Too Much Pressure

Remember the Global Orgasm experiment? The organisers really got into the idea that millions of orgasms specifically dedicated to world peace on December 22nd would have a significant effect as measured by changes in recorded random effect generators, basically little machines dumping out random numbers. You can read the wikipedia article for background on the overall experiment.

While admitting to the humorous nature of the whole thing, and really how can you not smile — okay, laugh out loud — at the thought of millions of people screaming out “World Peace” just as they slip into esctasy, I don’t have an opinion (I’ll share on this blog) about the validity of the experiment. I did, however, wanted to see how it all came out, and the results are a bit mixed, it would seem:

We watched the Global Consciousness Project’s live read-outs from their network of random event generators and we like to think we saw more fluctuation than usual. Wishful thinking, perhaps, but wishing for something positive never hurts.

So, something happened. Maybe. If you look at it positively. And, really why not? Having a positive view on things is better than having a negative view, I always say.

Okay, I don’t. I’m more of a cynic than I would care to admit in polite company. And with this kind of pressure, can you blame me:

The director of the GCP, Roger Nelson, has said that more events of this kind will be needed for statistical analysis to be meaningful, so here’s the plan: we would like all of you to continue to practice dedicating your orgasms to world peace

Man, talk about high expectations. I can get into the whole practice thing because practice makes perfect, I always say.

Okay, I don’t. But if I got to practice something, orgasms are a good choice, mainly because it’s so fun to practice, but if I’ve got to practice for world peace? That’s just a lot to put on a guy’s shoulders. We have enough to worry about as it is when we practice, expecially when we practice with a partner.

At least you don’t need any special equipment. Okay, you could use special equipment, but then you’d just be a freak.