Experiment 1: The Cardboard
Tube Test
Looking around the Internet, I would say that a penis size
claim of 8" long and 2" across (6.4" girth) wouldn't be considered unusual.
So now find the core from a kitchen towel roll and measure it. 8" long and
2" across and it looks huge.
Check that nobody is looking and put that in
your mouth.
Have you ever seen anything that big in a porn movie?
I know
what every girl I've ever met would say, if presented with that. "Not with that
you don't"
Toilet rolls are smaller, but do vary in size. Typically they
are about 1.75" across. You can use this as a simple gauge. If your erection
fits inside, you now have a novel new place to hold a toilet roll.
An average sort of bloke would be 5' 10" tall. If he as just 10% taller, he would be 6' 5". Or 10% shorter is 5' 3". That's a very small range, in terms of %, but would be perceived as a great range in height.
Is the same true of penises? You do get freaky ones, but the vast majority fall within +-10%. So would a 6.5" long one, look very noticeably on the large size?
Most medical articles try to be reassuring by saying that the average penis is between 5 and 7 inches. Which is exactly the same as saying the average man is between 5 and 7 feet tall. Not very helpful.
There's a research project for somebody.
Leaving aside proper medical research I turned to the worlds No.1 source of knowledge.
So I searched for 'I have a <n> inch penis', for numbers between 3 and 13".
The results are tabulated below and give an average of about 8".
|
Length |
Results |
|
|
3" |
106K |
 |
|
4" |
128K |
|
|
5" |
132K |
|
|
6" |
105K |
|
|
7" |
135K |
|
|
8" |
141K |
|
|
9" |
184K |
|
|
10" |
135K |
|
|
11" |
51K |
|
|
12" |
97K |
|
|
13" |
21K |
|
| Google (idea stolen from XKCD) | ||
If you really want to see Mr (& Mrs) Average, then go to a nudist beach. There will be the occasional cocksure exhibitionist, but generally it will show you just how average a random selection of men really are.
In fact after a while you will probably stop feeling self concious about any part of your body.