Measuring cock size - not as easy as it sounds!

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carter2006 said:
Suggesting, as I already thought, that erections are stronger the more aroused and the closer to orgasm I am...

The reason I'm posting this here is because I think that measuring your cock size (especially flaccid length) is not as easy as grabbing a tape measure and getting wood! My flaccid measurements surprised me the most, ranging over 2 inches from the shortest to longest measurement.

I'm not a guy, but even I've wondered how accurate measurements in various polls have been, particularly when the test takers are nervous or not fully or exceptionally aroused. And I won't even deal with how some of you guys might unconsciously or purposefully exaggerate when measuring.

While I've never really attempted a clinical type of measurement of boyfriends or an ex husband (mainly just a few occasions when in a lighthearted manner I've held up a ruler or tape measure), I could tell that the natural flexibility of the penis and the skin at the base of it made an accurate starting and ending point very difficult to determine.

I think your post should be automatically inserted into a discussion on this board whenever the subject of average size and the reliability of various surveys takes place.
 

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Interesting thread.

I have never conducted such a 'study' (i.e., daily measurements), but I've measured my erect and flaccid penis quite a few times.

Although I do have big variations in flaccid length and girth, my erect measurements were quite consistent every time, unlike carter2006 and other posters. When fully hard, the girth is always 5.75", never truly varied from that. The length varies perhaps by half an inch (7.5"-8" - I say that my length is 8" but those are my "best" measurements), but I would not conclude that the size varies, it may just be the accuracy of the measurement (especially since my penis has a banana curve, so I have to use a seamstress tape to measure length).
One thing that was mentioned here is how measuring erect length and girth wth different arousal levels may yield different measurements. I always try to measure when fully hard, so maybe this is why I have less variation.
 

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intersting reading carter. never really thought about it THAT much, lol. i cant actually remember the last time i measured my penis, it must be years ago.
am i abnormal, or maybe its just cos once i know its big, then i know its big, mmh i dunno.
got me thinkin now, guess thats y i joined tho! lol
so i guess there is an official measuring technique is there?
i must confess, dont think ive ever measured my girth.
oh dear, maybe il get ejected for not being enough penis centric??
 

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Firstly, Carter, I would like to say that you are a terrible person for giving me such ideas :rolleyes: ... but anyway, I went ahead and carried out a variation of your original test as well over the past four days. And the results are pretty similar ... with a fluctuation of up to around an inch in length and about half an inch in girth depending on time/climate/arousal.

For years, I've given the size of my cock according to a quick ruler measurement I did as a-tiny-bit-under-8" x 6.25". I really haven't bothered to remeasure since, as I felt there was unlikely to be any addtional growth after age 23. And the scary thing is that the mean average of the ten readings (taken using the piece-of-string method both for length and girth), despite their fluctuations, could scarcely match those measurements any more precisely: 7.96" x 6.21". So I can go on using my old statistic with impunity. I didn't bother with flaccid measurements, since, well, I found the act of measuring my penis would immediately bring on a semi, at least. :rolleyes:

It's been an interesting experiment, in so far as it has made me realize as well that penis length/girth really can vary even more than I thought, and on a daily or even hourly basis. HOWEVER... I now don't feel the need to measure my penis again ... well, ever, probably! :biggrin1:

ERECT LENGTH/GIRTH (in inches, to one decimal place)
1) 8th Feb morning wood: 7.8 / 6.0
2) 8th Feb afternoon masturbation in bed, shortly before ejaculation: 8.2 / 6.3
3) 9th Feb morning wood: 7.6 / 5.9
4) 9th Feb mid-morning erection after getting back indoors out of the cold following shopping: 8.0 / 6.1
5) 9th Feb late evening masturbation in warm bath, shortly before ejaculation: 8.7 / 6.6
6) 10th Feb morning wood 7.6 / 6.1
7) 10th Feb early evening masturbation on chair watching porn, after becoming erect: 8.1 / 6.3*
8) 10th Feb early evening masturbation on chair watching porn, shortly before ejaculation: 8.5 / 6.5*
9) 11th Feb morning wood: 8.0 / 6.1
10) 11th Feb mid-morning erection after getting back indoors out of the cold: 8.2 / 6.2
*measurements 7 and 8 were taken during the same session

OK, way too much information! :tongue:
 

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Thanks for sharing Alex! I'm sorry you think I'm a terrible person for giving you the idea. I admit to being a naughty boy, though, and you may spank me at your leisure :wank:

Seriously, your results are similar to mine, and, like you I probably won't feel the need to measure my cock again for quite some time, but its very interesting. Something we both share is that our erection seem to be bigger later in the day as opposed to morning wood or mid-morning erections. Interesting also that your cock grew significantly in size during the same erection/masturbation session, and I think we can safely conclude that size increases considerably the hornier you get, and the closer to orgasm...

Well done for sticking with it Alex!
I am in love with your penis :biggrin1:
 

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carter2006 said:
Well done for sticking with it Alex!

In fairness, it's not hugely time-consuming to take 2 measurements while doing something you were going to be doing anyway :rolleyes:
 

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I wonder why my measurements don't seem to vary so much, especially compared to you guys (alex8 and carter2006). Then again, I haven't actually followed a strict program of measurement like you did (with time, activity, etc...). Not sure I really want/need to do this, but you got me curious (especially the fact that it seem to get significantly bigger just before ejaculation, I want to know if this also happens to me)...
 

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sexycobra said:
I wonder why my measurements don't seem to vary so much, especially compared to you guys (alex8 and carter2006). Then again, I haven't actually followed a strict program of measurement like you did (with time, activity, etc...). Not sure I really want/need to do this, but you got me curious (especially the fact that it seem to get significantly bigger just before ejaculation, I want to know if this also happens to me)...
Hmmm, doesn't this happen with all guys? It's happened with the ones I know any way. They tend to get harder and swell up thicker just before they ejaculate. I'm sure there's a physiological connection there, but I don't know exactly what that is. I DO remember from my college Human Sexuality class that 90+% of males curl their toes to some degree when they orgasm... Carter, get your notepad and pencil ready. :smile:
 

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Interesting thread, but I might've guessed as much from my own experience. It's a good reminder though that the measurements we go by are typically are "best" results. The thing I wonder about most, though, is the starting point...how far down do you push the ruler when measuring length? For me, the difference between laying it ON the skin and pushing it into the skin is about 1 inch or more, and I'm not really fat or anything.
 
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does ur study include the moments in which u r drunk?? because i had a experience once when i was drunk and she noticed(not me) that my penis was smaler than before (8 in- normal 9.50 in) and i was freacked out....why did taht happen????( and yes it was rock-solid)
 
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I think the bigger it is, the more variation you might have in different excited states. Gaining an inch from one hard on to another, well that's pretty dam impressive. I vary by less than half an inch in length, but girth can get quite big after some intense action or repeated use.
 
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OK all you measurers out there....I'm gonna be picky here about those who keep using 'thick' to describe their cock instead of 'girth'. It seems some think the terms are interchangeable. Your girth around the cock is what you probably measure. If you have a 6 inch THICK cock, well I'm sorry but I don't want to even see what the hell that would look like. Thick is a diameter, which if you really find the need to calculate can be done by dividing your girth measurement by 3.14 for a fairly good measure. 2 inches seems to be pretty good size. Those of you with 9.4 or better in girth are the proud owners of a 3 inch thick dick. Now, back to that tape measure!
 

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seems to me.. its likely.. time isn't the only thing you have to much of on your hands :smile: