_ | \ | \ | | \ __ | |\ \ __ _____________ _/_/ | | \ \ _/_/ _____________ | ___________ _/_/ | | \ \ _/_/ ___________ | | | _/_/_____ | | > > _/_/_____ | | | | /________/ | | / / /________/ | | | | | | / / | | | | | |/ / | | | | | | / | | | | | / | | | | |_/ | | | | | | | | c o m m u n i c a t i o n s | | | |________________________________________________________________| | |____________________________________________________________________| ...presents... Electronic Masturbation (FAQ) by Erik the Rude 12/23/1998-#364 __///////\ -cDc- CULT OF THE DEAD COW -cDc- /\\\\\\\__ \\\\\\\/ Everything You Need Since 1986 \/////// ___ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ |___heal_the_sick___raise_the_dead___cleanse_the_lepers___cast_out_demons___| Note: We cannot vouch for the accuracy of this material, and we do not know anyone who has tried it. We urge you not to take even the slightest risk with your personal safety. Contents: 1. Synopsis 2. Why bother? 3. Warnings 4. Details on the amplifier method 5. Other methods 1) SYNOPSIS. This textfile describes self-stimulation for men by means of electrodes and low-power, carefully controlled electric current. When you talk about running electricity through someone's genitals, most people think of torture. However, we have found that low power, high frequency (audio) current can produce some very interesting tingling and throbbing sensations. 2) "WHY BOTHER going to all this trouble when anyone can masturbate using only his hand?" This is a common and reasonable question. Electronic stimulation creates sensations that are different from anything you will get from your hand or from intercourse with other people. You can keep yourself close to orgasm for quite a while. In fact, orgasm sometimes seems like an anti-climax after a really good session of electrical stimulation. (But we must admit, just like with "real sex," some electronic experiences are better than others.) We believe electronic masturbation could be very useful for relieving tension in certain situations: in prisons, aboard submarines, and so forth. Because it can be more satisfying than ordinary masturbation, you can use it to reward yourself (or someone else) for completing a difficult task or exhibiting the desired behavior. Athletic coaches, military trainers and others who need to harness the wild energy of young men should look into this. 1/2 :-) 3) WARNINGS. Like everything that feels good, this method has risks. It can cause tissue burns; molecules migrating from the electrodes can theoretically cause heavy metal poisoning; if you use a plugged-in amp and tone source (instead of battery powered) there is a chance of getting shocked or electrocuted. Use of electrodes that have not been sanitized could spread disease or cause infection. Not recommended for persons with high blood pressure or heart trouble. Proceed at your own risk. Because we have no control over the manner in which this information is used, we assume no liability for damages resulting from its implementation. If you are electronically illiterate -- if you've never handled a wire stripper and soldering iron -- DO NOT attempt to perform the experiments described below. Get a person with electronic experience to help you. 4) DETAILS on the amplifier method Let's start out with a simple test to see if you find these sensations interesting, then move on to more advanced methods for making the sensations more complex and intense. You will need the following items: 1. A stereo audio amplifier, with 1 to 5 watts per channel of output power. Battery-powered is best for safety reasons, although I have used plug-in amplifiers since 1976 with only one unpleasant accident. Do not use an expensive, high-power amplifier; they can be damaged by short circuits and by being connected to loads of unusual impedances (which is what we'll be doing). 2. A tone generator of some sort. An electronic music synthesizer will work (Casio and Yamaha make inexpensive, portable keyboard instruments that do the job nicely); or you can use a tone generator like those found in an electronics workshop. A battery-powered tone source is safer than a plug-in unit. Do not use an electric guitar, or any other device that could provide a pathway for current to travel through your whole torso. 3. Insulated, solid (not multi-strand), 18-guage copper wire. 4. Soldering iron, solder, wire stripper, maybe some connectors. Use solder that doesn't contain any lead if possible; Radio Shack sells some solder which is 98% tin and 2% silver. Cut a piece of wire 10 feet (3 meters) long. Strip 3/4 inch (2 cm) of insulation from one end. Try not to nick the wire while you're taking the insulation off; you don't want to create a weak spot in the wire. Form the exposed wire into an elliptical loop. Solder the loop closed with a single, rounded bead of solder. You want a nice smooth loop of wire and a nice smooth bead of solder holding it closed -- no rough spots. Strip a bit of insulation from the other end of the wire and connect it to the left channel "hot" output of the amplifier. (The "hot" terminal is usually color-coded red. If the amplifier output uses RCA phono-plug outputs, the "hot" wire is attached to the center conductor of the jack.) Cut another piece of wire 10' long. Strip 2 inches (5 cm) of insulation from one end. Make it into a loop, as above. Connect the other end of this wire to the left channel "ground" output of the amplifier. (Actually it is better to make this electrode out of a larger-diameter wire, if you have any handy; but with larger wire you need a more powerful soldering iron to get a solder joint that won't come apart.) Now wait for a time when you're feeling horny and you need to release all that tension. Connect the output of the tone generator to the amp's input. Set the amplifier's volume control to MINIMUM. Set your tone source to produce a continuous tone of about 440 Hz (cycles per second). That's the "A" above "middle C" on a musical keyboard. Insert the small loop electrode just inside your urethra -- don't shove it very far in. Insert the big loop electrode just inside your anus. SLOWLY turn up the amplifier's volume control. Experiment with different tone frequencies and waveforms. If you produce some sensations that you like, welcome to the club, you are now an "electro-sexual." If none of these sensations feel good to you, this method is not for you; sorry. WARNING: Don't touch any plugged-in appliances while you are wired up! (Reaching over to adjust a lamp is how I had the "one unpleasant accident" mentioned above. I was unable to let go of the lamp and suffered a dislocated shoulder. Not to mention that I could have been killed. Fortunately I was able to unplug everything with my free hand. Let this be a warning to you; have some kind of a "panic button" i.e. power cut-off switch nearby.) If you liked this simple test, you'll eventually want to try full stereo operation. For this you need two tone generators and more electrodes. (If you thought the test described above felt "okay" but not especially spectacular, I urge you to give the full stereo method a try. Its sensations are much more interesting.) The amp's left channel "hot" output is connected to a small loop electrode just inside the urethra, as before; and also to a large loop electrode around the "neck" of the sex-noodle (where the glans meets the shaft). Use some sort of conductant around this external electrode, such as skin moisturizing cream, to get a more pleasant sensation. The amp's left channel "ground" output is connected to a small loop electrode 2.5 or 3 inches deeper into the urethra than the "hot" electrode. Make this electrode carefully, and test it to be sure that it won't come apart (i.e. that the wire loop won't come open). If the loop comes open when you're trying to pull the electrode out, the wire will scrape your urethra -- a bloody, painful experience which can be avoided by proper electrode construction. Once again, be careful not to nick the wire while stripping the insulation; you don't want to weaken the wire because the loop might break off. The amp's right channel "hot" electrode is connected to a scrotum (balls) electrode. There are at least 2 types of scrotum electrode; you need to be sitting down to use either type. One method is to use the handles (not the cutting blades) of a pair of all-metal scissors; lightly clamp them onto the scrotum, between the two sex-nuts, and apply some conductive liquid such as skin moisturizing cream. The other method (which feels better, in my opinion) uses a rectangular piece of synthetic sponge, 1 to 1.5 inches wide and 3 to 4 inches long. Use a nail or something to poke a hole through the middle of the sponge (the long way) when it's dry, and thread some exposed wire through that hole. Dip the sponge in salt water, put it on a coaster or small plastic tray, then sit down in a position that causes the sponge to gently press into your sex-nuts. (The key to getting a good sensation here is to arrange things so that only the sponge and not the wire is touching your skin. The electrode should be in the middle of your scrotum, with one testicle on either side. You want the current to travel between and past your nuts, not through either one of them. You might need to re-moisten the sponge from time to time.) The amp's right channel "ground" output is connected to a big loop electrode just inside the anus. (I've heard from several guys who were afraid to put a ground electrode several inches into their urethras. If you suffer from this phobia, try the following configuration: tip of urethra = left channel hot; neck of penis = left ground; nuts = right hot; anus = right ground. That configuration doesn't feel as good as the one described earlier -- the left channel sensations will be way too intense, from my point of view; but it's better than nothing. It seems odd to me that anyone willing to try this technique would balk at the idea of urethral insertion. The classic book _Baby and Child Care_ by Dr Benjamin Spock mentions that boys often insert things into their urethras while masturbating -- I owe my whole discovery to that one line of text in a book that I was reading only because I was bored silly and it was the only book in the house that I hadn't already read!) The output of one tone generator is connected to the left input of the amplifier; the other tone source is connected to the right input. By playing two slightly different tones on the two tone sources, you can produce some very interesting sensations. For example, play the "A above middle C" on the left channel, and play the "A" an octave lower on the right channel. Or play "C" on one channel and the adjacent "C sharp" on the other channel. Play a steady tone on the left channel and do a downward "glissando" or "pitch bend" on the right channel. Play a continuous tone on the left channel while rhythmically turning the right channel's tone on and off. There are many possibilities... Various waveforms produce different sensations: a sine wave is good for a tickle or a tingle; square and triangle waves are good for buzzing, throbbing, pulsing, squeezing and "roller-coastering." Discovering all these sensations is like gaining a new sense, like becoming able to hear music after many years of deafness, like regaining your vision just in time to see a spectacular fireworks display. Another possibility is to tape-record the voice of someone you find attractive, and listen in headphones while playing the tape through your apparatus. I find this a bit painful, but if you have a masochistic streak you might enjoy it. After a lot of experimenting, you'll find out what sorts of tones feel best to you, and you can use a stereo cassette recorder to put together a taped "program" of stimulation for yourself. Maybe you can eventually swap tapes with a friend. Perhaps eventually we can all pool our favorite tone sequences and publish a compact disc. If you live in North America, I can mail you a cassette of some of my favorite tones; just transmit your snail-mail address to me. I will throw your address away after mailing the cassette, to protect your privacy. (This is a relatively new way of getting one's rocks off, and a lot of narrow-minded people {electrophobes} would ridicule and bash us if they knew who we are.) The electrodes do corrode after a few uses. I've often wondered if having the electrodes gold-plated would prevent this, but so far I haven't been able to get up the nerve to take them to a jeweler or a metalworking shop to have this done. * advanced experimentation If you have a lot of time on your hands, you can get 5 or 6 toggle switches and a 'project box' and build yourself a little control panel that allows you to turn each electrode on/off or switch it from "hot" to "ground" or vice versa. If you really want to get elaborate, you can put a variable resistor (potentiometer) in the feed to each 'trode so that you can adjust their intensities one by one. (Personally, I use a 6-electrode set-up; in addition to the 5 electrodes described above, I put another small loop electrode about 6 inches into my urethra and connect it to the amp's right channel "ground" output. Not for the faint of heart; this allows current to tug at the balls from two directions at once, or you can switch or cross-fade between the two right channel ground electrodes to create some neat "panning" effects.) If you want to wire up a group of people, you need a 'distribution amplifier' (or a mixer with several outputs) to feed the signal to each individual's amplifier. It is NOT a good idea to hook several people up to the same amp. What does one fantasize about while using electrodes? This is an important question, since an electronic session can last from 5 to 90 minutes (in my experience); plenty of time to work on a really elaborate, detailed fantasy. Well, you can fantasize about sharing the electrode experience with attractive people, or about having attractive people control your electrodes. (With some adaptation, it should be possible for women to use electronic stimulation. Let us know if any of you invent suitable electrodes.) One of these days I'll get a sound card for my computer and come up with a protocol for transmitting stimulation "programs" over the phone lines via modem. The programs could also be broadcast on stereo radio stations and via satellite TV; really good players could give live concerts! Compact discs of stimulating tones might make it onto the Top 40 charts someday. 5) OTHER METHODS: I've heard that the technology exists to cause ejaculation in men who are paralyzed, but for the life of me, I cannot find any articles in medical journals or books describing the apparatus or current used -- if anyone can provide info or bibliographic pointers, please e-mail me. Cattle breeders use electrical devices to extract semen from animals for artificial insemination. I don't know if any of these devices are suitable for use on humans. There have been messages posted in alt.sex.masturbation indicating that medical TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) units can be used in masturbation. An anonymous correspondent reports: "They are supplied with sort of conducting rubber electrodes and a transparent slightly blue contact gel. The TENS machine I own is normally operated by a 9V block battery (but can be used with external NiCads after some modification - this is necessary because the battery lasts not very long at maximum output). The frequency range is 0-50kHz and can be varied, as the intensity and the pulse width. This model has an additional burst mode at fixed frequency which is only useful for treating a very badly hurting back where all other modes are too aggressive. The red electrode (plus?) gets placed on the backbone, about 2cm above the asshole, using some of the gel. The other black electrode gets placed where you want the effect." paularcher@delphi.com posted the following in 1994: "I ran across a device once called a Vag-a-stim or something like that. It was a dildo-shaped device covered in latex, with two metal rings on the dildo part, and a curved bit with a control knob on the opposite end of the dildo. It was made to basically give small electric shocks to a woman's vagina to tone it, via the two metal contact rings. I found that inserted anally, it gave the most delicious sensations, along with involuntary contractions of the anus. Unfortunately, I no longer have it. Maybe someone out there knows of this product, or one similar, and give us more information about the manufaturer or availability..." -- Erik the Rude .-. _ _ .-. / \ .-. ((___)) .-. / \ /.ooM \ / \ .-. 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