Re: "Sex in Space"
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>
> author pointed out the effects that Newton's third law of
> motion[1] would have on the lovers -- that is, that they'd keep
> unintentionally pushing each other away -- and suggested the use
> of belts or large elastic bands as an aid, to help hold them
> together.
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That sounds like what I had read. Perhaps it was Heinlein? I read
both Asimov & Heinlein interchangeably and often confuse the two.
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Videonovels wrote yesterday:
Isaac Asimov, in one of his novels, wrote a long dissertation
on how sex in space would be impossible. It has to do
with the zero-G, and not having any gravity to keep
you from floating away from your partner, which
would make the whole experience unsatisfactory.
.
Mark
video...@yahoo.com wrote:
> William December Starr wrote:
> >
> > author pointed out the effects that Newton's third law of
> > motion[1] would have on the lovers -- that is, that they'd keep
> > unintentionally pushing each other away -- and suggested the use
> > of belts or large elastic bands as an aid, to help hold them
> > together.
>
> .
>
> That sounds like what I had read. Perhaps it was Heinlein? I read
> both Asimov & Heinlein interchangeably and often confuse the two.
Asimov almost never wrote about sex, Heinlein got where it was part of
the package.
>
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> Videonovels wrote yesterday:
>
> Isaac Asimov, in one of his novels, wrote a long dissertation
> on how sex in space would be impossible. It has to do
> with the zero-G, and not having any gravity to keep
> you from floating away from your partner, which
> would make the whole experience unsatisfactory.
>
Doubtful. Humans have found ways to have sex in some of the most
unlikely places, I doubt a little zero-G would stop it.
Mark
author of:
THE SECANTIS SEQUENCE
REMAINS
www.marktiedemann.com
> .
video...@yahoo.com
Mark wrote:
>videonovels wrote:
>
> > with the zero-G, and not having any gravity to keep
> > you from floating away from your partner, which
> > would make the whole experience unsatisfactory.
>
> Doubtful. Humans have found ways to have sex in some of the most
> unlikely places, I doubt a little zero-G would stop it.
.
Yeah but just because they CAN do it, does not mean that sex in space
is the "awesome" experience most people think it is. You could have
sex on a bed of nails, but that doesn't mean it would be fun. Which
was the point of the science-fiction writer's description --- sex in
space is likely more of a chore, than actual fun.
Found a reference:
1973
Isaac Asimov, "Sex in a Spaceship," Sexology (January 1973).
Reprinted in Science Past - Science Future, 1975.
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Jordan
video...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Mark wrote:
>
> Yeah but just because they CAN do it, does not mean that sex in space
> is the "awesome" experience most people think it is. You could have
> sex on a bed of nails, but that doesn't mean it would be fun. Which
> was the point of the science-fiction writer's description --- sex in
> space is likely more of a chore, than actual fun.
I never got Asimov's point on this ... don't lovers ever _hug_ while
having sex in his conceptual universe? If lovers embraced, they would
_not_ be pushed apart. They would also not be pushed apart if they
grasped objects with their feet.
It would be easier, of course, for bonobos. Who most certainly _would_
have sex in space, as they do everywhere else ...
- Jordan
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> video...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Mark wrote:
> >
> > Yeah but just because they CAN do it, does not mean that sex in space
> > is the "awesome" experience most people think it is. You could have
> > sex on a bed of nails, but that doesn't mean it would be fun. Which
> > was the point of the science-fiction writer's description --- sex in
> > space is likely more of a chore, than actual fun.
>
> I never got Asimov's point on this ... don't lovers ever _hug_ while
> having sex in his conceptual universe? If lovers embraced, they would
.
Well. You might want to read this article. (It's fake, but
illustrates why sex would be difficult.) It states the "hook legs
around body" approach might not work because, in the throes of orgasm,
the woman or man might lose control of the legs, and not be able to
maintain the hug.
And so on... read the "summary of results" section.
http://bill.wards.net/blosxom/humor/parody/space_sex.html
.
I propose I shoot myself into space & try it. I'll report back my
results. ;-)
.
ghostwriter
virgins. But experienced adults would likley find a whole new world of
possibilities. A padded zero-gee room with lots of recessed handles
for leverage or attaching tethers, coupled with a 360 ventilation
system to remove sweat and other fluids with directional airjets to
allow the creation of vectors to push up or down and gentle pin
participants would be in extremely high demand, IMO.
Ghostwriter
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>Mark wrote:
>>videonovels wrote:
>> > with the zero-G, and not having any gravity to keep
>> > you from floating away from your partner, which
>> > would make the whole experience unsatisfactory.
>>
>> Doubtful. Humans have found ways to have sex in some of the most
>> unlikely places, I doubt a little zero-G would stop it.
>
>Yeah but just because they CAN do it, does not mean that sex in space
>is the "awesome" experience most people think it is. You could have
>sex on a bed of nails, but that doesn't mean it would be fun. Which
>was the point of the science-fiction writer's description --- sex in
>space is likely more of a chore, than actual fun.
>
>Found a reference:
>
>1973
>Isaac Asimov, "Sex in a Spaceship," Sexology (January 1973).
Pierre Boulle did it (heh) earlier, with "Love and Gravity", 1966.
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What's really needed is a person who is:
a) wealthy enough to afford a personal trip to space;
b) hungry enough for the media spotlight and publicity; and
c) shameless enough to video the experience and distribute it.
This is Paris Hilton's Big Chance to do her bit for science.
-Moriarty
Anim8rFSK
"Moriarty" <blu...@ivillage.com> wrote:
Well, I think you need two people. Two straight people to start. So
Lance Bass gets let out on 3 counts.
Rob Ellwood
Moriarty wrote: [snipped]
>
> What's really needed is a person who is:
>
> a) wealthy enough to afford a personal trip to space;
> b) hungry enough for the media spotlight and publicity; and
> c) shameless enough to video the experience and distribute it.
>
> This is Paris Hilton's Big Chance to do her bit for science.
It would be a nice example of scientific progress going
"boink".
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Rob "Calvin and Hobbes fan" Ellwood