# autoerotic asphyxiation **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [April 20, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoerotic-asphyxiation/619439 "2012-04-20T18:47:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Allen\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Allen\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allen_L)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoerotic-asphyxiation/619439/1 "2012-04-20T18:47:32Z")
That is what David Carradine died of. He was found hanging in the closet of a hotel in Thailand. He went to Thailand to Bangkok and ended up well hung.šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoerotic-asphyxiation/619439/2 "2012-04-21T12:19:33Z")
Itā€™s customary, when starting a thread, to provide a link to the column in question. Saves searching time and keeps us on the same page. In this case, I assume, itā€™s this column from 1988: [Whatā€™s the story on autoerotic asphyxiation? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/739/whats-the-story-on-autoerotic-asphyxiation) Cecil doesnā€™t usually update columns, unless thereā€™s a compelling reason (such as the column being published in a book.) My guess is that a celebrity falling victim isnā€™t a compelling reason. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoerotic-asphyxiation/619439/3 "2012-04-25T20:27:43Z")
Interesting column. I think the title of de Sadeā€™s _Justine_, in the second paragraph of Cecilā€™s answer, should be italicized. And David Carradine is not the only noteworthy victim of such a mishap: [Erotic asphyxiation - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_asphyxiation#Famous_cases) ---
**Author:** ![f.coli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@f.coli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/f.coli)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoerotic-asphyxiation/619439/4 "2012-04-25T23:21:31Z")
I suppose just holding your breath wouldnā€™t work? Iā€™m going to pass on self-experimenting. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoerotic-asphyxiation/619439/5 "2012-04-26T21:21:07Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Interesting column. I think the title of de Sadeā€™s _Justine_, in the second paragraph of Cecilā€™s answer, should be italicized. > > And David Carradine is not the only noteworthy victim of such a mishap: [Erotic asphyxiation - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_asphyxiation#Famous_cases) Youā€™re right, Justine got by me. Fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Powers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Powers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Powers)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoerotic-asphyxiation/619439/6 "2012-04-27T20:59:18Z")
Tangentially, when did it become usual to refer to the Marquis as simply ā€œde Sadeā€? Surely Cecil knows thatā€™s not a surname, right? Powers &8^] ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoerotic-asphyxiation/619439/7 "2012-04-27T21:41:30Z")
> [@Powers](#): > > Tangentially, when did it become usual to refer to the Marquis as simply ā€œde Sadeā€? Surely Cecil knows thatā€™s not a surname, right? Well, da Vinci just gets referred to by title, and (around Chicago, anyhow) so does da Bears. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoerotic-asphyxiation/619439/8 "2012-04-28T04:08:39Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Youā€™re right, Justine got by me. Fixed. Thanks! Youā€™re da Best. ---
**Author:** ![Powers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Powers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Powers)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoerotic-asphyxiation/619439/9 "2012-04-30T20:19:28Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > Well, da Vinci just gets referred to by title, Not by Cecil, he doesnā€™t: > **[Which came first, paper airplanes or real ones?](https://www.straightdope.com/21341806/which-came-first-paper-airplanes-or-real-ones)** > **[Was Leonardo da Vinci religious?](https://www.straightdope.com/21342837/was-leonardo-da-vinci-religious)** > > A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD > **[Why is the Mona Lisa so famous?](https://www.straightdope.com/21342884/why-is-the-mona-lisa-so-famous)** > > A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD Of course, the artist is just ā€œLeonardoā€, and the full ā€œLeonardo da Vinciā€ is used on first reference in each of those columns. The Marquisā€™ actual appellation, on the other hand, is considerably less well known, and this was a one-off reference. Still, a puzzlement. Powers &8^] ---
**Author:** ![Powers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Powers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Powers)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoerotic-asphyxiation/619439/10 "2012-04-30T20:26:03Z")
Well, in missing my edit window, I am forced to leave my error on display. The latter two of my three links were Staff Reports, not missives from The Master. Still, The Master does opine on the topic briefly here: [Is phi a mystical number as claimed in The Da Vinci Code? - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2513/is-phi-a-mystical-number-as-claimed-in-em-the-da-vinci-code-em) Powers &8^] ---
**Author:** ![Stonedoggie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Stonedoggie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stonedoggie)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autoerotic-asphyxiation/619439/11 "2012-05-05T16:55:30Z")
Iā€™m sorry but as someone who practices bdsm, both with a partner and alone, I feel the use of ā€œbondage freakā€ in the article was offensive lots of folks practice safe and sane and consensual bdsm of all types daily often without the ā€œvanillaā€ folks knowing a thing. the victims were idiots for placing them selves in danger while bound with no one to help, in other words idiots :), but bondage has nothing to do with that