# Rounding the bases

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rounding-the-bases/30520>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 23, 2000, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rounding-the-bases/30520 "2000-08-23T22:55:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rounding-the-bases/30520/1 "2000-08-23T22:55:42Z")

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So, what exactly does it mean to “get to first/second/third base,” romantically or sexually speaking? How far is each?

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**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rounding-the-bases/30520/2 "2000-08-23T23:16:29Z")

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90 feet

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**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rounding-the-bases/30520/3 "2000-08-23T23:18:14Z")

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Try [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=34076).

But remember, you have to touch every base.

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**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rounding-the-bases/30520/4 "2000-08-23T23:41:50Z")

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And some pitchers will make damn sure you touch each base several times. They’ll throw back to the bagto make sure you’re still on it.

Pity you have to go back to first before you can score again.

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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rounding-the-bases/30520/5 "2000-08-23T23:53:50Z")

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Since there is an active thread on this subject, I’ll just close this one to avoid duplication.