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Exhibitionism for the Shy

A way for the retiring to have sex in a public place in complete safety
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Exhibitionism isn't everyone's cup of tea. Some of us might find the idea of doing it al fresco rather appealing. Lots don't. But hey, I bet most of us would be lying if we said we'd never thought just a little bit about it.

So here's the idea. Flatbed truck, with the back occupied by a bed, entirely encased in 2-way mirrors. The happy couple inside can copulate to their hearts' content, with a full view of all the passers-by but secure in the knowledge that they can't be seen. Might be a few issues with driving a big set of mirrors round urban centres, but I'm sure it's nothing that a bit of thought can't fix.

neuro, May 08 2006

For 5th Earth http://agoraphilia....se-this-toilet.html
Public toilet with one-way mirror walls. [DrCurry, May 11 2006]

Home suite home. zero_20sum_20voyeur_20housing
[2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jan 05 2010]

BBC News Story http://news.bbc.co....nt/arts/3257370.stm
A public toilet housed in a box made from one-way mirrors. [hippo, Jan 06 2010]

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       Surely a truck driving around with giant mirrors on the sides would be a) pretty dangerous and b) pretty obvious. Just point and laugh at the mirrors if you want to mess with the heads of the people inside.
hidden truths, May 08 2006
  

       I think the mirrors should be electronically transparable (perhaps with some polarising mechanism) allowing you to demonstrate the 100% reflectiveness to the prospective customers, only to switch it over to 10% once they're completely 'comfortable'. And in traffic.   

       Just tell them that people will pretend they can see inside, and will try to mess with their heads...   

       This is like some warped kind of Emperor's new clothes!
zen_tom, May 08 2006
  

       \\Just tell them that people will pretend they can see inside, and will try to mess with their heads...\\ Then you can save money by just installing windows.
hidden truths, May 08 2006
  

       //Then you can save money by just installing windows.//
(Resisting the urge to make Microsoft gag)
You still need a big mirrored truck to demonstrate to the slightly embarrassed couple in the showroom, otherwise they might not believe you.
zen_tom, May 08 2006
  

       I didn't expect there to be a showroom involved, the people involved being too shy to go to one. Order online maybe.   

       You are right about the demonstration part though.
hidden truths, May 08 2006
  

       Just wait until nighttime when the light is stonger inside the truck than outside.
Galbinus_Caeli, May 08 2006
  

       Ahem.   

       "The Fuck Truck"   

       Thank you.
baconbrain, May 08 2006
  

       Isn't this what limos are for...?
DrCurry, May 08 2006
  

       Obviously the reflective surfaces might constitute a hazard around urban centres. As the original idea says, I'm sure it's nothing that a bit of thought couldn't fix.   

       Order online, obviously. If you're too shy to do it in public in the first place, you'd probably be too embarrassed to ask for a test drive. Perhaps you pre-arrange a location to meet if you don't want your neighbours to know...   

       Point is, you'd know people couldn't see in. So unless you were REALLY insecure, that objection's a no-goer.
neuro, May 09 2006
  

       Hm. Wait a minute. If you want to be exhibitionist, but are too shy, how about this? Go out without any clothes on underneath your clothes. Then everywhere you go, you'll really be naked, but no one will be able to tell, because they won't be able to see through your clothes.
DrCurry, May 11 2006
  

       Somebody made a bathroom this way as an art project. I'm too lazy to get a link tho.
5th Earth, May 11 2006
  

       It was in Chile, but the walls were clear plexiglass and you could see through it. It was very interesting seeing people's reactions, there was this guy who would come to see the girl (a fairly attractive female model was hired to live in this bedroom and bathroom for a few days) every day and would scream things like 'Miss, Miss, turn around please!" when she was going to get in the shower just so he could get an eye-full. Others would just stare; but the best were the ones that would try to ignore her when there was some nudity (and then turn surreptitiously to have a look anyway).
I don't remember a website but I'll see if I can find a link anyway.
methinksnot, May 11 2006
  

       DrCurry, you truly have a filthy mind.
neuro, May 11 2006
  

       neuro: yes, but it's spiffy clean on the outside!
DrCurry, May 11 2006
  

       The toilet in the link is quite suspicious - there is a full shadow on the inside. The location seems to be similar, for the two photos, because the reflection on the outside shows a similar logo on the opposite building. But the gravel border is broad on one, and narrow on the other photo.
Ling, Jul 05 2006
  

       This has potential. But isn't the fact that it's a truck a little incidental? Old folks could break a hip, what with the clumsy suspension of flatbed trucks.   

       These mirrored rooms could easily be on street corners, shopping malls, and airports. However, I for one believe that all the people who aren't having intercourse be piled into these rooms so that I can F right there on the corner of Main and Bridge.
Diatonic, Jul 16 2009
  

       By the way, I'd like my truck to be delivered in a discreet brown envelope, please.
Ling, Jul 16 2009
  

       Round up a bunch of old, unused phone booths. Tint the windows very, very dark. Charge folks to go in and get their exhibitionist groove on. Profitable and envirofriendly.
Noexit, Jul 16 2009
  

       I thought this was exhibitionism for the sly. I hoped.
bungston, Jan 06 2010
  

       Dan Graham may have baked this, but have a bun!
fishboner, Jan 07 2010
  
      
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