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It's the only ride I finished and I felt both a lot of physical pain and a long-standing sense of unease, like humans are not designed for that type of experience.

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Trivial: A writer friend of mine named Justin Jorgensen wrote a hilarious book called 'Obscene Interiors.' His day job -- at the time -- was designing roller coasters... and sex club equipment. He said the same kinesiology that applies to thrill rides also applies to what the body can tolerate during rough sex.

https://www.amazon.com/OBSCENE-INTERIORS-Justin-Jorgensen/dp/097293880X

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Rough sex and rollercoasters, who would have thought they would connect like that? Explains that fear of dying painfully yet still chasing the euphoria of risk. Total dopamine gangbang. I'm loving all this synchronicity from one woo woo story by the way.

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That explains that time when I was at Disney. After the teapcup ride, I told the Cruella to choke me a little while saying, "I'll make a nice coat out of you."

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