Science of orgasm video

Mary Roach's TED Talk, "10 things you didn't know about orgasm," will have you scratching your, um, head, in amazement as you learn the particulars of pig-wanking, the delicate matter of explaining foreplay to royalty, and the business of measuring the human penis's muzzle-velocity.

Mary Roach: 10 things you didn't know about orgasm (via MeFi)

[#1 posted by Big Ed Dunkel, May 25, 2009 8:53 AM]

No mention of Burt Reynolds having a two-year liaison with one of his hairpieces?

[#2 posted by Phrosty, May 25, 2009 10:05 AM]

I love TED talks. They're always interesting.

[#3 posted by jimh, May 25, 2009 10:07 AM]

It's getting hot in here, Mary.
(Sow pr0n may not be SFW!)

[#4 posted by RumorsofmyDemise, May 25, 2009 10:08 AM]

God bless Mary Roach.

[#5 posted by Gemma, May 25, 2009 11:26 AM]

Can you wank a female pig? It seems more of a male verb to me.

[#6 posted by mark_p_s_2, May 25, 2009 1:45 PM]

Why didn't Mary tell of the half a liter money shot?
from http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/pigs/4543.html
(pig)Semen volume varies between 100 and 500 ml

[#7 posted by Nelson.C, May 25, 2009 2:50 PM]

I believe the proper verb for females is shlick.

[#8 posted by Tao, May 25, 2009 3:21 PM]

Boy, do I feel proud to be a Dane right now.

[#9 posted by benposch, May 25, 2009 3:27 PM]

Wow, she's one hot geek. and i can't believe i just watched a farmer masturbate a pig on a TED video. amazing.

[#10 posted by stridulate, May 25, 2009 3:36 PM]

her books are brilliant! i always thought she would be a great guest at a party. the perfect mix of insight and playfulness... i've never seen video of her, she speaks/acts exactly the way you'd expect from her writing... her excitement about her obsessions is contagious.
damn it, i love that woman!

[#11 posted by buddy66, May 25, 2009 3:38 PM]

I'm still digging "Hysterical paroxysm" from another thread.

[#12 posted by RadioGuy, May 25, 2009 5:23 PM]

Brings to mind that scene in Clerks:

It's important to have a job that makes a difference, boys. That's why I manually masturbate caged animals for artificial insemination.

[#13 posted by Anonymous, May 26, 2009 1:01 AM]

Fine but I've found quite a few of the TED talks a bit smug - e.g. here, of the 10 things you didn't know about orgasms, (9) is "it's hard to study them in a laboratory", and (10) is "...but it sure is fun". OK cute gag, but is 20% of her list...

[#14 posted by Ocker3, May 26, 2009 5:39 AM]

fun, but more of a funny aside than a list of things I really didn't know and am now better able to live my life now that I know them. But perhaps I just consumed too many sex-tech-science blogs/books/movies and I'm kinda jaded. I didn't get any "oooh, I had no idea about that" moments on this one.

[#15 posted by Laroquod, May 27, 2009 1:17 PM]

Hey Anonymous is right, we got cheated out of two items on that list! Gods know I *never* would have clicked through to a TED video entitled, '8 things you didn't know about orgasm'...

[#16 posted by invisibelle, May 27, 2009 2:37 PM]

I do love Mary Roach's books. This is the first time I'm seeing her speak, though. Just as amusing as one would expect.