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in space no-one can hear you make that cute little gulping noise you make when i, you know....

  • Dec. 15th, 2007 at 8:13 AM
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Trust the Guardian:

Soviet and American astronauts alleged to have secretly tested possibilities for sex in space.

Sure, don't tell us what *does* work? I think this article would be more convincing if it had included some juicy bits. Any tabloid writer knows THAT.

(My solution was grab bars, and lashing somebody to the wall, but maybe that's too kinky for NASA?)

Really, the appropriate music for this would be Jonathan Couton's "I'm Your Moon," wouldn't it?
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[info]heathwitch wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 01:18 pm (UTC)
Is it wrong that I read that article wondering what does actually work, so I could then either a) write it into a story; or b) try it, should I ever find myself and my honey in space? :p
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 01:24 pm (UTC)
Well, that was my first question.

I'm figuring a figure-four kind of thing is probably most likely. Especially if you, er, use the wall.

You'd probably want to go with more of a rotational bump-and-grind instead of straight pistonlike thrusting, but, er, nuanced lovers know that trick already. ;-)
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[info]szeretni wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 03:09 pm (UTC)
No, I was thinking exactly that. And we can't both be wrong. *grins*
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[info]joycemocha wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 04:40 pm (UTC)
Um, yeah, because I've got a story that requires a sex scene in space....
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[info]farwing wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 01:28 pm (UTC)
too kinky for NASA

I think possibly this should be put on t-shirts and buttons...
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[info]major_clanger wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 01:34 pm (UTC)
An urban myth, alas. The morals being:

1) If you're writing a book about space then you shouldn't believe everything you read on the Internet.

2) If you're reporting a noteworthy claim in a new book, just see if the author has checked his facts first...

For what it's worth, I suspect that there has been experimentation in Space Shagging over the years - but never as a NASA-sponsored experiment. Can you imagine what Congress would do to the Agency's funding if such a thing ever did happen?
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 01:39 pm (UTC)
See? I'm telling you. If you are going to bs convincingly, you need to include those telling details....

And really. The first thing we do with any new technology is figure out how to use it for sex and/or kitten pictures. Of course somebody's tried something.
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[info]bonniers wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 02:45 pm (UTC)
Yeah, I think the figure-4 thing would probably work. I mean, it works in swimming pools, which are a different kind of zero-g.

Oral sex would probably also be very popular.
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 03:42 pm (UTC)
And where's the bad? *g*

Hyperventilating in a highly oxygenated environment might cause unforeseen problems...
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[info]bonniers wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 05:08 pm (UTC)
*looks in closet*

*looks on shelf*

*looks behind zero-g crystal growing experiment*

Nope, no bad anywhere! Set to!


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[info]merlusyne wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 02:50 pm (UTC)
Mr Kohler says: "One of the principal findings was that the classic so-called missionary position, which is so easy on earth when gravity pushes one downwards, is simply not possible."

Good gosh, did they really need an experiment to realize that the missionary won't exactly work in zero-gravity?

:D
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 02:53 pm (UTC)
Well, if you missed the sardonicism in my post, apparently it's an urban myth.

Ahh, Guardian.
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[info]merlusyne wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 03:01 pm (UTC)
Oooer, and I missed the date of the article too (2000). My bad! Still, provided me with a good laugh.

Cheers!
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[info]antonia_tiger wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 03:25 pm (UTC)
OK, so we know what guineapigs can do.

But what about hamsters?

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[info]matociquala wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 03:41 pm (UTC)
*insert joke about bunnies and cotton balls here*
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[info]james_nicoll wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 03:39 pm (UTC)
Have you seen this?
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 03:40 pm (UTC)
;-)

Yes.

Note liberal use of word "alleged," above, and mockery of The Guardian.
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[info]twistedchick wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 03:45 pm (UTC)
Velcro. Lots of velcro in some places and none at all in others.
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 03:46 pm (UTC)
BRILLIANT!
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[info]sargent wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 04:27 pm (UTC)
Perhaps a whole competition to see who can use the most NASA spinoffs -- whether it really was a spinoff or just an urban legend. Let's see, that'd give us velcro, space pins, cordless vacuum cleaners, edible toothpaste, Tang....
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[info]chrisbillett wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 03:51 pm (UTC)
The Dark Highlander... in space!
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[info]autopope wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 04:00 pm (UTC)
I suddenly realized: this is an entirely new explanation for John Carter of Mars's leather harness!

That Edgar Rice Burroughs had a really dirty mind. Right?
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[info]matociquala wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 04:01 pm (UTC)
*dies laughing*

OMG.

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[info]sarahwilder wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 04:18 pm (UTC)
And see,
I thought the *fertility* implications might be interesting. What with the lack of gravity and all. ;)
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[info]sargent wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 04:19 pm (UTC)
Perhaps a lot more strategically placed elastic in their slee sacks. Then you just find the natural frequencies of the modes....
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[info]wayzgoose wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 04:32 pm (UTC)
I rather liked the concept of elastic belts and an inflatable tube! It boggles the mind.
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[info]antonia_tiger wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 04:35 pm (UTC)
I distinctly recall a mention of this in Analog, in an article published in early 1991. I recall somebody mentioning it at the 1991 Eastercon in Glasgow. but I'm not sure whether or not it was the then-current issue in the UK. I don't think it was a mention of any official experiment.

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[info]thesaucernews wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 04:35 pm (UTC)
I think my spaceship knows which way to go...
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[info]jodi_davis wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 07:13 pm (UTC)
My fiction solution was a threesome... I volunteer to test it out and report as soon as I get a chance.
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[info]callunav wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 08:06 pm (UTC)
I seriously was thinking, "What's so difficult? What's so hard to figure out?--Ohhhh. It's the intercourse thing. Lots of people have this expectation. Right, right. Okay, carry on with the velcro."
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[info]jerusha wrote:
Dec. 15th, 2007 10:28 pm (UTC)
It's been considered in song since at least 1983... I wouldn't be surprised if practical experimentation had been performed.
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[info]diplognat wrote:
Dec. 16th, 2007 03:31 pm (UTC)
I'd much prefer the theme to Moonraker.
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