As far as I know, common point for majority here is liking expansion and, particularly inflation. Thanks to captain Obvious for that great revelation.
That is funny and even appealing, though another aspect attracts me much more: being inflatable (either me or other people) living, sane, mobile and in the same moment filled with air, with inflation valve. Hence possibility of inflation over normal size, or deflation to the state of empty crumpled heap of latex. It is not that important. Main point is just being pressurized within, e.g feeling air pressure forming your muscular body (for guys), or sexy curves (for girls). Is it appealing for you? I wonder how many people are in the same boat.
Inflation or being inflatable
I remember an old SUPER FRIENDS episode with extra-terrestrial visitors called Balloonians. They arrived in a small-scale ship and could inflate themselves to human size with a valve on their wrists. I don't recall them "ballooning up" so much as enlarging and shrinking.
Also, what would you do if you one day become inflatable?
Besides instantly pumping yourself to the limit. E.g. would you try to hide it? From everyone else, or everyone except your girl/guy?
e.g. astronaut career: weighing several pounds, you'll be a treasure for NASA.
Or something not so serious like flying for free, if your friend agrees to deflate you, hide, and inflate at the destination.
If you have a romance with someones wife/husband and spouse returns in the wrong moment, you can be easily hidden ^^
How about swimming? Being a pooltoy for your friend?
Or various extreme sports like jumping from the plane without parachute. (Lots of possibilities for inflatable Olympics, I'd not write all this here)
How would you go out in the windy weather?
I remember an old SUPER FRIENDS episode with extra-terrestrial visitors called Balloonians. They arrived in a small-scale ship and could inflate themselves to human size with a valve on their wrists. I don't recall them "ballooning up" so much as enlarging and shrinking.
I remember that. I was always a little disappointed that they just changed in size and not shape.
Wow, the Balloonians. I remember that like it was yesterday, but I remember my disapointment that they didn't become spherical even more!
Interesting, why valve is often on the wrist (I remember video with a girl inflating herself via valve on the wrist)?
Also, where valve should be? Is it ok to be able to inflate yourself, or someones help needed?
As you say, a valve on the wrist gives the subject easy access for self inflation. Anywhere else and you have to use someone else or hook yourself up via a tube.
My favourite spot for a valve would be the belly button. It just feels like a logical place though I'm not sure why.
As for being inflatable myself it's not something that appeals. Having an inflatable partner on the other hand... I love the idea of being able to inflate certain parts of her such as giving her a super exaggerated hourglass figure, then going out and seeing people's various reactions to the impossibly cuvaceous woman I'm with.
Anywhere else and you have to use someone else or hook yourself up via a tube.
Good. Even better if valve is placed on the back, so somebody else can stalk you and pull it or put hose by surprise.
It's a fun way to be character/RP wise, especially when the valve is located in places other then the stomach, and no I don't mean the 'usual' spots either >:3
For example?
Hmm, well the back of foot/heel for if one want's to be all sneaky about it, though of course it would leave one at a disadvantage for self-inflation.
Another place for valve is shown on my avatar ^^
Hmm, well the back of foot/heel
Achilles had that problem. Paris sneaked up on him and pulled the valve. Achilles deflated right there. Of course the Homeric version may be different.
Probably, Helen was blow-up too. This explains how could Paris kidnap her so easily.
A strong possibility. How about Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium? (She'd never admit it, but the reason she fell for John Carter was his powerful, Earthly lungs. She saw him pop a hot water bottle and the rest is history.)
I think nipples-valves on breasts would be very sexy for female.
Valves on breasts would be nice, even separate from nipples.
Valves near the armpits is always what I saw in my mind's eye.
same here, kinda a cool concept to me.