# "Fleshlite", any good?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [June 21, 2003, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391 "2003-06-21T08:08:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2003, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/1 "2003-06-21T08:08:28Z")
A Fleshlite is an adult toy that supposedly looks and feels very much like a vagina. It has a casing that looks similar to a flash light. Costs about 50 bucks.
I’ve been considering buying one, just as soon as I get my own P.O box (for obvious reasons which I don’t need to delve into)
Has anybody here ever owned or used one of these that wants to admit it? 😃
Is it worth the money, or should I just try harder to get a date? :eek:
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### Author:  [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2003, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/2 "2003-06-21T08:10:51Z")
After a few hundred posts, I did not think that anyone would post such a question.
You have bigger balls then me sir, put them to good use.
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### Author:  [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2003, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/3 "2003-06-21T08:27:46Z")
Sigh.
Okay, I used to have a wife, she used to work in a porn shop, there was a staff discount and… well, I saw a lot of free porn and we did some product testing.
The specific one you mention is probably overrated. There’s not much difference between products in that field once you get out of the bargain basement, and the maintenance required is enough to be a deal breaker.
I don’t want to mention brand names, but there’re any number of sleeves out there that do the same thing for half the price.
Oh, and just for the record, you should probably try harder to get a date. The same thing they do isn’t even close to the same thing as the real thing.
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### Author:  [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2003, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/4 "2003-06-21T14:33:00Z")
What the hell.
I thought we’d gotten far enough to admit:
1. Just about all guys maturbate.
2. Many, many girls do.
and 3. Many of those girls have toys, and that’s ok
but it’s still embarrassing for a boy to uses a toy (and he needs to get a date)?
Has the double standard finally backed up into reverse :D?
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### Author:  [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/5 "2003-06-21T15:25:04Z")
Ooh, someone linked to that site once, they are really cute !
Very tasteful and discreet (based on the pics at the site).
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### Author:  [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/6 "2003-06-21T15:38:12Z")
Well betenoir…
I know and don’t care that all guys and many girls masturbate.
I also have a variety of toys for that express purpose…
Boys are allowed all the toys they want!
But I’ve seen the fleshlight in catalogues for years and I can’t get past the silly name and wondering… I mean they suggest you leave it in your car for ‘emergencies’ … Are there that many guys out there that can’t wait until they get to where they are going? Or are these post date where he didn’t get anything ‘emergencies’??
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### Author:  [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/7 "2003-06-21T16:16:38Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by betenoir \*
> \*\*What the hell.
>
> I thought we’d gotten far enough to admit:
>
> 1. Just about all guys maturbate.
>
> 2. Many, many girls do.
>
> and 3. Many of those girls have toys, and that’s ok
>
> but it’s still embarrassing for a boy to uses a toy (and he needs to get a date)?
>
> Has the double standard finally backed up into reverse :D? \*\*
It’s funny, my first reaction to the OP was, “I can’t believe he posted that!” but then realized how many women on these boards, including myself, have openly discussed owning and using sex toys. It should be OK for guys to do it too.
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### Author:  [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/8 "2003-06-21T18:44:17Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by tanookie \*
> \*\*Are there that many guys out there that can’t wait until they get to where they are going? Or are these post date where he didn’t get anything ‘emergencies’?? \*\*
Have you seen _Something about Mary_? There’s your answer. _Like a loaded gun…_
This is a joke, guys, if you’ ve seen the end you understand you shouldn’t follow that advice.
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### Author:  [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/9 "2003-06-21T23:28:53Z")
If you’re going to get a synthetic woman “toy” go for the top shelf stuff.
> **[Realdoll - The World's Finest Love Realdoll](https://www.realdoll.com/)**
>
> The original Realdoll, founded in 1997, exclusively made in the USA. Expertly hand crafted. As seen on TLC, Discovery, Playboy TV, HBO's Real Sex, and more.
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### Author:  [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2003, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/10 "2003-06-22T02:33:27Z")
We live in a world of cosmetic surgeries-liposuction, collagen injections, breast implants, butt implants, face lifts, rhinoplasty.
Why isn’t there some doctor perfecting an elective procedure to add a hinge to the spine?
'Life got you down? Tired of dating? The expense. The tension. The work. The conversations. Only to be turned down? Been disappointed by pleasure aids? After all, who wants to stick it in a piece of plastic? Well, don’t give up just yet! There’s been a miracle breakthrough! Dr Hugh Jass has invented an amazing new surgical procedure-the icansuconmy! No more need for years of yoga! Now, you too can pleasure yourself orally! Just listen to these testimonials-
‘I can bend like Plasticman, Elongated Man, Elastic Lad, or … Mister Fantastic. Thanks Dr Jass! Best surgery ever!’
```
'A month ago, I couldn't get a date or stop smoking. Now, I don't need a woman or a cigarette!'
'mnmnllmfff.......mmlmmllfffffff..slllpppppp......'
So call now!'
```
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### Author:  [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2003, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/11 "2003-06-22T04:53:51Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by DocCathode \*
> \*\*We live in a world of cosmetic surgeries-liposuction, collagen injections, breast implants, butt implants, face lifts, rhinoplasty.
>
> Why isn’t there some doctor perfecting an elective procedure to add a hinge to the spine? \*\*
Well, we _do_ have at least one doctor here, with a captive clientele who’d probably more than willing to volunteer for the experimental surgery (the clientele, not the doc)…
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### Author:  [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/12 "2003-06-22T17:56:42Z")
Last time this question was asked on the boards, I saw the web site for it and they have a much cooler product (same idea though).
It’s called Sex In A Can. Instead of a flashlight, it’s shaped like a beer can. Open it up, and inside, there’s a vagina. How cool is that!
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### Author:  [@Shrinking\_Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shrinking_Violet)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/13 "2003-06-22T18:10:11Z")
> [@](#):
>
> **which I don’t need to delve into**
… Didn’t this strike anyone else as funny?? 😃
Julie
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### Author:  [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/14 "2003-06-22T18:18:17Z")
A sort of naughty internet magazine type site that I used to visit once did a test-drive on/in/with this device. As I recall, the opinion of the driver was that it wasn’t worth the money due to the high maintenance aspect. I’d post a link to the site, but I’m not sure that would be okay with the mods. I also don’t know how far back their archives go.
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### Author:  [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/15 "2003-06-23T02:05:48Z")
> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Daniel \*
> \*\*It’s called Sex In A Can. Instead of a flashlight, it’s shaped like a beer can. Open it up, and inside, there’s a vagina. How cool is that! \*\*
If they’d sell it as a six-pack, with five beers and a vagina can, they’d have a license to print money.
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### Author:  [@Primaflora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Primaflora)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/16 "2003-06-23T06:43:06Z")
OK.
I know I’m gonna regret this.
But high maintenance? Wouldn’t you just swill it out?
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### Author:  [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2003, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/17 "2003-06-23T07:47:14Z")
Sigh again.
I am spending way too much time on this thread.
The “Fleshlight” is a trademarked product, which uses “Cyberskin”, another trademarked product. It is more like human flesh than the regular silicone products, but is also more delicate. It comes with a powder that has to be applied aside from the standard washing and whatever other steps one might take with one’s toys. The material it’s made from requires this, or it breaks. Porousity is an issue, and you don’t want to spend big money on a fragile but excellent toy only to have it break apart a month after you bought it because you didn’t do the maintenance. On the other hand, a standard jelly or latex or silicone product, which is cheaper, will be just fine with hot water, soap, and being tossed back into the drawer.
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### Author:  [@Primaflora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Primaflora)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2003, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/18 "2003-06-23T08:10:31Z")
thanks! My ignorance has been iradicated and my delicate sensibilities remain unviolated!
Sounds too fragile to be worth the $ IMO. An ex-bf of mine once confessed to using a couple of pounds of liver as a vaginal substitute. Never felt quite the same about him after that special sharing.
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### Author:  [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2003, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/19 "2003-06-23T09:22:16Z")
I have done it!
```
This thread got me thinking. I began tinkering with various servos, solenoids, and heating elements I had lying around. I routed through my shelves and found the appropriate kind of latex. I drew up schematics. I soldered like mad. Then, I mulled some Mountain Dew Code Red and wrote a *lot* of code.
```
I named it Frankengina.
The preliminary materials tests had been good. The code was debugged. In theory, I should have a functional, and reactive cyberparadise. But, would it work in practice?
After entering my desired parameters for vibratory rate, suction pressure, etc the program spoke.
```
'I like you but as a friend.'
```
I submit that I have perfectly duplicated the real thing.
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### Author:  [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391/20 "2003-06-23T15:43:14Z")
In one of Susie Bright’s collections (Year’s best Erotic [Year]), there is a very humorous (yet erotic) story about the Fleshlight. I think it was in the 2000 or 2001 collection.
I actually didn’t realize it was a real product.
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