'Anti-sex' beds have arrived at Paris Olympics

[alwayseasy]

This is a famously debunked fake news. Expected nothing less from the nypost but a bit more from hacker news. Most fun source: https://twitter.com/McClenaghanRhys/status/14165677689382912...

[tromp]

> designed to collapse under such a weight.

Even if this wasn't fake news, the weight of two people is not something you can design for. If you collapse at 140kg that will still support two light athletes, while not supporting a single very heavy athlete.

[goykasi]

Its sad that these are even a thing. Is the world so repressed that consenting adults can't be known to be having sex?

In a more progressive world, we might do the opposite -- "pro-sex" beds for adults that are healthy, in great shape and have made good life choices to get to the Olympics. Many countries are realizing a potentially declining birth rate. Maybe we should encourage well adjusted young people to be hooking up.

[Nasrudith]

Haven't you heard? Naughty content is an existential threat now and a reason for regulation! </sarcasm>

More seriously it is a fucking bucket of crabs out there. "If I'm not having a good time you can't either!" is a growing attitude of idiots.

[close04]

> potentially declining birth rate

None of the athletes are going there looking to conceive. The countries are probably thinking they invested in the training and their athletes will screw it up (literally) by focusing on alternative activities.

Well trained people like this can do it in positions that don't put the full weight on those beds. Might even call it part of the training. Or just put the mattress or stack a couple of blankets on the floor. The size of the beds looks similar to dorm room beds, another place famously failing to keep people apart.

I really think they went for cardboard more for the sustainability (and costs) angle but "anti-sex" gets the clicks.

[eptcyka]

I don't think orgies at the Olympics will solve the declining birth rate. In fact, orgies usually produce unintended pregnancies, if any at all, which are not the kind you want to grow a healthy population.

[danielbln]

> (...) the cardboard frames are reportedly designed to collapse under such a weight [of two people].

I'm not sure how much of a deterrent that is, as turns out sex can be had on many surfaces and even standing up.

[solox3]

Novel idea: move these mattresses onto the floor?

[growt]

Also I would assume that a lot of hammer throwers and shot putters would end up on the floor (alone). But the top comment suggests this is fake news anyway.

[klyrs]

A twin futon mattress atop a cardboard frame, to prevent orgies? I'm no Olympic athlete, but I'm pretty sure you can drag a bunch of mattresses into a room, discard the cardboard, and have a rollicking fuckpile.

Lesson learned in grad school: bed frames are a long term solution to moisture accumulating in mattresses to prevent molding. Mattresses work just fine on the floor. Never had an orgy, but I did have a spouse and we never had a problem with the bed.

[intrasight]

Even with regular beds, I've always said "there's more room on the floor"

[ainar-g]

This makes me thing of the stories I've heard stories from those who lived in communal apartments back in the U.S.S.R. days. Couples who had a creaking bed and wanted to go at it at night would just do it on the floor instead of on the bed. Which in turn makes me think if those beds are just some kind of kickback scheme, because I can't be the only one who thinks of suck obvious solution, can I?

Edit: Seems to be fake news: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/anti-sex-beds-2020-olympic....

[xrd]

What's the point of all that exercising if you can't use it to get some action in the city of love? </sarcasm>

[nickthegreek]

What's the point of all that exercising if you can't use it to get some action in the city of love? (no sarcasm).

[fblp]

A lot of athletes don't stay on the Olympic village and if I was an athlete or a coach I'd be sure to book a nice hotel room to "relax".

I'd also wonder if anyone has got any data on putting athletes on tiny beds vs comfy hotel beds and their performance...

[outside1234]

God forbid people of similar interests meet each other in the real world and have sex.

[swader999]

I would bet this will lead to more of the sex.

[dogma1138]

Air mattress sales will hit new records…

[Zealotux]

Really? That fake news again, on HN?!

[gnator]

But why?

[techterrier]

yeah, that'll totally stop them :/