Most responses came from people who still feel the need to masturbate in private and hide it from parents and other authority figures. However, some do it more openly (such as on a nude beach or in a locker room), apparently not caring that others might see them. Also, a few answers reveal parents taking a more enlightened attitude towards the practice, in that they provide not only the necessary supplies but also the privacy their children need to "keep their horns trimmed."
By the way, in terms of number of responses, this was the most popular Question of the Week we've ever asked to date.]
A friend of mine and I have mapped everywhere we have masturbated. I know – we need to get a life, but it's fun to talk about our masturbatory adventures together. So far, I hold the record between us because I masturbated during my trip to Poland. The distance from where I am in Texas to Warsaw is 5,489 miles (8,833 km, or 4,770 nautical miles). I hope one day to go into space. When I do, I'm sure I will masturbate there, also. Masturbating in a place of no gravity would really be a cool experience.
- age 42, Texas
This Week's Wackiest Response:
The farthest was about two feet out my back door onto the sidewalk – but that's still part of my home, so I guess that doesn't count. Oh wait, I think I misinterpreted the question.
- age 36, Indiana
I was in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. They say there's a woman behind every tree in Dutch Harbor (out in the Aleutians), which is true. However, they never say there are only 12 trees on the whole damn island!
- age 28, Washington
The farthest would probably be at my school. It was late at night and very dark outside when I decided to ride my bike to my school. I was angry with some guy in my PE class, so I pulled down my pants, started masturbating, and then ejaculated all over his roll-call number. The next morning during class, I heard him saying, "What the hell is this white stuff on my number?" He took a stick and scraped it off. If he only knew....
- age 14, California
I masturbated to orgasm on a nude beach in the Virgin Islands. It was so intense because of all the naked men and women that were just right in front of my eyes. I felt kind of silly because I was walking around naked with an erection and people were staring, so I just lay down in the sand and stroked to the most amazing orgasm. It didn't work very well, because about 10 minutes later, I got another erection. So, I just let it go; but it was a great thrill.
- age 36, Montana
I live in Pennsylvania, and I went on a trip with my friend and his family to Utah. We went swimming in an indoor pool and went to shower afterwards. No one was in the locker room, so we both masturbated in front of each other for about 20 minutes. It was the most amazing orgasm – partly because it was the first time I had ever seen another guy's penis up close, but mostly because it was a new thrill to be masturbating so far away from home.
- age 14, Pennsylvania
I have recently quit driving over the road. I made it a goal to masturbate in all 48 states and finally got that done. As a bonus, I even got to masturbate in Canada. I would spend anywhere from 4 to 6 hours keeping myself aroused, just so when I stopped I could finish the job right. I still have lots of fun with masturbation, but now I have a full-time helping hand at home.
- age 37, Colorado
I live in upper Ohio and once went to Texas to stay with my cousin for a month. That is the farthest away from home that I've masturbated, although I masturbate everywhere I stay without people noticing! I'm sneaky.
- age 14, Ohio
When I was a sophomore in high school, I took a trip with my class to Europe. We went to several countries, and my goal was to masturbate in each one. This was especially fun due to the plethora of porn channels that European countries are notorious for!
- age 19, New York
Washington, D.C. – all the way across the country. I was on a school trip. My 3 roommates and I agreed not to masturbate in the shower because one guy thought it would be sick if one of us accidentally stepped in another guy's semen. But, I did it anyway.
- age 16, Washington
My farthest would have to be Denver – 1,300 miles from where I live. I like this question because it's my goal to masturbate in all 50 U.S. states and the Canadian provinces. Aside from my home state, I have the following under my belt (literally): Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Virginia, Ontario, and Colorado. My crown jewel so far was Maryland, because it takes only a short while to pass through the state going to Virginia from Pennsylvania. I had to masturbate in the back seat of our van late at night, in the unknowing presence of my cousin, sister, mother, and aunt.
- age 20, Pennsylvania
Once I went trucking with my cousin (I live in New Brunswick). When we stopped to take showers at a truck stop in Newfoundland, I had gone 5 days without masturbating, so you can imagine the relief I felt when I got to be alone and naked in the shower. It was cool!
- age 16, Canada
Traveling is one of the joys of my life; I have been all over the world. Masturbation is another joy, so I always make sure I combine the two. I have ejaculated on 6 continents and in more than 30 countries. I even did it in the bathroom of a train when we were not going to stop in one country, just so I could leave a little of myself behind. Australia, Southeast Asia, and Southern Africa are about as far from here as I could go.
- age 40, Oregon
My Girl Scout troop was touring the U.S., and we visited a horse farm in Texas. We got to ride horses for about an hour. It was so much fun! I had never done it before. I guess I was sitting a little too far up on the saddle. Although it started out being unintentional, it ended explosively. It was great!
- age 15, Canada (female)
I live in Mauritius [in the Indian Ocean], and the farthest away from home where I masturbated to orgasm was in Mei Xian, a province in China.
- age 18, Mauritius
I can't exactly say how far it was, because it was on an airplane on my way to Buenos Aires, Argentina. It took over 17 hours to get there. At night, 7-8 hours into the flight, when almost everybody was asleep, I unzipped my pants and started masturbating. I ejaculated quietly in my handkerchief and went to the bathroom afterwards to clean up. It was great fun.
- age 29, Belgium
I was on a trip to Europe with my school. I accidentally walked in on a girl in her underwear – she saw my erection beneath my pants and offered to take off her bra if I would masturbate for her. It was a fantastic session.
- age 16, Colorado
Are you asking how well traveled I am or how far I can ejaculate? If you really want to know how far I can ejaculate, the answer is about 75 feet! (I live on the 8th floor and once ejaculated off the balcony.) I live in Virginia and have traveled to Europe, Asia, Australia, several of the Pacific Islands, South America, and the West Coast. So, my answer has to be about 12,500 miles (the earth being about 25,000 miles in circumference).
- age 45, Virginia
Thousands of miles – I masturbated often while on holiday in Florida. I even masturbated in a lift [elevator] while there. But I got to my floor before I finished, so I had to walk down the corridor to our room with an erection, where I completed the job. Perhaps sometime I will try it miles up and join the solo division of the mile-high club!
- age 15, United Kingdom
I was 13 at the time and on a family vacation in Italy. It actually happened by accident. I was channel-surfing one night and found some Italian porn (they are extremely liberal). I had gone 5 days without masturbating, and when I saw that movie, I got an erection instantly. I then began a normal masturbation session until I saw some anal stimulation in the movie. That aroused me further, and I became very curious. I decided to try it out. I found some Vaseline, lubricated my finger, and began to finger myself. It was amazing. The feeling was one I had never experienced. The orgasm was beyond good, and I have enjoyed this experience ever since.
- age 18, New Hampshire
I was on holiday, camping in France, when I found that if I went a few days without masturbating, I would have a "wet dream," which was messy in a sleeping bag. So, I took to masturbating every morning in the campsite showers. That was probably about 400 miles away from home.
- age 15, United Kingdom
I was on a business trip in Switzerland. In the bathroom with the door open, I was bringing myself off as the maid walked in on me. She said, "My God" (in French) and smiled as I climaxed and ejaculated in front of her.
- age 63, South Carolina
When I was in the Wisconsin Dells, I saw a girl who turned me on, so I went into the locker room and masturbated as several people looked on.
- age 16, Minnesota
Actually, I used to masturbate in every different city I would visit. I live in Mexico City and have been in the U.S. several times for vacations. I've masturbated in Los Angeles, Orlando, Miami, New York, Las Vegas, Houston, Dallas, Washington D.C., Tampa, San Diego, Phoenix, San Antonio, and Minneapolis. I like to do it the first time I visit a new city or country. It is just something personal I like to do – it turns me on. The city farthest from home where I've masturbated would be either Toronto, Canada, or Lima, Peru.
- age 24, Mexico
I think the farthest for me would be India. By the time we got on the plane for home, I was very horny, so I went straight to the bathroom and let it whip! My friend was doing it in the bathroom next to me – we hadn't done it for two weeks. The funny thing is that just as I ejaculated, the plane took off and it got all over me!
- age 14, Maryland
I was vacationing in Turkey about 11 years ago. I was there two weeks, and even though I was traveling with a girl friend, I can't imagine that I went two weeks without masturbating. I know I masturbated the first morning in a hotel room in Istanbul, but I must have done it again when I was farther east. There is a 10-hour time difference between home and Turkey, which is just about halfway around the world. The only ones who could masturbate farther away than halfway around the world are astronauts on their way to the moon. I'm sure they did (especially the ones on Apollo 13 who stood a good chance of dying – who wouldn't go for one last wank! It's funny that Houston never announced when the astronauts did that!
- age 50, Washington
Once I went out of town on a trip to New York, met with a few friends, and had the best masturbation night of my life. Some of my friends masturbated me, and I masturbated them. It was like I was on top of the world. My mom and dad were out dancing that night.
- age 14, Texas (female)
I was in Nepal and masturbated on top of a roof at night. I don't think anyone saw.
- age 27, California
I was visiting my cousin in Britain. I asked to use his bathroom, and when I finished using the toilet, I went to the sink to wash my hands. I noticed they were out of soap, so I checked under the sink– and there, I found one of my cousin's pornos. I got a little excited and couldn't help it. Unfortunately, my uncle walked in after about 3 minutes of my fun, so this also qualifies as the greatest distance from my home that I've ever been "caught" masturbating!
- age 14, New York
Last summer, I visited relatives in Venezuela. I'm not sure how many miles that is, but it's a continent away! I also put a lot of mileage on my penis!
- age 17, California
I recently spent a month in Sydney, Australia. I must say that in that month, I couldn't masturbate nearly as much as I would have liked, because I was staying with my friend in his room. I managed to get by with doing it a couple times a week, on the toilet or in the shower. There was one day, however, when I decided to do it in his living room. I never realized how nosy Australians were. I was in the process of self-gratification when I noticed 4 or 5 people staring over from the next building. Oops! I finished, anyway.
- age 26, Ontario, Canada
I think it was about 150 miles. My mom and I were visiting my aunt in Ft. Lauderdale. I chose to sleep on the couch. One night I thought everybody was asleep, so being very horny, I decided to masturbate. I had seen some lotion in the bathroom, so I got up to get it, along with some toilet paper, and then returned to the couch. I was well into my session and didn't hear my mom come out of her room to use the bathroom. I was trying to be as quiet as possible, but when I ejaculated, I moaned. That's when I found that my mom was behind the couch. She leaned over and gently reminded me to be quieter.
- age 15, Florida
It would have to be when I was in Germany last year. I was there for 3 weeks, and I wanted to see if I could go the whole time without masturbating at all. I was even counting the hours. After surviving 169 hours (one whole week!), I finally couldn't help myself. It took maybe two minutes, and it felt great. I've discovered that if I don't masturbate for a few days, the next time I have an orgasm, it feels even more powerful.
- age 18, Missouri
I once masturbated in Hawaii. I snuck out in the middle of the night, went down to the beach, and masturbated for about an hour. It was great! The moon, the stars, the beach, the sounds of parties in the distance – very erotic.
- age 20, Idaho
I was in the Maltese Islands, in a hotel bathroom. I used white chocolate as a lube.
- age 17, United Kingdom
I was traveling in China, on the other side of the world, with the woman I lived with. The Chinese were so puritanical we couldn't stay together because we weren't married. So, I shared a room with one of the men on the trip, and was getting just as horny as I could be. I waited until he was out of the room and masturbated until I drenched some folded-over toilet paper with my almost jelly-like semen. That felt good!
- age 39, Florida
It was in my hotel room in Venice, Italy. It was strange because the hotel room was filled with antiques and fancy decorations, and there I was on the floor with my laptop looking at porn and masturbating. Overall, I think I have masturbated in over 15 countries, not counting a cruise in the Mediterranean.
- age 15, Illinois
I just got back from a trip to Australia with a couple of friends. We all masturbated on the beach in Sydney. It was a nude beach, and with all the nude bodies around, we were all a little horny.
- age 21, Connecticut
I went on a student exchange to Japan for a month. I was staying with a family who had a daughter about my age. I was looking to have a bath, as they had no shower, and I burst in on this girl, totally naked, and shaving her crotch. I was embarrassed and in shock. I just stood staring in awe for a few seconds and then ran off to my room. Later in my bath, I masturbated to the hugest orgasm I had ever had.
- age 17, New Zealand
When I was about 19, I went on a tour of Europe with my good friend, who happens to be a guy. While in Paris, we somehow got on the subject of masturbation. Before we knew it, we were each on a different bed, completely naked, and masturbating. That was one of the best and most memorable orgasms I have *ever* had!
- age 28, California (female)
My mom took my sister and me to the beach for a few days a couple of weeks ago. I believe it is about 50 miles away. My mom and I have talked about masturbation before, and she provides me with lotion and tissues. But most important of all, she gives me privacy. Since we all slept in the same hotel room, she made sure that I could be there alone as I needed to. It was very cool. I love my mom.
- age 14, Florida
I'm not sure of the mileage, but it took us two 11-hour drives to make it to Canada and then a two-hour float-plane ride to a remote lake in northwestern Ontario. On each of seven days, I found a different place to masturbate – on top of the hill overlooking the lake; in the rippling, rushing water at the outfall of the lake; on a lonely, sandy sun soaked beach; in the Lund boat with the little 8-horsepower motor wide open; down a little path from the cabin in trees swaying in the wind; and even on what we all decided later was bear scat. That last one had the added excitement of the possibility of being eaten on orgasm.
- age 38, Texas
I masturbated in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, which is about 25 minutes away from Cancun. It was spring break for us Canadians, and I promised myself not to masturbate while on vacation – mainly because we had female cousins with us. At the resort, both of our families had adjoining rooms, and we kept our door open so they could come in any time they wanted. After going 6 days without one, I needed an orgasm badly. So, I went into the shower and started to masturbate. My mom had left my 16-year-old cousin's hair spray on the counter in our bathroom, so she walked in to get it. When she heard me masturbating, she pushed aside the shower door and started laughing at me. I was so shocked! This has been our secret for a while now, and we are pretty good friends.
- age 15, Canada
In the summer of 2000, I took a flight that runs only once a year over the South Pole. I was sitting in my seat, and something popped up. The urge being too great, I got out of my spot and made my way to the toilets. It took me about two minutes, but I must tell you, it was the best orgasm I have ever had. The mess was flushed away and floated down to the Antarctic ice below to be frozen for eternity. I like to think of it as a little piece of myself encapsulated in time. The rest of the flight truly paled in comparison to that.
- age 17, Australia
I would say in Canada in a small creek lying in the sand. But it could also be 10 years ago in a KLM Royal Dutch Airline Boeing 747 flying over Greenland. The plane was brand new and was the one (City of Bangkok) shown in the KLM commercials in beautiful air-to-air shots. I had seen that commercial many times on TV. It was shown on the screens in the plane as well. So, I decided to relax in the toilet of that plane while cruising over a beautiful landscape and knowing that every time I would see that commercial on TV, I would remember the good session and the semen that ended up in that toilet.
- age 31, Netherlands