Is 5.5 really average - Or is it bunk studies

[Corpun]

Genuine question. No idea how these studies are done but I've heard countless times that the studies on asian dick and black dick were poorly done and cherrypicked, so is the average based on cherry picked detail or what? How are these studies even done, I mean if they're just some lab coats measuring volunteers dicks there can't be that many that participate, so do they just bullshit an average.

I mean if you were 3 inches would you really partake in such a study. Just seems like that shit is all skewed one way or another.

 

[y a t s]

Genuine question. No idea how these studies are done but I've heard countless times that the studies on asian dick and black dick were poorly done and cherrypicked, so is the average based on cherry picked detail or what? How are these studies even done, I mean if they're just some lab coats measuring volunteers dicks there can't be that many that participate, so do they just bullshit an average.

I mean if you were 3 inches would you really partake in such a study. Just seems like that shit is all skewed one way or another.

This line of thinking would suggest the average is potentially too high, if anything, since those who don't meet nor exceed the claimed average wouldn't participate.

I genuinely always thought the number seemed shockingly low. If the studies over-represent the "well endowed", is the average really something like 3.5 to 4.5?

 

[Corpun]

This line of thinking would suggest the average is potentially too high, if anything, since those who don't meet nor exceed the claimed average wouldn't participate.

I genuinely always thought the number seemed shockingly low. If the studies over-represent the "well endowed", is the average really something like 3.5 to 4.5?

That's what I was thinking, because supposing one of these studies was going on and they were looking for volunteers, and suppose I was on the smaller side, I wouldn't participate. It's too much of a cultural norm to find less-endowed men hilarious. I mean even George Constanza had to explain the concept of shrinkage.

 

[Dialtone]

My cock is huge.

 

[Chongqing]

Spoiler: Powerlevel

As a young man I had to shower with other men, so I saw a lot of normal guys' bodies.

Maybe everyone is a grower and not a show-er, but 5.5 seems astronomically high to me, not realistic.

I agree with you that the idea of these studies occurring are ridiculous and calls logistics into question.

Ok, you have these guys and you have to get them to arouse themselves, then what? Every penile erection results in at least one drop of pre-ejaculate, so you have to deal with that. You can't just take his word for it, so you'd have to measure if yourself with a ruler. The whole scenario would be so much like the beginning of a bad porn.

And supposedly this has been done in every country on Earth?

It seems like something that the Internet simply made up. Making men feel bad about themselves is an added bonus.

 

[Just Some Other Guy]

....what the fuck?

 

[Corpun]

And supposedly this has been done in every country on Earth?

I vaguely recall the Asian one being based on a study in Korea where they only measured flaccid penises, which seems like total retardation when doing these studies.

If we are going to get the bottom of dick measuring we need an intensive, global study of penises nation to nation.

 

[Chongqing]

If we are going to get the bottom of dick measuring we need an intensive, global study of penises nation to nation.

Maybe some things are better left to mystery?

 

[y a t s]

Maybe everyone is a grower and not a show-er, but 5.5 seems astronomically high to me, not realistic.

I remember reading that most are growers, and that has a lot to do with how much the sponge-like material inside contracts when soft. Plus, most people are fat nowadays, so this makes them all look smaller at a glance. These studies typically measure pressed to the bone.

Also, obligatory:

 

[MerelyAPlateOfSpaghetti]

There's so much that goes into an erection that even the same dick is a different size when erect. Lots of factors can change this.

Spoiler: Powerlevel

When I was pornsick and gooning multiple times a day, I was one size. After I got better, my wife admitted that I didn't feel as big as usual - likely a similar thing when you don't eat much for a while, and the first time you do eat your stomach has shrunk and you can't eat as much as usual.

 

[Ultrapenguin]

Spoiler: Powerlevel

As a young man I had to shower with other men, so I saw a lot of normal guys' bodies.

Maybe everyone is a grower and not a show-er, but 5.5 seems astronomically high to me, not realistic.

I agree with you that the idea of these studies occurring are ridiculous and calls logistics into question.

Ok, you have these guys and you have to get them to arouse themselves, then what? Every penile erection results in at least one drop of pre-ejaculate, so you have to deal with that. You can't just take his word for it, so you'd have to measure if yourself with a ruler. The whole scenario would be so much like the beginning of a bad porn.

And supposedly this has been done in every country on Earth?

It seems like something that the Internet simply made up. Making men feel bad about themselves is an added bonus.

I think something might be wrong with your genitals friend. Getting a boner absolutely isn't immediately supposed to cause it to start leaking. That seems like it might be a premature ejaculation thing.

Also I'd like it indicated on my profile that my penis is bigger than 5.5.
Like certain people could maybe get some kind of tag, instead of "True & Honest" it would say "Penis is at least 6" long" so that people know to weigh that user's opinions with a greater deal of respect.

 

[National Defense Advocate]

When I was in the army, they made fun of me for having a big ol weiner.
I'm only half joking, it was the subject of many light hearted jabs at me by my comrades.

 

[y a t s]

Well, yes, it goes without saying that any erection makes a penis "grow" in size. The concept of being a "grower not a show-er" is claiming that your totally normal penis transforms into a porn star's massive limb of a penis when aroused.

I understand that. What I am saying is some don't "grow" as much as others, hence they cross the threshold of "show"ing instead of "grow"ing. Suppose you have 2 guys who are exactly 5.5 inches when fully erect. When 1 guy goes soft, his reduces to a 1.5. When the other guy goes soft, he reduces to a 3.

and that has a lot to do with how much the sponge-like material inside contracts when soft.

What I recalled was that most guys do way more "grow"ing than "show"ing.

 

[Chongqing]

I think something might be wrong with your genitals friend. Getting a boner absolutely isn't immediately supposed to cause it to start leaking.

No, this is why women can still get pregnant in a sexual encounter in which a man doesn't orgasm.

If you don't believe me, you can test it by starting and then stopping.

 

[jershs compensation beard]

I didn't need to read any of that shit.

 

[Just Some Other Guy]

For real though, what do you think the average should be?

 

[Balanced Boomer]

Considering how many sick niggers think of the cervix as a second vagina, I hope the real average is even lower.

 

[HOMO FOR LIFE RETURNS]

Don't worry. Just make money and your 4 inch cock won't matter.

 

[We Are The Witches]

I truly don't know about these studies, but something referenced in Wikipedia (I know, I know) claims about a study of around 15000 participants, done/measured by health professionals.

I'm also not aware about the circumstances or the people willing to be subject to this, but it ultimately is irrelevant. Honest question: why would anyone even care?

I think you should be proud of your body, and for sure not be sad about such trivial matter, it's not like it's a defect or a health problem. Anyone insulting you/demeaning you for this is human scum.

These studies seem to be lacking in any case, and don't have enough sample data, so it should be taken as a vague factoid; almost no one bothers to look deeply into it them anyways, people who talk about this just generally do a quick Google search and call it a day with the first result, so they don't even know what they're referencing/talking about in the first place.

 

[Corpun]

When I was in the army, they made fun of me for having a big ol weiner.
I'm only half joking, it was the subject of many light hearted jabs at me by my comrades.

If it was the Navy it would be a different story.

For real though, what do you think the average should be?

Assuming these studies are all full of underreporting, probably 4.5-5 inches.

Don't worry. Just make money and your 4 inch cock won't matter.

I don't have a four inch dick, it's a lot larger than that.