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Pornhub wants to make a sex tape in space, and it started an Indiegogo campaign for it

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Pornhub is on a roll lately. When it’s not busy serving up free sex videos to everyone on the Internet, the company is practically a fountain of brilliant ideas. Back in February, it unveiled plans to get into the wearables game with a wristband that generates energy from masturbation, and now it’s back with another ingenious plan — create the world’s first porno flick filmed entirely in outer space.

To help make this dream a reality, the company has launched the “Sexploration” campaign on Indiegogo: a crowdfunding effort which will run through the next 30 days, and which seeks to raise $3.4M to fund the maiden voyage. The campaign’s proceeds will go directly towards “securing key components, such as the cost of shuttle seating for the crew and performers, as well as state-of-the-art video equipment to broadcast the iconic moment.” If all goes as planned and the campaign reaches its ambitious goal, takeoff could happen sometime in late 2016.

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“We’re looking to pioneer a one-of-a-kind mission to push the boundaries of intergalactic sexploration, defy gravity and make history,” said Pornhub VP Corey Price. (We have to take a moment to note that the performers will actually be defying zero gravity). Price went on: “We are excited to change the adult industry as we currently know it by venturing into the final sexual frontier. This will be a grand experiment in learning how intercourse works after penetrating the Earth’s atmosphere, a lesson we’d like to broadcast and produce — with great enjoyment — in direct collaboration with those interested in being a part of the global front that will make this a reality.”

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To be quite honest, most of the backer rewards are pretty boring. Ten bucks gets you a certificate of endorsement that proves you supported the effort, and even at the $250 level, all you get in return is a signed HD copy of the film, a t-shirt, and a duffel bag. It doesn’t get interesting until you reach the $20,000 level. If you’re willing to dish out that kind of dough, Pornhub will actually let you plan out an entire scene in the movie — costumes, script, positions; the whole nine yards.

It’s a fun idea, for sure, but Pornhub still has a long road ahead of it right now. At time of writing, the campaign has only gathered up about $1,600 in pledges from just over 65 backers, so it’s not exactly on track for that $3.4 million goal. Personally, we think they should’ve put the name of the film up for vote, and dealt out ballots based on the amount backers contribute. Who wouldn’t want a say on what the first legitimate space porno is named?

Drew Prindle
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