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Question from a Vac-Cube customer: I really enjoy my Vac-Cube and play with it for long scenes.  Sometimes my vac-cube pulls limbs into an angle that is somewhat uncomfortable (depending on the pose).  After about half an hour my limbs go numb (I suspect from the suction/vacuum pressure, but I’m not sure). What can I do differently that might prevent these issues?

Answer: Have you heard the old joke?

Man: “Doctor, it hurts when I do this!”

Dr. Groucho Marx: “Well… then don’t do that!”

“When you’re in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, ‘Damn, that was fun’.” — Groucho Marx on play partners 

The Vac Cube’s latex will always collapse from the furthest corners first, then progressing in towards the center as the air is drawn out.   So any limbs that are bent in such a way that the collapse of the latex tends to bend them FURTHER will generally get sorta crushed and this can lead to pinching the arteries that feed blood to that limb.

Solutions: Seek poses that don’t leave your limbs in highly bent positions (hog tie position = potential numbness).  Also, you can always do short breaks during scenes to restore some oxygen to your limbs.

Good rope bondage tops will periodically poke their subs in the toes and fingers to make sure they can still feel their limbs.   Same goes for a good vacbed bondage top.

Finally… if it’s “just a little” uncomfortable at the start of a scene… it can be come “really painful” after 10-15 minutes of scene.   Get comfortable early on (inflate and re-vacuum as needed)and THEN get the rest of the scene rolling.

Hope that helps.

Sometimes Comfort is not the point: This was a 2 minute long suspension to get the shot… not an hour long scene.  Knowing the difference is half the battle