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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