Smut In Space: Part 2
It's surprising how infrequently the matter of gravity comes up, not just in erotic sci-fi, but in any sci-fi. The most visible example I can cite would be any of the old Star Trek shows. They'd mention the artificial gravity once somewhere early in the series and never mention it again. Given that the various systems on the Federation's ships were always going 'off-line' at what was usually the worst possible moment, but the artificial gravity NEVER DID no matter how wrecked the ship was, I always thought that they should have the people who installed the artificial gravity just go ahead and build the whole ship from the keel up.
I can understand how distracting it would be to a writer to have to keep the effects of gravity in mind when writing scenes. We grew up with 1G, and aside from a select few who have been into space or ridden on the 'Vomit Comet' or flown fighters 1G is all that any of us have any experience with. I think that authors are missing an opportunity here to add new and interesting takes on smut in space.
As it happens, we do have some knowledge of operating in free-fall (often referred to as zero-G). We have learned that normal sex just can't be performed in free-fall, since every force of motion imparts an equal and opposite reaction and after the first hard thrust of the male character's turgid member into the female character's throbbing womanhood, both parties will fly apart and have to start all over again.
We're an inventive species, and since we've gotten into space in the first place there's no reason that we can't figure out how to have fun up there as well. One obvious solution would be to provide hand- and foot-holds attached to something solid, but that would tend to limit the positions one could try. Another suggestion was to make a padded, hollow tube for the two star-crossed lovers to enter. I don't know how wide or well-padded such a tube would have to be, but this strikes me as way too much like cohabiting inside a habitrail. And who has to clean the thing out after each use?
Another consideration that must be made is the effect of zero-G on well-endowed women. On the one hand, the matter of support is taken care of, but there's still that equal and opposite reaction thing. D-cups and larger could conceivably smack the poor woman in the face in time to the thrusts of her lover's turgid member. I suppose that in zero-G a busty woman would have to resort to a special bra in order to avoid blunt trauma damage. In such cases, a woman putting her bra ON in front of a man could be viewed as a seductive act.
There are any number of interesting possibilities to explore in a zero-G environment, and yet they remain largely unexplored.
I can understand how distracting it would be to a writer to have to keep the effects of gravity in mind when writing scenes. We grew up with 1G, and aside from a select few who have been into space or ridden on the 'Vomit Comet' or flown fighters 1G is all that any of us have any experience with. I think that authors are missing an opportunity here to add new and interesting takes on smut in space.
As it happens, we do have some knowledge of operating in free-fall (often referred to as zero-G). We have learned that normal sex just can't be performed in free-fall, since every force of motion imparts an equal and opposite reaction and after the first hard thrust of the male character's turgid member into the female character's throbbing womanhood, both parties will fly apart and have to start all over again.
We're an inventive species, and since we've gotten into space in the first place there's no reason that we can't figure out how to have fun up there as well. One obvious solution would be to provide hand- and foot-holds attached to something solid, but that would tend to limit the positions one could try. Another suggestion was to make a padded, hollow tube for the two star-crossed lovers to enter. I don't know how wide or well-padded such a tube would have to be, but this strikes me as way too much like cohabiting inside a habitrail. And who has to clean the thing out after each use?
Another consideration that must be made is the effect of zero-G on well-endowed women. On the one hand, the matter of support is taken care of, but there's still that equal and opposite reaction thing. D-cups and larger could conceivably smack the poor woman in the face in time to the thrusts of her lover's turgid member. I suppose that in zero-G a busty woman would have to resort to a special bra in order to avoid blunt trauma damage. In such cases, a woman putting her bra ON in front of a man could be viewed as a seductive act.
There are any number of interesting possibilities to explore in a zero-G environment, and yet they remain largely unexplored.
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