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[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 60 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Fun fact, the act of putting ginger up someone's bum was historically used as in torture, however it is now a part of BDSM communities.
It's called Figging.

I've never really had the opportunity to mention this random bit of knowledge before, as believe it or not the subject has never come up before. Thanks, RFK. Jr. Sort of.

[–] Leather@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You need to peel the ginger first!

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You can just use your teeth for that, it provides antioxidants or something. Starts to taste a bit funny after subsequent peelings, though.

[–] Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Starts to taste a bit funny after subsequent peelings

Because of the bowel interaction?

[–] Johnmannesca@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

No, more likely the growth inhibitors markets use

[–] hector@lemmy.today 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I know one I wish I didn't, about why you can find cannisters of nitric oxide at porn stores. (You get crackers and baloons and you inhale the nitric oxide, laughing gas, we used to do it when tripping and smoking green bud, it would seemingly last a few minutes in those situations and not just 1 minute like the whippets which are an expensive way to do it.

[–] JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago

Poppers is what they call those little black bottles with the caps, which folks in the gay community sniff. Relaxes the bum hole.
I've not ever tried them myself, since I'm a top anyway, however it's popularly known around gay pubs and the like.

[–] squidman64@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Nitric oxide and nitrous oxide are two different things

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 days ago

A woefully underserved porn category

see also: the pear of anguish