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No Nut November

No Nut November is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand No Nut November rather than just read about it. In short: No Nut November, also known as and abbreviated to NNN, is an annual internet challenge of sexual abstinence and not masturbating during the month of November. It originated in 2011 and grew in popularity among male users of social media during and after 2017.

Key takeaways

  • No Nut November belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
  • Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
  • Connect No Nut November to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
  • Reproduce the core statement of No Nut November from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

No Nut November, also known as and abbreviated to NNN, is an annual internet challenge of sexual abstinence and not masturbating during the month of November. It originated in 2011 and grew in popularity among male users of social media during and after 2017. Destroy Dick December serves as a counterpoint.

History Although No Nut November was originally intended to be satirical, some participants claim that abstaining from ejaculating and not watching pornography has health benefits. An Urban Dictionary entry for No Nut November was published in 2011, and, in 2017, the movement started to gain popularity on social media. It is associated with the NoFap community on Reddit, which encourages its members not to masturbate. The Reddit community /r/NoNutNovember grew from 16,500 subscribers in November 2018 to 52,000 subscribers in November 2019. In 2017, a related internet challenge, Destroy Dick December, began as a counterpoint to No Nut November, encouraging participants to take part in excessive amounts of sexual activities such as intercourse and masturbation, after abstaining from them during the previous month. After some far-right public figures, including Paul Joseph Watson, promoted the campaign, E. J. Dickson of Rolling Stone suggested that the movement had been co-opted by the far-right. Vice criticized the challenge in 2018 after adherents sent threats to xHamster on Twitter, similarly saying it had been co-opted by far-right figures.

See also

"The Contest", a Seinfeld episode about abstinence from masturbation Coitus reservatus, a form of sexual intercourse in which a man attempts to remain at the moment before ejaculation for as long as possible Edging, a form of orgasm control National Masturbation Day, originally held on May 7, 1995, as an event to honor Joycelyn Elders, it was later expanded to the month of May as International Masturbation Month Locktober – a kink-focused chastity challenge that takes place during October, involving abstinence and physical devices

References

External links No Nut November on Reddit

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with No Nut November

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what No Nut November claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to No Nut November before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about No Nut November ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of No Nut November

In research
No Nut November appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry
Engineering practice reuses No Nut November in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom
No Nut November is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Internet challenges, Internet memes introduced in 2017, Month-long observances, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life
Look for No Nut November outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.
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How to study No Nut November in 20 minutes

  1. Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
  2. Close the page and write down what No Nut November means in your own words.
  3. Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
  4. Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
  5. Explain No Nut November out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is No Nut November in simple terms?

No Nut November, also known as and abbreviated to NNN, is an annual internet challenge of sexual abstinence and not masturbating during the month of November. It originated in 2011 and grew in popularity among male users of social media during and after 2017.

Why does No Nut November matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study No Nut November?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on No Nut November.

Tags

  • Internet challenges
  • Internet memes introduced in 2017
  • Month-long observances
  • November
  • November observances
  • Opposition to masturbation
  • Opposition to pornography
  • Orgasm
  • Sexual abstinence
  • Sexuality and computing

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