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Author Has Sex for the Sake of Science

pokedandprodded.health.com — To research her new book, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, Mary Roach is happy to reveal that she had sex in 4-D ultrasound and personally sampled a vaginal photoplethysmography probe, among other cool stuff. Nice for her, but what about the rest of us?

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  • Bukowsky, on 04/20/2008, -0/+17Science at it's finest!
  • sjbdallas, on 04/20/2008, -2/+14Nice looking vagina.
  • aphonik, on 04/20/2008, -1/+20"Yeah, yeah, i've got this idea for a new book..."
  • JGib, on 04/20/2008, -2/+1That baby looks weird :1
  • icepick314, on 04/20/2008, -4/+3does this count as NSFW?
    • KMartSheriff, on 04/21/2008, -3/+1What are you, 10?
    • GrantTheGr8, on 04/21/2008, -0/+2Well, there is a video of two people having sex. I'd say it's a fair question; but no, it doesn't count as NSFW, unless your employer disapproves of you reading articles about sex while at work.
  • jaydoj, on 04/20/2008, -1/+23Trish the Dish?

    /MallRats
    • frooo, on 04/20/2008, -6/+1Dugg for Kevin Smith reference.
    • MadHarvey, on 04/20/2008, -0/+1Nobody calls her that
    • Pedlya, on 04/20/2008, -0/+4I am beyond glad im not the only one who though of mallrats when I read the title. Dugg.
    • bagboyrebel, on 04/20/2008, -0/+1yeah, first thing I thought of.
  • Klainmeister, on 04/20/2008, -0/+6FTA: One of the book’s best quotes comes from a researcher who reports that "Cheese crumbs spread in front of a copulating pair of rats may distract the female, but not the male."

    So that's why it's never as good when the TV is on...
    • wyrdness, on 04/20/2008, -0/+2I guess that it's the opposite for humans. Cheese, mmmmm!
  • itsthemechanic, on 04/20/2008, -0/+40Welcome to the era of 4-dimensional ultrasound porn. You saw it here first!!
    • bubba9999, on 04/20/2008, -0/+6I think I still prefer porn-classic.
  • SSUK, on 04/20/2008, -2/+9Science rules ... http://www.maryroach.net/images/media/Mary-Media-p ... ... WHAT HAS SCIENCE DONE!?
    • lamiaconfitor, on 04/20/2008, -1/+1Exactly the kind of sacrifice I would br willing to make for science, thats what they have done.
  • ElbertF, on 04/20/2008, -6/+94dimage.jpg

    How can a single image be 4D..?
    • transitive, on 04/20/2008, -1/+6three dimensions plus time. the image scans X, Y, and Z axes and amalgamates snapshots taken over a period of time. ultimately its just a 2d picture like anything else though, only the inputs were 4 dimensional.
    • bdbr, on 04/20/2008, -2/+1Seems like an odd use of the term "dimension"
  • spyd3rweb, on 04/20/2008, -1/+5Oh yeahh check out that female bladder... thats hott!
  • fr33dom, on 04/20/2008, -3/+1There isn't a scale on that drawing, but it looks like there's room in there for a couple more inches. Now the entire internet knows that her lab partner didn't fill his requirements for the experiment. I wonder if she'll be expanding the team for future studies?
    • mattb5, on 04/20/2008, -0/+11I remember reading somewhere a long time ago that the average vaginal capacity is 8 inches. The average penis is 6 inches. So in NY City alone there are miles and miles of wasted snatch space.
      • campigenus, on 04/20/2008, -1/+1I am doing my best. I am doing my best. There are only so many hours in the day, and some of us still have other weaknesses, like needing to sleep, eat, etc. But, I AM DOING MY BEST!
  • WebWorker, on 04/20/2008, -0/+2Mmm science pr0n...

    http://slatev.com/player.html?id=1493304187

    The actual pr0nning is only a few seconds near the end
  • Kuraudo17, on 04/20/2008, -2/+3BONK!
  • NecroDigg, on 04/20/2008, -3/+2pics or it didnt happ... oh wait
  • MarrowMan, on 04/20/2008, -0/+3Kinsey would've enjoyed this
  • had3l, on 04/20/2008, -0/+1http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/bookmark-sex-researc ... -> direct video link
  • RyanPT, on 04/20/2008, -0/+3WHAT HAS SCIENCE DONE?

    Well, just about everyone now, I suppose.
  • TehMouse, on 04/20/2008, -0/+4What an odd chat-up line

    "Hi i'm an author conducting some research"
  • D14BL0, on 04/20/2008, -1/+26I'm going to have to use this one next time I try to hook up with that cute nerdy girl in the science lab.

    "Wanna go back to my place and have some sex?"

    "No."

    "But it's for science!"

    *Naked*
  • Sharky35, on 04/20/2008, -1/+6I love how they label the Vagina separately form the penis. So is that a pic of anal invasion?
  • zodieman, on 04/20/2008, -2/+1Pics or it didn't happen ;)
  • WKUHilltopper, on 04/20/2008, -1/+2Kinky...
  • renfield33, on 04/20/2008, -0/+4I think the sex in the MRI (published in a peer reviewed medical journal) is much funnier.

    http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/319/7225/1596

    Not to mention it won an IgNobel prize in 2001.
  • CaptainM4d, on 04/20/2008, -1/+1Ew...gross...Not doing that again...
  • Zippo, on 04/20/2008, -0/+1SCIENCE!
    Way to live the dream, my friend.
  • Owwmykneecap, on 04/20/2008, -0/+1Nice Penis.

    Internal for the win.
  • khellendros1984, on 04/20/2008, -0/+2Wait...sex for science? You're doing it wrong!
  • kirakun, on 04/20/2008, -1/+6I'm no ultrasound expert, but I think the penis went down the wrong hole.
  • rakous, on 04/20/2008, -0/+2I never thought I would say this but, that porn doesn't turn me on!
  • cinder, on 04/20/2008, -2/+3I saw penis. :(
  • byah, on 04/20/2008, -0/+5poked and prodded, lovely site name.

    giggity.
  • bearcat8543, on 04/20/2008, -1/+1is she hot?
  • czeman, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1Sex for science? Since when do you need an excuse? I'd do it just to get my rocks off.
  • Ramithorn, on 04/21/2008, -1/+1***** Mary Roach. I've read some of her articles in Reader's Digest where she explains how goddamn baffled she is when trying to operate an automatic garbage can. She is dumbfounded by technology.
  • BUgurl325, on 04/21/2008, -0/+1Mary Roach is a great writer. I cannot wait for this book to come out. If anyone is interested in thantology you should read the book "Stiff" by her.
  • Jessica88, on 04/21/2008, -0/+0As I saw Mary Roach I forgot about sex. Not good looking.
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