Scientists explain that whole aspirin-between-the-knees thing

Millionaire pro-Rick Santorum Foster Friess dropped this gem during an appearance on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports:

You know, back in my days, they used Bayer aspirin for contraception. The gals put it between their knees, and it wasn’t that costly.

There is only one way to respond to such a fucking ridiculous statement.

@Seelix figured ibuprofen would work just as well as aspirin

Chemist @DrRubidium figured the structure of aspirin would work just as well.

@Brx0 rocks aspirin bare knees and all

@vonOberst has a question...

Sometimes it takes two to aspirin as @archymck shows

Why use just one aspirin when you've got a pack of diphenhydramine? From @gkygirlengineer

Birth control - sometimes you've got to spell it out. From @gkygirlengineer

@eugeneday figures it's better to be safe than sorry!

Unfortunately, the 'Aspirin Method' can be misunderstood. From @pyrrho12

"#GOPcontraception works for me!" ~ @DrMRFrancis

Physicist @SaraDoesScience practices safe sex in her lab.

"So happens we ran out of aspirin about 6 months ago. Oops." - @Dr_Leigh

"I really don't want kids." ~ @Geeka

"I always need something stronger that aspirin." ~ @deray28

Does the aspirin have to be between my knees? From @physicsman

"If only I had known how cheap and easy birth control could be!" ~ @MolecularLove

"So, should I worry that if the aspirin is a baby aspirin, it will have the opposite effect?" - @ejwillingham

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