Scientists and sexologists are currently looking into cases of people being sexually aroused by inanimate objects, such as computers, buildings and musical instruments. The 'condition' is known as 'objectophilia'.

One woman 'notoriously' married the Berlin Wall in 1979, while another became sexually obsessed with a hammond organ, before leaving 'it' for a steam locomotive. "A love affair could easily begin with a broken radiator," he said.