# Estimatining Penis size by looking at other body parts... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 30, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118 "2007-04-30T03:19:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/1 "2007-04-30T03:19:38Z")
Moderators, please feel free to reassign this as you see fit… Lots of urban type legends out there (big feet = big penis, etc) One thing that is true for me is that the hand fully splayed out and extended, when measured from tip of little finger to tip of thumb= penis size (erect)… I teach an anatomical drawing class, and this question came up… any of you got any other correlations between body parts and penis size? regards FML ---
**Author:** ![enigm4tic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@enigm4tic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enigm4tic)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/2 "2007-04-30T03:29:36Z")
apparently, there really isn’t any. A british study (I forget the source, sorry) apparently studied the link between foot size and penis size and found no correlation. Not even flaccid penis length is an indicator of erect penis length ---
**Author:** ![Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kneepants_Erasmus_the_Humanist)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/3 "2007-04-30T03:35:52Z")
[QUOTE=Full Metal Lotus] One thing that is true for me is that the hand fully splayed out and extended, when measured from tip of little finger to tip of thumb= penis size (erect) [/QUOTE] This means that I would have 8 inches…if I had a penis. I have rather small hands, too…hm. Maybe I did it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/4 "2007-04-30T03:42:13Z")
Mine would be 5.5" but since I’m a woman, that would be rather much. ---
**Author:** ![Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/5 "2007-04-30T04:00:21Z")
Interesting that only women have replied so far… FML ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/6 "2007-04-30T04:05:23Z")
[QUOTE=Full Metal Lotus] One thing that is true for me is that the hand fully splayed out and extended, when measured from tip of little finger to tip of thumb= penis size (erect)… [/QUOTE] I just splayed my hand, and I am a man. I wish. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/7 "2007-04-30T04:22:50Z")
[QUOTE=Full Metal Lotus] One thing that is true for me is that the hand fully splayed out and extended, when measured from tip of little finger to tip of thumb= penis size (erect)… [/QUOTE] You must have extremely small hands. Seriously, we’ve had threads like this before, and the only possible correlation is with the index finger. Not the actual length, only that guys with longer index fingers tend to have longer penises. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/8 "2007-04-30T04:24:14Z")
[QUOTE=Full Metal Lotus] Interesting that only women have replied so far… FML [/QUOTE] That’s because we’ve probably seen more penis than most guys have. Just your own. And whatever you see in the lockeroom. In my experience there’s no corrolation with anything. You just have to pull down his pants and hope for the best. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/9 "2007-04-30T04:34:30Z")
My hand can’t span my penis. I try constantly, but I end up having to move my hand up along the shaft. And then I move it back down and try again. And again. Damn. I KNOW I can do it. I pledge to keep trying. ---
**Author:** ![Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c4cdca/32.png) [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/10 "2007-04-30T04:37:34Z")
I’d have a 9-incher if that were true. Given I don’t have one at all, I can’t compare but I suspect this is another anatomical inaccuracy. I did hear, from some gents who did a penis measure study, that the average penis is about the size of [a Twix](http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=90588) bar. ---
**Author:** ![enigm4tic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@enigm4tic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enigm4tic)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/11 "2007-04-30T04:49:07Z")
[QUOTE=Full Metal Lotus] Interesting that only women have replied so far… FML [/QUOTE] Just because I have long hair doesn’t mean I’m a woman. For that matter, I’m not gay either, I just happen to recall those two facts (in fact, I was under the impression the note about flaccid/erect penis length was quite common knowledge, not something to be learned from experience) according to [the penis owner’s manual](http://www.vasectomy-information.com/humor/manual.htm) average would be 5.1 in. (didn’t cite the study though, but it about lines up with some other info I’ve seen on studies about this) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/12 "2007-04-30T04:51:51Z")
[QUOTE=Rigamarole] I just splayed my hand, and I am a man. I wish. :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] You and me both. I’d have a career in porn if that were true. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Hildo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/13 "2007-04-30T05:15:01Z")
There’s a shoe size to penis size conversion chart [here.](http://www.i18nguy.com/l10n/shoes-anatomy.html) Frankly, I’d say it’s bullshit. Because as the owner of size 12 shoes, I can safely say my wanger doesn’t even approach 10 1/2 inches. Or maybe God just hates me. ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/14 "2007-04-30T05:23:08Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny Hildo] There’s a shoe size to penis size conversion chart [here.](http://www.i18nguy.com/l10n/shoes-anatomy.html) [/QUOTE] Wow, if that were true, it might make the hassle of locating size 14 shoes worth it…Kevbabe would probably disagree. 11+ inches would be a bit much I’d think…but still, the bragging rights! On the hand span…which hand? My right would give me 2 extra inches over my left…and sadly both are nearly as optomistic as the shoe size conversion above. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/15 "2007-04-30T05:37:37Z")
[QUOTE=Kevbo] Wow, if that were true, it might make the hassle of locating size 14 shoes worth it…Kevbabe would probably disagree. 11+ inches would be a bit much I’d think…but still, the bragging rights! [/QUOTE] **Kev** , there’s no bragging rights involved: you only pull out enough to win the bet, silly. And I need to start buying bigger shoes… ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/16 "2007-04-30T06:02:07Z")
[QUOTE=betenoir] That’s because we’ve probably seen more penis than most guys have. Just your own. And whatever you see in the lockeroom. [/QUOTE] Not quite, honey. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/17 "2007-04-30T11:30:45Z")
> [@FML](#): > > any of you got any other correlations between body parts and penis size? The wife’s vagina? ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/18 "2007-04-30T12:10:02Z")
[QUOTE=Full Metal Lotus] One thing that is true for me is that the hand fully splayed out and extended, when measured from tip of little finger to tip of thumb= penis size (erect)… [/QUOTE] This would give me a 9-1/4" cock. Um, nope. ---
**Author:** ![Martiju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Martiju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martiju)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/19 "2007-04-30T12:23:32Z")
[QUOTE=Sublight] The wife’s vagina? [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=McNew] This would give me a 9-1/4" cock. Um, nope. [/QUOTE] I really should have read the quote in between..then I wouldn’t have choked! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/20 "2007-04-30T12:26:02Z")
8-1/2" Who thinks up these things? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118.md?page=2)