national museum. On Level 3 there is a display which includes an exhibit about kakapo conservation.

There is a marvellous artifact there, which appears to be a roughly head-shaped globe made of ridged, soft plastic. The accompanying notes tell us that people had noticed the propensity for certain birds to try and mate with conservation workers' heads, and had designed a special piece of headgear to try and capture kakapo sperm for artificial insemination.

Sadly, it turns out that the item in question was a complete failure.

But anyway, there is a neat label telling you what the thing is called. My 14 year old daughter called out with some excitement: "Dad! It's an ejaculation helmet!"

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