PENIS FACTS

by Tre Taylor
  • Average length of penis when not erect: 3.5 inches

  • Average length when erect: 5.1

  • Smallest natural penis recorded: 5/8 of an inch

  • Largest natural penis recorded: 11 inches

  • Largest penis in the animal kingdom: 11 feet (blue whale)

  • Height from court floor to the rim of a basketball hoop: 10 feet

  • Actual amount of semen per ejaculation: 1-2 teaspoons

  • Average number of times a man will ejaculate in his lifetime: 7,200

  • Average # of times he will ejaculate from masturbation: 2,000

  • Average total amount of lifetime ejaculate: 14 gallons

  • Average amount of water it takes to fill a bathtub: 35 gallons

  • Average speed of ejaculation: 28 miles per hour

  • Average speed of a city bus: 25 miles per hour

  • Average # of calories in a teaspoon of semen: 7

  • Average # of calories in a can of Dr. Pepper: 150

  • Most arousing time of day/season for a man: early morning/fall

  • Best ways to improve sexual function: quit smoking, start exercising, lose weight.

  • Foods that improve sex life: oysters, lean meat, seafood, whole grains, wheat germ, chicken fingers from Erie dining hall

  • Percent of men who say they masturbate: 60%

  • Percent of men who say they masturbate at least once a day: 54%

  • Percent of men who say they feel guilty masturbating that often: 41%

  • Amount of time needed for a man to regain erection: from 2 min to 2weeks

  • Average # of erections per day for a man: 11

  • Average # of erections during the night: 9

  • Time it takes an average person to complete a marathon: 4 hours

  • Sperm life: 2 1/2 months (from development to ejaculation)

  • Cost of a year's supply of condoms: $100

  • Thickness of the average condom: .07 mm

  • Thickness of super-thin condoms: .05 mm

  • Odors that increase blood flow to the penis: lavender, licorice, chocolate, doughnuts, pumpkin pie (happy thanksgiving!)

  • Yes, the penis does shrink in cold water

  • It is common for men to wake up with 'morning wood', a name for an a.m. erection

  • Blue balls, or the term a man uses when he says his balls will explode if he doesn't have sex, is totally false

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