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[–]ArionVII 439 points440 points ago

Neuroscientist here.

Peer-review or it didn't happen.

[–]derpstache 75 points76 points ago

It's a peer-reviewed tweet. It's the latest craze.

[–]gliscameria 32 points33 points ago

When your peers are idiots.....

[–]redditor3000 30 points31 points ago

I think reddit's about to do it's own testing. Although it could be subject to bias.

[–]hot_mango 2 points3 points ago

Regardless of potential bias, I am more than welcome to being a test subject :D

[–]okmkz 44 points45 points ago

[–]HasCommented 5 points6 points ago

Now all we need to do is hold a computer into our partner's face when the come. Genius!

[–]IKnowsBest 4 points5 points ago

yeah, now go fuck yourself

[–]gammaradiation 1 point2 points ago

dat (0,0,256)

[–]okmkz 9 points10 points ago

FF = 255

Just sayin'

[–]Karma_Buffer 24 points25 points ago

Another neuroscientist here, agree with Arion.

See you in New Orleans.

[–]jelardbee 3 points4 points ago

SFN?

[–]ReneG8 1 point2 points ago

Hahah my Friend just flew to NOLA, she does movement analysis and other neuro stuff I have no clue about.

Biggest convention there is, I heard.

[–]Karma_Buffer 2 points3 points ago

Yep, Society for Neuroscience annual convention. Roughly 30,000 attendees... it's pretty amazing.

[–]ReneG8 3 points4 points ago

Yeah its like Woodstock for brain people.

[–]Styhn 16 points17 points ago

Non-neuroscientist here and I'm calling bullshit. I like how first the angle is important and then we're told to look at a color (without referencing the aforementioned angle).

[–]kutuzof 7 points8 points ago

Well the angle is referring to the optic nerve, which is inside your head. The implication is that when this is stimulated in a certain way (blue light) it interacts with the orgasm part of the brain somehow.

It's complete bullshit though.

[–]Zegeri 5 points6 points ago

Mythbusters-review or it didn't happen.

[–]PrivateVonnegut 8 points9 points ago

The Gentleman from Reddit is recognized for one minute: "Mister Chairman, I nominate Ms. Kari Byron for the distinguished honor of discovering whether this myth is confirmed or busted. And speaking of 'busted,' I'll be in my bunk..."

[–]ImJustRick 3 points4 points ago

You mean you want to come over and peer through my windows?

[–]philly_fan_in_chi 10 points11 points ago

He's already done that; it's a review.

[–]SoInsightful 0 points1 point ago

From all the studies I've read, I'm 90% sure that the factoid is true for the color red.1

It has absolutely nothing to do with the angle of the optic nerve, but culture rather. The "fact" in the OP has been extracted from the nearest rectum.

[–]36009955 0 points1 point ago

Yeah, I've heard about the color red affecting perception subconsciously, but I've never heard anything about the "angle of the optic nerve", and I couldn't find anything in the databases. So I agree, I'm calling bullshit

[–]MPS186282 119 points120 points ago

The angle at which the optic nerve enters the brain? Are you fucking kidding me?

[–]guitarguy109 58 points59 points ago

Cause you know the quantum resonance of the photons entering the retina at that angle allow for them to permeate into the visual cortex at a much higher velocity...

for more information visit r/shittyaskscience.

[–]SlugsOnToast 29 points30 points ago

It's like Monster Cable made people.

[–]valdin450 8 points9 points ago

Yeah, well at least my eyes have gold plated optical nerves.

[–]Swook 5 points6 points ago

You forgot to add a couple "quantum"s in there. Anything with quantum in it sounds legit.

[–]DaCanuck 0 points1 point ago

Reads like r/VXjunkies.

[–]colts300 158 points159 points ago

What if I rub one out to the chick in Avatar?

[–]MysticKirby 29 points30 points ago

or the smurfs

[–]normalboy 90 points91 points ago

You are entering dangerously furry territory. I urge you to deviate from your present course.

[–]Clovyn 63 points64 points ago

Do not listen to this man.

If it's pretty, fuck it.

[–]Sanwi 15 points16 points ago

My life's motto!

[–]tyrantlytamale 12 points13 points ago

Our problem-free philosophy!

[–]Bbionicjive 6 points7 points ago

Hakuna Matata

[–]olivortex 0 points1 point ago

THANKS

[–]mcjohnalds45 0 points1 point ago

Jokes like that are funnier when it's implied and not said.

[–]derptyherp 2 points3 points ago

Depends on the joke.

[–]staffell 0 points1 point ago

In this case it is one of those jokes.

[–]jocarbart 17 points18 points ago

at first I read "my wife's motto"

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[–]staffell 0 points1 point ago

Yeah.....no.

[–]HonestCorporation 2 points3 points ago

And if you can't fuck it kill it, that's Americas motto.

[–]Sanwi 8 points9 points ago

Drill it, or kill it and grill it.

'Murica.

[–]guitarguy109 8 points9 points ago

I wasn't really into Zoe Saldana until she grew 2 ft turned blue and sprouted a tail...no shame!

[–]Korberos 6 points7 points ago

Just made a trip to IMDB to confirm this... Holy fuck, that was Zoe Saldana.

[–]genai -1 points0 points ago

That's a really dangerous philosophy. How about

If it's able to consent and does, fuck it.

[–]derptyherp -1 points0 points ago

But that would take all the fun out of it!

[–]genai 2 points3 points ago

This isn't a funny joke.

[–]SlugsOnToast 6 points7 points ago

deviate from your present course

That's how he got into this in the first place!

[–]Tsuketsu 0 points1 point ago

I wouldn't urge them to deviate if I were you.

[–]Amarae 0 points1 point ago

Could mean Korra from "Avatar: The legend of Korra"

She wears a lot of blue, and the blue is probably covering the spot he fancies.

Korra from A:LoK

[–]BioHazardEX 5 points6 points ago

You'd be better off with a twi'lek.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

If you wanna take it to the next level you could buy an Avatar fleshlight.

[–]oldnumber7 22 points23 points ago

I just blue myself.

[–]thebrokenlute 7 points8 points ago

There's gotta be a better way to say that.

[–]NorthAntrim 0 points1 point ago

I'm blue da ba be...

[–]Derporelli 89 points90 points ago

[–]Boots2Asses 19 points20 points ago

Brb painting room blue

[–]King_Rafiki 16 points17 points ago

Brb, Blue Man Group.

[–]valdin450 17 points18 points ago

I just accidentally blue myself.

[–]King_Rafiki 0 points1 point ago

Oh, Mr.Fünke. What will he say next?!

[–]derptyherp 2 points3 points ago

[–]thalescosta 1 point2 points ago

Brb, Blue Waffles. Oh wait. No

[–]Jyffeh 1 point2 points ago

My bedroom is actually blue. I'm blaming my excessive masturbation on this from now on.

[–]DisposedCheese 4 points5 points ago

Brb, we blue now.

[–]worm_bagged 19 points20 points ago

Can anyone confirm the scientific veracity of this? I'm prone to call bs on this, sorry OP.

[–]ROFLWOFFL 7 points8 points ago

veracity

right click, Look Up in Dictionary

Huh, TIL.

[–]2paradoxes 3 points4 points ago

Verisimilitude is another useful one, I'd say this tweet lacks it.

[–]ROFLWOFFL 2 points3 points ago

Thanks!

[–]worm_bagged 2 points3 points ago

I find it difficult to use that in a sentence, though. lol

[–]2paradoxes 1 point2 points ago

But if you do you win the conversation.

[–]worm_bagged 0 points1 point ago

I think I already did.

[–]Masked_SAP 15 points16 points ago

The blue man group must get so much from this.

[–]InfantSpore 6 points7 points ago

I thought they all just blue themselves to cut out the middleman--er, woman.

[–]Obi2 30 points31 points ago

Can any orgasms confirm?

[–]dodecaphonicism 40 points41 points ago

Orgasm here: Confirmed.

[–]grub5000 35 points36 points ago

Hello? Yes this is Orgasm.

[–]wildGRUB123 0 points1 point ago

I think I may be the product of this orgasm...

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[–]Feanux 19 points20 points ago

I can tell you his gf is very happy...

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[–]scylus -1 points0 points ago

So is his mom.:)

[–]TwoForTuesday 0 points1 point ago

This reminds me of the very rough porn series "The Blue Room". (Link is just to a discussion on a hip hop site)

[–]DanHandsome 35 points36 points ago

Time to paint the bedroom.

[–]kaax 14 points15 points ago

Has anyone provided a Source for this claims yet? I want to know for sure before I'm going to buy some paint for the bedroom.

[–]Dabuscus214 6 points7 points ago

Blue is also a relaxing color

[–]dangeroux 3 points4 points ago

Source enough for me.

[–]Dustin- 0 points1 point ago

I agree.

Source: My bedroom is painted blue with blue blinds and blue bedsheets.

Edit: By the way, I haven't noticed it affecting orgasms.

[–]cebolladelanoche 28 points29 points ago

It's sad that the first thing I thought was "Time to change my desktop background." I guess the bedroom can probably wait.

[–]nalydtnuc 3 points4 points ago

you dont see your desktop background though

[–]Wolf97 0 points1 point ago

Fuck. That was my first thought too...

[–]Neurot5 26 points27 points ago

No wonder I always masturbate while using Facebook!

[–]hwood 4 points5 points ago

Jackin off to your facebook pictures...

[–]guitarguy109 12 points13 points ago

or yours...

[–]ramen_feet 28 points29 points ago

My favorite is this one: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?=743264506

They don't know I do it, heh heh

[–]EmotionlessFloormat 15 points16 points ago

Near heart attack, then recognized what you did. Well played.

[–]nalydtnuc 4 points5 points ago

nice

[–]Moldybread999 2 points3 points ago

[–]Persica 25 points26 points ago

I call bullshit.

[–]fazzah 6 points7 points ago

I call blueshit, then.

[–]AdamVR4 10 points11 points ago

Does anyone have a source for this claim? I did a google search and came up with only links to other forums and not to studies. I did a google scholar search and also came up empty.

[–]TimMitchell 35 points36 points ago

FW:FW:FW:FW:FW: INTERESTING IF YOU'RE TWISTED LIKE ME! I WONDER IF IT WORKS? LOL!

[–]ddeevv 5 points6 points ago

/r/forwardsfromgrandma ? Talk about a disturbing plot twist.

[–]KnifeSteakSwag 5 points6 points ago

This is the best part of bluebird days when I am masturbating outside.

[–]sdglokta 7 points8 points ago

Suddenly... A nationwide shortage of blue paint thanks to Reddit.

[–]android_lover 2 points3 points ago

Wall Street must have some derivative that allows me to bet on the color blue.

[–]TFiPW 6 points7 points ago

Yo listen up here's a story

About a little guy that lives in a blue world

And all day and all night and everything he sees

Is just blue like him inside and outside

Blue is his house with a blue little window

And a blue corvette

And everything is blue for him and himself

And everybody around

'cause he ain't got nobody to listen....


That guy must be having great sex.

[–]asciicat 1 point2 points ago

Eiffel 65

[–]android_lover 0 points1 point ago

I feel like I'm back in 1999. You have any Fatboy Slim or Moby?

[–]TFiPW 1 point2 points ago

Cassette or CD?

[–]Im_Gay_SoWhat 11 points12 points ago

It's times like these I really hate being colourblind.

[–]mjcov 3 points4 points ago

Is the colorblindness due to a defect in the eye or brain? If it's in your brain, perhaps it would still work. Anyway, I'm off to find an option in VLC that lets me tint everything blue.

[–]Pielikey 7 points8 points ago

tools > effects and filters > video effects > colors > color extraction > put a hexidecimal color blue in there like 006EFF or whatever

[–]ROFLWOFFL 1 point2 points ago

How to on mac?

[–]Persica 4 points5 points ago

step 1) get mac step 2) go to an elevated area step 3)throw mac from height step 4) get a pc.

[–]ROFLWOFFL -1 points0 points ago

Well I have a pc sitting beside me but I'm too lazy to boot it up and try it.

[–]n1c0_ds 3 points4 points ago

Eye, but most colorblind people ared red-green colorblind.

[–]Merle19 0 points1 point ago

god damn foreigner!

[–]TheRealXaiir 2 points3 points ago

No wonder women love my blue eyes.

[–]guitarguy109 6 points7 points ago

So you just stare at them like this during sex?

[–]lishdish 4 points5 points ago

hahah I thought it said starting on a blue surface. I was thinking a "blue surface" was some kind of angled sex position that I was unaware of.

[–]byrneitup 2 points3 points ago

"son what is that poster?" "its for when.... its ocean"

[–]dtuck15[S] 1 point2 points ago

Not sure if necessary to stare at the blueness the entire time..

Or merely at the moment the knuckle children are fired off

[–]gibsonblues 0 points1 point ago

[–]Co3x15t 3 points4 points ago

Who the fuck is upvoting this shit? Democrats?!

[–]Dizmn 5 points6 points ago

Democrats? On Reddit? No fucking way.

[–]Tallain 4 points5 points ago

Yep, I'm out of this subreddit.

[–]hards0ft 0 points1 point ago

I wondered why outdoor sex was so great...

[–]simonmaz 0 points1 point ago

Blue ceiling and blue bed sheets. Done.

[–]Fernandez3101 1 point2 points ago

that's why incognito windows have a blue theme: MIND BLOWN.

[–]Smokee_Robinson 1 point2 points ago

I think I'll paint my walls blue tomorrow

[–]anotherDocObVious 0 points1 point ago

Read walls as balls .. had a quiet guffaw har-har .. then realized it said walls. WALLS! Not Balls.

[–]JRoch 1 point2 points ago

I'll just stare at a poster of the TARDIS, it's Sexy anyway.

[–]Wolf97 1 point2 points ago

The one time I would actually WANT my computer to blue screen...

[–]DemonstrativePronoun 1 point2 points ago

Yeah, sure, xnxx.com.

[–]Wolf97 1 point2 points ago

Mythbusters!

[–]PurpleChyGuy 0 points1 point ago

The walls and celing in my room are blue. Fuck yeah

[–]erichhaubrich 0 points1 point ago

Ceiling = blue. Win.

[–]RockDaHouse690 -1 points0 points ago

I have blue eyes....ladies?

[–]AgathaCrispy 1 point2 points ago

What shade of blue makes the most intense orgasms? I'm about to paint my room.

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[–]Cloudy-Blue 0 points1 point ago

That's because of your dick, not the color of your room (be proud, motherfucker, be proud...)

[–]Boshaft 1 point2 points ago

Motion of the ocean and angle of the waves, man.

[–]nevertellen 0 points1 point ago

Remembers something about a famous blue dress causing a lot of trouble.

[–]budz 1 point2 points ago

nice try blue men group

[–]RedZeroWolf 0 points1 point ago

Relevant and Mandatory

Now there's a reason to sing about something.

[–]ChrisBuch 0 points1 point ago

my walls are blue...

[–]mexicodoug 0 points1 point ago

Great orgasms come from blue movies.

[–]Joseph_KP 0 points1 point ago

Gives a new twist on the phrase "blue balls".

[–]googleitduh 0 points1 point ago

Brb painting.

[–]kha3 -1 points0 points ago

I just blue myself

[–]funnySmell 0 points1 point ago

So that's why smurf are good in bed..

[–]36009955 0 points1 point ago

So THAT's why links are blue by default

[–]crackpotprophet -1 points0 points ago

ha! I have been told my eyes are a amazing shade of arctic blue.

[–]pglc 0 points1 point ago

Blue ceiling it is then!

[–]Indeedsir 0 points1 point ago

I get enough pleasure from staring at a pink surface.

[–]yeswecatan 0 points1 point ago

BSOO

Blue screen of orgasm

[–]thewhitestars88 0 points1 point ago

I've heard Viagra gives everything a blue tinge, is this the source of its boner-given powers?

[–]49erShark 0 points1 point ago

best moment of my life was when I was watching porn and right when I was going to finish I got the blue screen of death

[–]MmmCremeEggs 0 points1 point ago

I liked them (or something like them) on Fb for a while... Noticed too many of their facts were wrong (human bio degree) and they didn't like it when I tried to correct them... :L

[–]Ringwaul 0 points1 point ago

This "life hack" seems about as legitimate as the Tomb Raider "nude code".

[–]geekgroupie42 0 points1 point ago

i know someone has probably already said this, but, does a blue movie count?

[–]metsakutsa 0 points1 point ago

Why are there no comments about people who tested this?

[–]Wackydude1234 0 points1 point ago

My bedroom walls are blue, no wonder fapping is so good.

[–]thedevilsmilkman 0 points1 point ago

Smurfette was ahead of her time..

[–]the-ginger-one 0 points1 point ago

Halloween costume for this year:

Bane

Black and white people

Smurf (Every year!)

[–]motojedi 0 points1 point ago

Blue hats for everyone!

[–]fairlyodd922 0 points1 point ago

Good thing I have blue eyes.

[–]CodyTG 0 points1 point ago

Painting my room blue now...

[–]foolin 0 points1 point ago

Quick someone to the bedroom for an experiment!

[–]SoInsightful 0 points1 point ago

This is total bullshit.

I once spent half an hour trying to find some support for this factoid, and was met exclusively with trivia pages and Twitter feeds. There is absolutely no scientific discussion around it. The sentence is hilarious from a scientific viewpoint though.

[–]methamp 0 points1 point ago

That explains the Sonic tattoo...

[–]MakkaCha 0 points1 point ago

I am going to change everything in my room to blue and then try sexing. Then change it to black and white and then sex again. And see which one is more pleasurable.

[–]railmaniac 0 points1 point ago

So... break out the smurf porn?

[–]desull 0 points1 point ago

bring on the Smurf hentai

[–]Actually_Doesnt_Care 0 points1 point ago

So that's why my baby crib was blue..

[–]nismomonkey 1 point2 points ago

As a yellow/blue color blind person: Can not confirm.

[–]4A6F7921 0 points1 point ago

Screenshots of twitter posts of Cosmo-quality sex tips? On my front page? It's more likely than you think!

[–]apollo911 1 point2 points ago

I Just "Blue" Myself http://youtu.be/BznwsT6r_tM

[–]td27 1 point2 points ago

if my computer blue screens as i orgasm, that would be awesome

[–]SeanDougherty86 0 points1 point ago

Do we have confirmation on this?

[–]nomnom_69 1 point2 points ago

Y U NO BLUETUBE?!!!

[–]theoldicetongue 0 points1 point ago

painting my ceiling blue... or having sex outside... meh... both take too much time... someone else find out and let us know.

[–]thecrafter90 1 point2 points ago

too much work. go back to playing vidya games

[–]NonPermissive -1 points0 points ago

Thought this was going to be the male multiple consecutive orgasms thing.

[–]Orevet -1 points0 points ago

Please elaborate...

[–]NonPermissive 0 points1 point ago

The short version is that just before and during orgasm you tighten your kegel muscle, or pubococcygeus muscle, the same muscle you use to stop the flow of urine. At this time you should stop or slow any stimulation until it passes. If successful, you won't have ejaculated and should be able to continue.

The longer version is here. When I was still doing this regularly I could get to three but usually just did two. I was successful right off the bat, but I never exercised the muscle enough to do it many times in a row, and eventually I stopped altogether. Whenever I try it now, I either fuck it up or it's just too tempting to let go. Part of this is because I never think to try until the last minute.

[–]CaptainFabio -1 points0 points ago

This make a no sense.

[–]RedGK 1 point2 points ago

xnxx.com

you're welcome

[–]Sir_SadSack 0 points1 point ago

This must explain avatar and smurf porn...

[–]Hibino32 -1 points0 points ago

inb4 painting the back of your mum/moms head blue

[–]lostmygravitas 0 points1 point ago

This is good new for those doing an asian doggy style...apparently they have a blue spot on their asses.