Line #47 Main/Nerdgasm


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9eGtyqz4gY It's never shameful to admit one's feelings about]] [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim things you love.]]]]
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4	->''"Oh... My... GOD! Commander Kokonoe,'' that ''is soooo awesome! No, seriously... I'm feeling a tingly sensation in my naughty bits..."''
5	-->-- '''[[MsFanservice Makoto]]''', ''VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift''
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7	For some reason, geeks like to make jokes that geeks actually have sexual arousal about their geek interests. Not sex or {{fetish}}es, this is about the latest technology or something like that. Basically, it's the geek factor that is turning them on. If the thought of Franchise/WonderWoman fighting [[ComicBook/XMen Storm]] turns someone on because it would be an awesome comic, and ''not'' because [[GirlOnGirlIsHot it's two hot chicks fighting]], you have this trope.
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9	Just one of the many ways JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife. Also, some of the examples would be NotSafeForWork.
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11	This also doesn't count if [[RagingStiffie a guy just has raging hormones and gets erections at anything]], nor does it count if it's merely {{Squee}} or SugarWiki/AndTheFandomRejoiced. There ''has'' to be implications of sexual arousal.
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13	This can happen even when NerdsAreVirgins. Adding to their NerdHoard (or seeing someone else's) is a common cause.
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15	Compare with GeekyTurnOn, {{Squee}}, WhyDontYouMarryIt, AwesomenessIsVolatile.
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17	!!Administrivia/InUniverseExamplesOnly:
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21	[[folder:Comic Books]]
22	* ComicBook/SpiderMan cites the trope by name in issue #17 of the ''ComicBook/NewAvengers'' (second series) when he sees the inner workings of an Ultimo the team is helping ComicBook/IronMan with.
23	-->''"Uh, guys, we have some really advanced stuff percolating under here. Nerdgasm."''
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26	[[folder:Fan Works]]
27	* In ''FanFic/TheChangelingOfTheGuard'', Topaz the entomologist has one upon Idol's reveal that he's a [[ShapeShifter Change]][[BeePeople ling]].
28	* ''Fanfic/CodeGeassPaladinsOfVoltron'': Lloyd's reaction to seeing the Blue Lion is... interesting, to say the least, and even this pales in comparison to when he first beholds Voltron in all his glory.
29	* ''Fanfic/CodePrime'': Lloyd's reaction to seeing Cybertronians in their robot forms is...interesting, to say the least.
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32	[[folder:Film]]
33	* In ''Film/TheCableGuy'', Chip "procures" [[spoiler: Read: [[FiveFingerDiscount steals]]]] an entertainment center for his new friend with a sound system that, as Chip puts it, "would make Creator/GeorgeLucas [[JizzedInMyPants cream in his pants]]."
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36	[[folder:Literature]]
37	* Quenser of ''Literature/HeavyObject'' starts panting heavily whenever he's confronted with cutting edge Object technology, much to the disgust of anyone witnessing it.
38	* ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'': Such reactions aren't uncommon among [[GadgeteerGenius Gadgeteers]] and [[MadScientist Devisors]]; jokes about it are even more common among those making fun of them.
39	** Belphoebe is described as being so enamored with the Gizmatic devises that she seemed about ready to have sex with one of the weapon systems.[[https://whateley.academy/index.php/story/saks-and-violence]]
40	** Several teens at J.J.'s birthday party, on observing Dr Lucifer fawning over the two children accompanying Threshold, assume he's a pedophile; J.J. instead explains that no, those two 'children' are androids, and his attention over them is entirely rooted in technological fascination.[[https://whateley.academy/index.php/story/the-final-trump-part-5]]
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43	[[folder:Live Action TV ]]
44	* ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'': Yellow Overdrive Power Ranger Ronny seems to get quite hot and bothered when she sees the zords that her team are going to be driving. The fans, of course, latched on to her "zordgasm", and soon put her in a CargoShip (with drills, after she has a similar reaction to the Drill Blaster in a later episode).
45	* Creator/StephenFry has a nerdgasm in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ovD21KbSDM#t=9m50s this video]] after spotting a Tesla Roadster in traffic and hearing how big of a touchscreen the new Model S will have in the dash. During his second appearance in the "Star In A Reasonably-Priced Car" segment on ''Series/TopGearUK'', he got more than a little excited while driving his fast lap and Jeremy asked him if he'd [[UnusualEuphemism had a crisis]].
46	** On Stephen's quiz program ''Series/{{QI}}'' this is a RunningGag. Following a particularly impressive display of obscure knowledge, someone will suggest that they, Stephen, or another guest (often Phill Jupitus) are now aroused.
47	* Parodied on an episode of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' with a fake commercial for a sex chat line featuring women dressed as different geek icons (including [[Franchise/StarWars Princess Leia]], [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Uhura]], and [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Galadriel]]) who speak only in references to their respective works.
48	* Adam Savage of ''Series/MythBusters'' plays it straight and references it by name in one ''Franchise/IndianaJones''-themed myth when he dresses up as Indy.
49	* In ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', Amy tries to induce this in Sheldon so that the good feelings are associated with her. It works.
50	* ''Series/{{Quark}}'': The crew are trapped in a LotusEaterMachine where all their fantasies are fulfilled, usually in the form of beautiful women. [[TheSpock Ficus]] meets a woman in NerdGlasses he can discuss equations with. She gets more and more turned on by this until we cut to them lying on the grass with the woman [[SmokingHotSex smoking a cigarette]].
51	* Kryten in ''Series/RedDwarf'' is programmed to enjoy cleaning. When he's turned human in "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonIVDNA D.N.A.]]", this translates to him getting an erection while browsing a vacuum cleaner catalogue. Lister is understandably a bit perturbed by this...
52	-->''"No vaccuum cleaner should give someone [[UnusualEuphemism a double Polaroid]]!"''
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55	[[folder:Newspaper Comics]]
56	* A PG version of this trope occurs in ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' with Jason ogling a computer ad in a magazine the way an older boy would ogle a magazine centerfold. Peter's done the same thing with a guitar magazine.
57	** Jason and Marcus have both ogled a National Geographic with no-holds barred, fully detailed diagrams of [[spoiler:the Apollo 11 lunar lander.]]
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60	[[folder:Video Games]]
61	* Naked Snake/Big Boss from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' had one when EVA gives him the .45. [[NotDistractedByTheSexy He's got a woman with her boobs out in front of him, but he's staring at that gun]] and gushing over it like he might just try and have sex with it!
62	* In ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice'', HeroicComedicSociopath Mao has a tendency to do this whenever he witnesses something particularly [[ForTheEvulz evil]]. His reaction is complete with labored breathing and drooling. (It's probably worth mentioning that Mao embodies [[ThisLoserIsYou a number of stereotypes of RPG gamers]].)
63	* [[PluckyGirl Makoto Nanaya]] of ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' literally does this in Tager's ''[[VideoGame/BlazBlueContinuumShift Continuum Shift]]'' joke ending when Tager transforms into a giant gold-plated HumongousMecha in order to fight a giant robot version of resident CatGirl Taokaka. [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment Don't ask]].
64	-->'''Makoto:''' Oh... My... GOD! Commander Kokonoe, that is so awesome! No, seriously, I'm getting a tingly sensation in my naughty bits... Please, can I have control? Please? ''Pretty please''!?
65	* On the Sex floor of ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack: The Ride'', [[LovableJock Guy Towers]] uses one of the questions as a thinly-veiled request for help regarding his premature ejaculation. If a player picks "the [[GameOfNerds think-of-batting-averages]] method", he mentions that thinking of [[UsefulNotes/{{Baseball}} Tony Gwynn]]'s statistics actually makes it ''worse'', and he just about goes over the edge just by bringing it up. [[BrickJoke Later on that same floor]], as a correct-answer response...
66	--->'''Guy:''' '''''[[TheImmodestOrgasm OHHHHHHH, YESSSSSS!]]''''' Sorry, I was thinking of Tony Gwynn and his batting averages.
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69	[[folder:Webcomics]]
70	* Two disturbing strips of ''Webcomic/DuelingAnalogs''. Apparently the combined news of ''VideoGame/MegaMan9'' and ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'' made [[http://www.duelinganalogs.com/comic/2008/06/18/megabomb/ a]] [[http://www.duelinganalogs.com/comic/2008/06/30/diablow-iii/ mess]] to clean up.
71	* ''Webcomic/RoosterTeethComics'' - When Gus' wife Esther starts playing ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', Gus spends the next four comics with a MASSIVE ERECTION.
72	* The ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' side-comic character [[http://www.goblinscomic.com/tempts-fate-5/ Tempts Fate has one of these]] when he sees, quote, "the most unnecessarily, overly trapped door '''''ever'''''", endquote, in action.
73	* From ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'':
74	--> '''Tycho:''' [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/07/23/ Oooh, that's a sweet little terrain rendering engine baby.]]
75	--> '''Gabe:''' Where the hell is your other hand?
76	* ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'' on [[http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20070521 Korea's reaction]] to the announcement of ''VideoGame/StarCraftII''
77	** In a ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'' {{Omake}} strip, Ethan is asked whether Creator/NathanFillion from ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' was cooler or Franchise/{{Batman}}. When he said that Nathan Fillion should play Batman, he actually "gave little Ethan a healthy massage" at the thought of that.
78	* The comic ''Webcomic/LittleGamers'' does this once in a while, such as one of them "excited" from news about the newest iPhone iteration.
79	* Carson the muskrat in ''Webcomic/DorkTower'' responds to ''Videogame/BaldursGate II'' in this way. During the '''opening credits'''.
80	** Later, Igor watched a ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' trailer 136 times before [[SmokingHotSex needing a cigarette]].
81	* One strip in ''Webcomic/AirForceBlues'' has Barbie literally jacking off to a technical write-up of the [[CoolPlane F-22 Raptor]].
82	* ''Webcomic/NerfNow'' observes [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/202 "Gun Lust"]] on VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}.
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85	[[folder:Web Original]]
86	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5hjSmftXHA This]] is probably the most impressive video of a nerdgasm, ever.
87	* Nerds describing hardware and software as 'sexy' has ultimately culminated in a software library being named [[http://www.chipx86.com/w/index.php/Libsexy 'libsexy.']]
88	* ''Joe Loves Crappy Movies'': [[http://www.digitalpimponline.com/strips.php?title=movie&id=202 "What's a geek boner?"]]
89	* From ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'':
90	--> '''Voice From Helicopter''': Mr. Kaiba, our scanners have detected that an Egyptian God Card has been summoned somewhere in the city. If you climb on board, we'll take you to the signal's location.
91	--> '''Kaiba''': And now I have a [[RagingStiffie boner]].
92	** When he sees a train designed to look like his beloved Blue-Eyes White Dragon card, he comments "I have the weirdest boner right now."
93	** When the three dragons of Atlantis save his jumbo jet from a fiery crash, his BigYes suggests that he's having the biggest orgasm of his life.
94	* A fan's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9eGtyqz4gY reaction]] to the announcement of ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''.
95	* [[http://www.queervoice.net/zcbyrnes/?p=524 QueerNet Blog]]: "And my first thought wasn’t 'WOW, [[GuyOnGuyIsHot Hot guys making out]]!' it was 'WOW, I want that [[Franchise/StarWars Empire]] shirt!'"
96	* ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'' sometimes draws Yahtzee having a stiffie when playing a game Ben really likes.
97	* ''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob'' says that watching an Creator/OrsonWelles movie makes him orgasm.
98	* ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'': In the first episode of their ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' playthrough, WebVideo/JonTron outright says that he just jizzed in his pants over it.
99	* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic has an [[TheImmodestOrgasm Immodest Nerdgasm]] in his ''Film/JurassicPark'' review, when the [[MemeticMutation MUTHAFUCKIN' T-REX]] makes her first appearance.
100	* ''WebVideo/{{Sequelitis}}'': Once Creator/{{Egoraptor}} starts talking about ''VideoGame/MegaManX''.
101	-->''"This is: '''WHY MEGA MAN X IS SO FUCKING GOOD THAT IT MAKES MY DICK ROCK HARD.'''"''
102	* In his review of ''Film/TheAndromedaStrain'', [[WebVideo/TheDomReviews Dom Noble]] mentions how, while reading the book and noting how much of it is given over to intricate descriptions of scientific experiments, he started to get the impression that Creator/MichaelCrichton really, really ''LOVES'' science. This is followed by a skit in which Crichton calls into a "Naughty Science Appreciation Line," and gets aroused listening to the operator describe the science behind the electron microscope in a sexy voice.
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105	[[folder:Western Animation]]
106	* Tom Warburton describes his feelings when he and his team came up with the concept for the last episode of ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' as a [[http://warburtonlabs.blogspot.com/2010/03/interviews.html nerdgasm]].
107	* In a 30-second gag that appears between two shorts in ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', Dexter gets a magazine, takes it to an underwater hideout and ogles the centerfold... of a wrench.
108	* Edd from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' once looked excitedly at the centerfold of a magazine, that he found in Eddy's basement. But it turns out that it was a picture of an insect!
109	* Implied in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' of all places: in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E3CastleManeia Castle Mane-ia]]", [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicTwilightSparkle Twilight Sparkle]] finds herself in an ancient library, and [[http://derpibooru.org/483527 her wings]] [[SomethingElseAlsoRises immediately pop out]].
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