I Did It For Science: Remote-Control Panties, by Caitlin MacRae - Nerve.com


        


Observations/Results: Quantify the effects of the experiment.

I wasn't completely satisfied with the findings from the first phase of the experiment, so I decided to give the tool one more test, to see if eliminating drunk, friendly participants could bring the experiment to its desired conclusion. Arranging the bullet so that it was cuddled up with my clitoris rather than inserted, I went into the city's damp, pulsing, unpredictable belly: the subway.

Waiting on the platform, I didn't even have to look out at the tracks to know the train was coming — I could feel it from blocks away. It was like being clairvoyant; my vagina could predict the future. When the train burst into the station, I was already grinning like a fool, enjoying the grinding of gears against the track. Once on the train, I sat back, closed my eyes, and let the MTA do its magic.

Unfortunately, there was no orgasm to be had on the subway either. While the commute was definitely more enjoyable than any other in my recent memory, the vibration alone wasn't cutting it, and the number of people sitting directly across from me had me paranoid that I would soon be noticed and carted away as a deviant. Either that or they'd start singing Disney tunes, and I wouldn't be able to contain myself. Even the knowledge that I was headed home to get off in peace wasn't enough to move me from arousal to orgasm.

Conclusion: Summarize your findings.
Waiting on the platform, I didn't have to look at the tracks to know the train was coming.

When I was out on the street picking up sounds from traffic, it felt kind of like the city was fucking me — and for the first time since I moved here, that felt pretty good. I didn't give much thought to the unwitting people in my erotic wake; I was much more concerned with keeping a straight face.

It's possible that I would have gotten off more readily at the bar, had everyone been unaware of the vibrator tucked into my panties. I'm no stranger to having multiple partners, but given the sheer number of people trying to scoot me towards an orgasm, I felt more like a party trick than a scientist. Although almost everyone was good-natured about the whole public-vibrator-orgasmic-group-effort thing, it was disconcerting. When I walked by the DJ table, a complete stranger asked me how I was enjoying the music. "Um, well, it's ODB, kinda hard to go wrong, right?" This was not the answer he wanted. He asked me if I wanted him to "turn the music, you know, up," gesturing with his eyebrows between my face, the speakers, and my junk.

That sort of thing happened a lot.

More surprising than the sheer power of this tiny vibe/panty combo was the seriousness that others devoted to the experiment. I started the experiment worried that it would be mortifying, exhausting, and in no way arousing. I think I expected to be met with either discomfort or some weird tension that could only be relieved by vigorous banging. What I actually experienced was startlingly professional; it was kind of a relief. There was some awkwardness, to be sure, but when people were handling my remote control, their questions reminded me more of an eye exam and less than a trip to the OB-GYN: "Do you like this song? How about techno? Can you tell when I change songs? What about Peaches, is that working? How about now?" They were considerate, curious even — more so than a good number of the folks I've let inside my normal panties for less scientific reasons.

Having now experienced a gay man singing into my vagina like it's a teeny rumbling karaoke machine, I can say confidently that, for me, it's impossible to achieve orgasm under certain circumstances, no matter how comfortable I am. But that doesn't mean everyone shouldn't try it once. Or twice. Maybe on the daily. Nobody has to know.  

Read more I Did It For Science here.

Photos by Lauren De Luca.

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33 Comments

That made me laugh so hard- Thanks!!!!

rd commented on 06/24

Reading this made me jealous I don't have a vagina to try this thing out. Anything like it for guys would be far too conspicuous.

DS commented on 06/24

Great stuff, keep it coming. Is that thing safe?

KP commented on 06/24

Wow... that sounds really really enticing. Great article!

NDO commented on 06/24

Wow...I want one!!

TJC commented on 06/24

you're adorable and i love you.

mg commented on 06/24

To make this experiment to work, I think you should conduct it again, but then on other people then yourself. Don't tell them to have an orgasm, but just count the statistics of people that had an orgasm and how many did it discretely. I know this is a kind of daft proposition, but when you do this kind of experiments on your own, you are biased and therefore the results aren't clean (no punt intended).

SNK commented on 06/24

Wow - you're fun, smart, cute and adventurous! What a great combination!

mo commented on 06/24

Only in New York...

DC commented on 06/24

A friend of mine who does sex parties had an "Easter egg hunt" in which several women agreed to wear the insertable vibrating egg, and then the wireless remotes were handed out, and whoever figured out the egg-wearers won some sort of prize. I didn't go, so I'm not sure how it went, but of course this reminded me of that concept.

mpb commented on 06/24

i loved this! i love you! more please :)

mlk commented on 06/25

This is brilliantly written and executed. You almost wrote an ad for this device. I'll be getting one.

pjw commented on 06/25

I think that it might be fun to have multiple implants that would stimulate erogenous zones of all kinds. Then one could play games like MPH suggests on a grander scale. Fun article. At some point all sex may become virtual - will this qualify to win the Turing prize, or at least the Annie Sprinkle version?

TFT commented on 06/25

"Having now experienced a gay man singing into my vagina", is without a doubt, the wackiest bit of writing I've read. Very funny!

AET commented on 06/25

I love this. Keep up the experiment, every day.

bf commented on 06/26

i will launch an investigation immediately

dwp commented on 06/26

The funniest article I have ever studied... and yeh intresting too...

HA commented on 06/26

You'd have enjoyed it a lot more and even had a BIG O if your experiment was double-blinded - i.e., you didn't know the exact type of music that would excite you and you had no knowledge of the people msg'ing the iPod!

nra commented on 06/26

I love this story. I would never be able to keep publicly acceptable behavoir about my self. They would swear I was having sezures.

sc commented on 06/26

been looking into gettin one,want to give my boyfriend CONTROL when we go out to eat i want him to push the button e'time he wants to see me smile!

bei commented on 06/26

Very entertaining piece--I hope you do more of them. Still, I can't help but think that that device has to be one of the purest examples of American let's-sell-people-shit-they-really-don't-need consumerism. Is there ANYTHING that can't be commercialized? Can't the orgasm be safe? They're free!

LT commented on 06/26

Excellent! god am I going to try it

ME commented on 06/28

loved this! especially loved the documentation! every did it for science should have photographic evidence.

lb commented on 06/30

whatafunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

qsdf commented on 07/02

Remember "When Harry Met Sally"? Imagine if she had been wearing this in that cafe scene.

MMG commented on 07/04

If there was a counterpart product for guys to wear, just imagine how embarrassing, and then how wet, this could become!

LD commented on 07/04

Unfortunately I dont have a vagina. But I can replace that vibrator!

Jo commented on 07/06

Good writing! Fun info and well written.

SJR commented on 07/06

wow thts pretty awesome, i want one!!!! >.<

EB commented on 07/08

Women have told me that a bullet in the vagina begins to make them feel numb down there after a while. I wonder about other girls experiences with it.

D.D. commented on 07/08

awesome!! that's an amazingly written testimonial!!

jc commented on 07/13

Excellent writing, very witty. I find myself wondering what sonic frequency/ rhythm is most likely to produce an orgasmic result. But vaginas are moody creatures. I don't have one, myself (though I've always been a big fan and supporter), but my own experiments suggest they aren't just utterly Pavlovian in their response to stimulus; set, setting and emotional state seem to more often than not have an e affect on these dear, ever mysterious critters.

WAK commented on 07/25

You should try this again with the vibrator on your clit, where it's about 100 times more likely to make you come. There are numerous models designed to wear under your clothes: http://www.love-shop.biz/vibrators/strapon-clitoral-vibrators/index.html

mtc commented on 08/04
 

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Caitlin MacRae is a writer, artist, craftsperson and snack enthusiast living in Brooklyn. She has contributed to Nerve, Babble, Slice, and other titles, a handful of which contain more than one word.


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