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Computer Geeks Make the Best Lovers
An anonymous reader writes "An anonymous study of 2,000 British men and women concluded that out of all jobs, computer geeks make the best lovers. They were found to be the most selfless in bed, the most adventurous and more likely to use sex toys, wireless or otherwise."
Well, the study didn't actually say they get laid.
For example:
"Seventy-eight per cent of techies that were questioned also claimed that sex toys were part of their love life"
"And a further eight out of ten tech workers said that sex toys played an important part in their sexual relationships "
"Eighty-two per cent of IT workers also claimed to consider their partners sexual needs above there own"
Translation: the ones they interviewed are getting along with inflatables, Fleshlights, and pr0n, or if they are rich enough, maybe a Real Doll. The "partners needs" mentioned are probably the need for new batteries in some of their toys.
It never says the actually get laid :)
Yeah, way to go Slashdot...
Max: I feel like an asshole. This had better work.
Garry: This is just a blueprint guys, now how do you like it?
Max, Ian: Bigger tits.
Max: Go! Go! Go!
Garry: Give em the knee shooters.
As an EE, it boils down to this: Non-certifiable line-powered devices stay away from the squishy bits.
Not to say that you can't make battery-operated gadgets fail in ghastly ways... Modern (NiCd and newer) battery technologies can deliver lots of current and get hot enough to start fires. Lots of nasty chemicals in them batteries, too.
But at least battery-operated devices are inherently limited (by battery capacity) in the amount of energy that can be delivered, and it's usually in the form of DC current that gets turned into heat.
That thing that plugs into the wall, that you're inserting into what is essentially a vat of saline? Unless the bedroom outlet is GFCI-protected, you could be eating 120VAC at currents limited only by the 10A-25A limit in the fuse/breaker box, and you'll get it in a nasty 60Hz form that interferes with the muscle control required to remove it. Hmm...
*fap*
But seriously, I'll pass. That EEG/EKG at the hospital has maybe $100 worth of parts in it. But it also has $100,000 worth of tests, QA controls, and cumbersome forms to fill out from design to delivery to make sure it can't fail in a way that kills you. That $19.99 piece of vibrating junk from China, not so much.
Line-powered devices and mucous membranes don't mix.