At any moment of any day, the odds are that someone around the world is having an orgasm.
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00:00 At any moment of any day,
00:07 the odds are that someone around the world
00:09 is having an orgasm.
00:12 We don't really like to talk about them,
00:14 but they're an integral part of our lives.
00:17 Billion-dollar industries have been built around them.
00:20 People have become addicted to them.
00:25 And scientists have studied them for eons.
00:29 While there's still a level of mystery surrounding them,
00:32 some experts believe that orgasms
00:35 were designed to keep humans reproducing.
00:38 So what would happen if we stopped having them?
00:56 Without orgasms, sex would become a practical act,
01:00 like working out.
01:01 And just like working out,
01:04 people might quickly become bored with it,
01:06 which could cause a global decline in birth rates.
01:10 But that's just the beginning.
01:12 Without orgasms, we'd be less healthy,
01:15 our education system would change,
01:17 and our environment would get a much-needed boost.
01:20 How can this small physical reaction
01:22 have so much control over our world?
01:26 If none of us were able to experience orgasms,
01:29 do we really know the extent of what we'd be missing?
01:33 Well, during orgasm,
01:34 your brain shifts most of its resources
01:37 to achieve one goal - pleasure.
01:40 One sector of the brain produces oxytocin,
01:42 a hormone that helps coordinate arousal.
01:45 Another sector digs deep to bring together
01:48 all your touch sensors,
01:49 sexual fantasies, and memories.
01:52 Other parts of the brain provide a handful
01:54 of feel-good hormones and neurochemicals,
01:56 most notably dopamine.
01:59 Mix that all together and...
02:01 Boom!
02:02 You've got something so good
02:03 that it's been compared to trying heroin for the first time.
02:07 And just like heroin,
02:08 it can lead to plenty of bad decisions.
02:12 Not only do orgasms feel good,
02:14 but they're actually good for us too.
02:17 They can act as painkillers.
02:19 They can reduce menstrual cramps,
02:21 improve circulation,
02:22 fight aging,
02:23 boost your immune system,
02:25 and even help you live longer.
02:28 Over a 10-year study,
02:29 men who had two or more orgasms per week
02:32 had a 50% lower mortality risk
02:35 than those who experienced fewer happy endings.
02:38 Similar results were found with women.
02:40 But if orgasms didn't exist,
02:42 it wouldn't only be these individual benefits
02:44 that we'd be missing out on.
02:46 Our society as a whole would be impacted too.
02:50 Some couples would keep procreating
02:53 because it's what the human body is programmed to do.
02:56 But with no pleasure involved in the process,
02:59 the birth rate would take a significant dive.
03:02 And if you weren't trying to make babies,
03:04 chances are that sex would become kind of boring.
03:08 Who wants to run a race
03:09 where you can never make it to the finish line?
03:12 With less time daydreaming and fantasizing about sex,
03:15 teens would probably do better in school.
03:18 The dynamics of dating and relationships
03:20 would completely change,
03:22 and things like one-night stands would cease to exist.
03:27 With each new post-orgasm generation,
03:29 life on the planet would look increasingly different.
03:33 Economies would shift with fewer children,
03:36 housing markets would be affected as demand declines,
03:39 and schools would suffer as enrollment numbers would drop
03:42 with the decreasing population.
03:44 It wouldn't all be terrible news though.
03:47 With a decrease in population growth,
03:49 we might see some benefits for the planet,
03:51 since there would be fewer people polluting it
03:53 and depleting its resources.
03:55 Life on planet Earth might feel a little more focused,
03:59 perhaps even a little boring.
04:01 Maybe one day, we'd grow so bored with sex
04:04 that all of our procreation
04:06 would come through artificial insemination.
04:09 But that's a topic for another WHAT IF.
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