Porn or Science – you be the judge
A woman walks in with a large black duffel bag and shuts the door. “This is my graduate student Janice Breen,” Komisaruk says. Breen opens the bag, unpacks a few electromechanical components, and begins to assemble them using a screwdriver.
“So what do you call this?” I ask. The device looks like a tampon attached to a hefty electric toothbrush, which is in turn wired to a box with a glowing red digital readout.
“It’s the, um, contraption,” Breen answers distractedly, hunting for an outlet.
…I stare at the instrument in my hands.
“Basically,” Komisaruk concludes, “it’s a dildo.” [continues]
If I didn’t tell you this was an excerpt from Wired, I’d bet you’d go around thinking this was some SciFi porn story or something. Nope, this is even better – it’s the real world! Wired: The Coming Boom [nice title!]
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