(Road Warrior Voices) -- Two years ago, astronaut Chris Hadfield did an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit, answering questions about all manner of curiosities from those of us stuck on earth. Questions ranged from "What do you shave with?" (cream and a standard multi-blade) to "What does space smell like?" (The vacuum of space has no smell, but when he comes in from a spacewalk, the airlock smells like ozone or gunpowder). However, nobody asked Hadfield what he thought the best sex position was — or would be — while floating weightlessly, and that's either because 1) there are literally an infinite number of space questions about which people are more curious, or 2) The Internet did not ask what was obviously the No. 1 question at the front of our collective minds, because The Internet suddenly became too shy (not likely).
Well, Pornhub apparently thinks it's the latter. The, um, adult entertainment site is attempting to crowdfund a trip beyond earth's atmosphere for two lucky people — and guys, let's not forget that pornstars are people — to become the first sextronauts who go to space for the sole purpose of copulation, which, if you think about it, brings a whole new meaning to the term "sex tourism." PornHub holds nothing back when comparing these intrepid sexplorers to the great adventurers of history:
Without great explorers and adventurers, the world as we know it would be a completely different place. Be it by the discovery of new lands or even by way of industrial and cultural innovation, great minds and brave souls have forever changed the way that we see and experience the world.
Recently, however, the focus has been shifting over and out to what lies beyond the Earth's atmosphere. Some are contemplating colonizing Mars while others are promising elevators into space by 2050. One way or another, there are many elements about life in space that need careful consideration and research…especially sex.
Pornhub must really think we're curious about space sex, because the ask on Indiegogo is a massive $3.5 million, which won't even cover the full cost of blasting Johnny Sins and Eva Lovia to space. Here's how the brand breaks down the cost for the first sex film in space:
Unfortunately for Sins and Lovia, the campaign isn't yet catching fire. Despite global coverage, there's tepid interest in actually forking over cash for the space romp: the campaign has yet to raise $10k of its goal so far — a bad sign for crowdfunding campaigns, which must open with a sizzle to be successful. Apparently, either people think there are more important things to explore in space or they couldn't support a production team that came up with this lackluster video (even the porn industry can deliver better production values):
Should the crowdfunding campaign succeed, we are both delighted and terrified to see the type of questions Sins and Lovia will be answering on their AMA upon returning.
