Polar Labs startup has attracted the attention of the community with its unusual product — a water-soluble ball A-BALL, which should make preparing for anal sex easier and safer. Doberman.media told about it in detail here. But there are still more questions to it than answers.
In June 2026, British developers Anna and Henry from the Polar Labs project gave a long interview to the publication All Out with Jon Dean. The reason was a wave of criticism and questions on social networks around their flagship product — A-BALL.
The device is positioned as an innovative solution for those who practice "bottoming" (a passive role in anal sex). The idea is that a small, soluble ball is placed in the rectum before sexual intercourse to hold the tissues in a certain position, and after 30 to 45 minutes, it completely disintegrates into a soft mass.
The product has already passed the stage of crowdfunding and laboratory tests on mock-ups, but has caused heated debates on Reddit, in clubs, and specialized communities. Let's analyze the main fears of users and what the creators answer to them.
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The main fears of users (and what the authors say)
1. "The ball will definitely fly through the "second door""
This is the most frequent comment under videos and posts about the product. Users fear that in friction, the device can slip above the rectum - into the sigmoid colon.
What the authors say: According to the developers, even if the device moves above the physiological barrier (which is often called a "pseudosphincter" in medical literature), a catastrophe will not occur. The product is designed to resemble feces in consistency and come out naturally the next time you go to the toilet. However, the creators honestly admit that it is extremely difficult to simulate real tissue stretching during sex in the laboratory, so accurate data will appear only after consumer tests.
2. "What if your partner has a very large penis?"
The logical question is: will the structure withstand extreme loads and large dimensions?
What the authors say: Lab tests have already tested the device at the 95th percentile of girth, and no issues were found here. However, the situation with length is more complicated - everything rests on the very elasticity and stretching of the rectum, which cannot be calculated 100% in advance without large-scale tests on real people.
3. "What happens if you sneeze, laugh or strain your diaphragm?"
Won't the ball fly back out like a ping-pong ball?
What the authors say: The answer sounds as pragmatic as possible: "If you don't every time you cough or laugh, then the device is unlikely to be pushed out." The authors assess this risk as minimal.
4. "Why push the leftovers inside?"
Critics point out that shifting the contents of the intestines higher is not the most hygienic or healthy idea.
What the authors say: Engineers refer to physiology. It turns out that peristaltic movements in the rectum are partly directed not downward, but upwards - this is how the body returns small remnants of moisture back to the large intestine to form dense stools. In their opinion, the use of A-BALL does not disrupt these natural processes, especially if the user went to the toilet before administration.
5. "Will this work for fisting fans and those who have 'gaping'?"
People with extensive experience or specific practices are interested in whether the device will work with a high degree of sphincter relaxation.
What the authors say: Here the creators are categorical. For fans of fisting, they directly recommend not to use A-BALL. Hands or too deep penetration go far beyond the second barrier, where the diameter of the intestine is too large, and the device simply will not be able to perform its functions. As for the wide sphincter, according to the authors, the problem lies in the tone of the ring muscle, and not in the width of the intestine itself, but there are not enough data yet.
What's next?
Now Polar Labs is preparing for large-scale consumer tests. The creators emphasize that they do not plan to release the product on the market if users face mass discomfort. The main task for the coming months is to collect honest feedback from hundreds of people who will test A-BALL in real conditions.
In the meantime, the industry of sex toys and biodegradable materials is frozen in anticipation: if a startup really manages to safely solve the eternal problem of preparing for sex, it will be a major breakthrough for the entire queer community and the intimate goods industry.
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