# If you could make perfect clones, would you have sex with yourself? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 9, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302 "2004-02-09T18:01:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Pablito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@Pablito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablito)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/21 "2004-02-10T03:32:59Z")
YUCK yuck yuck. I dont’ turn myself on–that why I fantasize about other people (women) when I masturbate. It’s not that I have a negative self-image or am self-conscious about my body, but I know my own body, so I certainly would profit from having a duplicate on hand. Plus, the main problem would be that he wasn’t a she. Yuck Pablito ---
**Author:** ![Pablito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@Pablito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablito)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/22 "2004-02-10T03:35:35Z")
that’s “certainly **wouldn’t** profit by having a duplicate of myself” freudian slip, you ask? no. poor typing skills, I answer. Pab ---
**Author:** ![boofy\_bloke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@boofy\_bloke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boofy_bloke)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/23 "2004-02-10T03:38:27Z")
No. I’m gay but I don’t find myself sexually attractive (even though I’m a boofy bloke). Also, he wouldn’t be attracted to me. We’d probably get more work done, though. Heck, we might even get a job! ---
**Author:** ![blork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@blork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blork)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/24 "2004-02-10T08:01:37Z")
probably not, see I probably need to kill said clone. why becuse it\he whould be thinking the same thing. and being that dead bodies don’t do it for me… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/25 "2004-02-10T11:00:45Z")
You would obviously have to alter the clone slightly to make it want to be a slave. Then you could have your wicked way… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/26 "2004-02-10T20:15:39Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > I’ve already had sex with myself far too often. Is this possible??? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Sketch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Sketch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sketch)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/27 "2004-02-11T05:39:01Z")
_cough_masturbation_cough_ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/28 "2004-02-11T20:37:21Z")
No way! I mean, sure he’s devastatingly good looking and all, but let’s face it, the guy’s a _total_ psycho! ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/29 "2004-02-11T21:11:32Z")
If it were a situation where I could clone myself and then, by the wonders of science, could reabsorb the clone afterward, I’m sure I’d try out a threesome with me, my clone, and my significant other for a night. ---
**Author:** ![BraveNewSquirle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@BraveNewSquirle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraveNewSquirle)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/30 "2004-02-11T21:32:02Z")
If I could make a perfect colne of myself, I supose that I would be able to make a whole lot more clones of myself. I would construct a gigantic army of myself, which I would use conquer the world! Then, since every one of me would want to have absolute power, I would fight myself untill only one of me remained, and then I would clone _other_ people to maintain order in the populace! ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/31 "2004-02-11T22:57:17Z")
Oops, that was in reply to the “too often” part of the post I replied to. Sorry about the confusion. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/32 "2004-02-11T23:33:03Z")
If I was having sex with a clone of myself, I’d be…what? Touching a set of breasts and a vagina that’s exactly like mine, exactly the way I like to be touched? Hell, I do that already, without a clone. What would be the point? ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/33 "2004-02-11T23:42:29Z")
Good Lord no! The poor thing would have enough problems as it is! 😃 CJ ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/34 "2004-02-12T00:04:24Z")
By default I tend to question the judgement of any woman who declares me to be attractive in her sight. I am not in danger of falling in lust with myself any time soon. ---
**Author:** ![SlowMindThinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@SlowMindThinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlowMindThinking)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/35 "2004-02-12T00:19:43Z")
EEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! (Even if the clone switched gender.) I’m pretty sure every one would not be sexually aroused by a clone. Supposedly, we pick up on various markers that say “this person is not related to you, go ahead.” Have you ever heard of anyone attracted to their identical twin? With perfect cloning technology, I’m thinking you should be more original. Clone your SO and have a threesome (or foursome?). Make so many clones of yourself that one of you is bound to find the SuperDoperBabe. Get some cells of your dream, uh, object, clone it and supe up the ol’ hormones so you get some before it wises up and figures out it can do better than you. Anything but sex with yourself. BTW, Heinlein has this concept in “Time Enough for Love”, if not other books. ---
**Author:** ![ReuvenB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@ReuvenB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReuvenB)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/36 "2004-02-12T00:28:12Z")
Rimmer did it on Red Dwarf, I think. I think he talked about how desperate he was to do it, too. He was stuck on a planet with nothing to do for 400 years, and populated the world with clones. ---
**Author:** ![Dragonblink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/37 "2004-02-12T07:57:43Z")
Sure, I’d do me. At least then I’d be getting some. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/38 "2004-02-12T11:10:44Z")
Sure. I’ll try anything once. Once a philosopher, twice a pervert. ---
**Author:** ![curly\_chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@curly\_chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curly_chick)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/39 "2004-02-12T12:07:32Z")
Any lesbian\* doper here with an identical twin?i And if so, do you fancy her? Big nosy question, I know, but it’s the only thing I can think of that remotely resembles the question in real life. And yes, I do know that wins are not clones. \*I cannot comprehend how a male could be cloned. Not that it is too difficult to baffle me, though!! Oh, as for the OP? No; not a chance. ---
**Author:** ![WILLASS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@WILLASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILLASS)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2004, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302/40 "2004-02-12T15:50:28Z")
I most certainley would do it! Jesus Christ on a bike, if I could blow myself I wouldn’t be typing this now so if my clone turned up it would basically be masturbation right? I have no inclination to suck another guys dick but i’d suck my own. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-make-perfect-clones-would-you-have-sex-with-yourself/228302.md?page=3)