A proposed form of male birth-control recently won the coveted James Dyson Award, which is bestowed on unique and innovative inventions.

Known as the “COSO” – which does sound like a questionable drink that one would buy at a convenience store – the device is described as offering temporary and reversible sterility by way of dunking one’s testicles into warm water. According to its informational video, the COSO uses ultrasonic waves to halt the natural production of sperm, and requires only a few minutes of scrotal submersion to be effective.

Despite being little more than a hypothesis and a digital prototype at the moment, the concept already has many people standing up and taking notice.

The quest for male birth-control has been a popular one as of late, and while development may be long and hard, if the COSO can penetrate the market and beat off the competition, this USB-powered hot tub for one’s hanging jewels could become a household fixture.

Still, how does the viewer at home feel? Would you dip your own testicles into a miniature, ultrasound-based crockpot? What would you do with the resulting soup? What impact could the COSO have on the somehow-still-prevalent teabagging meme? Let us know in the comments.

For the moment, conjectured contraceptive captivates critics, bringing birth-control breakthrough by boiling boys’ balls.