Mary Roach: 10 things you didn't know about orgasm

http://www.ted.com "Bonk" author Mary Roach delves into obscure scientific research, some of it centuries old, to make 10 surprising claims about sexual climax, ranging from the bizarre to the hilarious. (This talk is aimed at adults. Viewer discretion advised.)

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[justforthesparks]

Why is this in the playlist titled 'GROSS' tedtalks?? I find it hard to see why something as natural as an orgasm, that doesn't cause any harm, would be gross. That's pretty sex-negative for a boundry-breaking institution.

[dannyboy9]

this lecture was pleasantly uncomfortable.

[ZolRing]

"I'm going to show you a clip" No, no no no no nonononononononononono NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOONONONOJONJNNODHB­FIGSDIGFSDUIGF NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOOOOOWHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY PUT GLOVES ON FOR FUCK SAKE WHY ISN'T HE WEARING ANY GLOVES? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOHOOOOOOOOOOHO­OOOOOONOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH.

[ZolRing]

*Insert joke about who the brain dead people are, someone with a certain political view or religious view or moral view or enjoys a certain book/movie/game/music/art or is a certain gender/sexuality/race/skin color/member of a culture." HEY-OOOOOOOOOOH!

[57worldwide]

Is anyone else going to join me at a hundred orgasms a day?

[premiumjunkie]

I GUESS SHE HAD AN ORGASM BEFORE GOING ON STAGE!

[anonov1]

Predictable jokes are not funny.

[Blog Fiend]

Q: How do you give a woman an orgasm?

A: Who cares!

[Nachu Sol]

wrong, that's what women do when they fake them, not when they talk about them

[max7159]

Boring..I was watching Albert Einstein How I See the World . then youtube throw me here. i guess orgasm