# 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:** 2
**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, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/21 "2007-04-30T12:45:03Z")
[QUOTE=Rigamarole] Not quite, honey. šŸ˜‰ [/QUOTE] I said most guys, not all guys šŸ™‚ . ---
**Author:** ![ForumBot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee59a6/32.png) [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/22 "2007-04-30T13:29:21Z")
This is purely anecdotal, but I and my friends have always found that the tall, skinny (I mean, really skinny) fellows always are hung like dinosaurs. Everyone else varies, but you always find the most gigantic on the tall, skinny ones. ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/23 "2007-04-30T13:41:22Z")
Nope, not always the tall skinny ones. I donā€™t think there is any accurate way to predict size. Furthermore, size is not an indicator of performance. One huge guy, pretty darn good. One huge guy, worthless. One average size guy, absolutely indescribably sublime. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/24 "2007-04-30T13:45:55Z")
Unfortunately, there really is no correlation between other body parts and the erect penis. Fortunately, what this means is that average size between a very tall, muscular man and a short, slender man remains the same. So even if the size might not differ much, the short or skinny (or both) boys generally _look_ far more impressive. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/25 "2007-04-30T14:03:23Z")
I wish I could remember Jeff Foxworthyā€™s bit about this in its entirety. Alas, I donā€™t have the CD anywhere that I know about right now. Are you guys spanning a different part than I am? Try as I might, I canā€™t get more than six inches, and though Iā€™m female, my hands are fairly large. Either Iā€™m measuring wrong, or you guys have hands the size of which frighten me. ---
**Author:** ![MissMossie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MissMossie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMossie)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/26 "2007-04-30T14:11:09Z")
During high school physics class, we decided to do the splayed hand test to see who had the biggest dick (not a school sponsored science experiment). I won! The fact that Iā€™m a female didnā€™t seem to effect my penis size. Most of the guys in class claimed that the test was quite off. [QUOTE=enigm4tic] according to [the penis ownerā€™s manual](http://www.vasectomy-information.com/humor/manual.htm) average would be 5.1 in. (didnā€™t cite the study though, but it about lines up with some other info Iā€™ve seen on studies about this) [/QUOTE] I have to hijack to comment on that link. Did you read down to the part that said: [QUOTE=Penis ownerā€™s manual] **SERVICING** The frequency of ejaculation/Intercourse among:- 20-29 year olds = 4-5 times weekly 30-39 year olds = 2-4 times weekly 40-49 year olds = 1-2 times weekly 50-59 year olds = 0-1 times weekly 60 plus = 1-2 times monthly Shagnasty = 5 times daily! (Oh Yes my friends) [/QUOTE] Is that our **Shagnasty**? ---
**Author:** ![Gus\_Gusterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@Gus\_Gusterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Gusterson)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/27 "2007-04-30T14:30:57Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny Hildo] Thereā€™s a shoe size to penis size conversion chart [here.](http://www.i18nguy.com/l10n/shoes-anatomy.html) Frankly, Iā€™d say itā€™s bullshit. [/QUOTE] I used to work with the guy who created that chart. Itā€™s just a joke based on an earlier chart he created to demonstrate the pitfalls of developing software for international use. He didnā€™t attempt to make it at all accurate. ---
**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, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/28 "2007-04-30T14:31:59Z")
[QUOTE=ForumBot] This is purely anecdotal, but I and my friends have always found that the tall, skinny (I mean, really skinny) fellows always are hung like dinosaurs. Everyone else varies, but you always find the most gigantic on the tall, skinny ones. [/QUOTE] :dubious: How are dinosaurs hung? How do you know? Are you a very very very old pervert? šŸ˜ƒ My anecdotal information: the biggest one Iā€™ve ever laid my eyes on (ahem) was was attached to a short skinny kid (by which I mean teenager, and I was too). I swear when he got hard I thought he would just tip over. ---
**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, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/29 "2007-04-30T14:46:47Z")
Re: the test suggested by the OP- on me, on a splayed-out hand the tip of the pinky to the tip of the _forefinger_, not thumb, yields a length that is much closer to my own erect penis length. Not sure if the OP misidentified the finger, but as noted previously, using my thumb gives me a measurement I could only hope for. ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/30 "2007-04-30T14:48:40Z")
Yeah, my hand span is 9.75 - not even close. But, and this works for me and the few people I have asked, if I touch my middle finger to the palm of my hand, mark that spot on my hand, then extend my middle finger, the distance from the spot on my palm to the tip of my middle finger is a pretty good estimation. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/31 "2007-04-30T14:55:54Z")
[QUOTE=betenoir] :dubious: How are dinosaurs hung? How do you know? Are you a very very very old pervert? [/QUOTE] Iā€™m pretty sure dinosaurs would have cloacae, not penises, so clearly this is a backhanded insult. ---
**Author:** ![ForumBot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee59a6/32.png) [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/32 "2007-04-30T15:17:09Z")
Pff, shows what you know. Dinosaurs were hung like _meteors._ ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/33 "2007-04-30T15:20:40Z")
> [@Penis owner's manual](#): > > SERVICING > > The frequency of ejaculation/Intercourse among:- > > 20-29 year olds = 4-5 times weekly > 30-39 year olds = 2-4 times weekly > 40-49 year olds = 1-2 times weekly > 50-59 year olds = 0-1 times weekly > 60 plus = 1-2 times monthly > Shagnasty = 5 times daily! (Oh Yes my friends) I read this as per day and I thought I was average. Then I realized it was per week. I seriously need to cut down on my me time. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/34 "2007-04-30T16:35:00Z")
My hand splays to 9 1/4 inches. According to the shoe size chart, my 13 EE shoes predict a penis size of about 10 5/8 inches (the chart skips from size 12 1/2 to 14.) Both methods are a bit optimistic on me. [QUOTE=enigm4tic] A british study (I forget the source, sorry) apparently studied the link between foot size and penis size and found no correlation. [/QUOTE] At first glance, I saw this as ā€œfont size.ā€ :eek: :smack: ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/35 "2007-04-30T16:37:50Z")
[QUOTE=betenoir] :dubious: How are dinosaurs hung? How do you know? [/QUOTE] From museum ceilings on steel cables. I know because Iā€™ve _seen it_, man. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/36 "2007-04-30T16:46:18Z")
> [@](#): > > My hand canā€™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. Stop making me laugh. I really donā€™t want to explain why Iā€™m chortling so loudly one if a random family member enters the office. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/37 "2007-04-30T16:53:32Z")
Never mind the length, itā€™s all about the girth, baby. :o šŸ˜ƒ (Maybe you can use Fibonacciā€™s Number for figuring out length and girth somehow.) ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/38 "2007-04-30T17:03:03Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] Never mind the length, itā€™s all about the girth, baby. :o šŸ˜ƒ (Maybe you can use Fibonacciā€™s Number for figuring out length and girth somehow.) [/QUOTE] So if you have a 2" long todger that is huge in girth the gals are gonna fight over you? I doubt it, but then again who has a 2" long todger. (checks size, phew, not moi) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/39 "2007-04-30T17:52:37Z")
[QUOTE=betenoir] You just have to pull down his pants and hope for the best. [/QUOTE] Words to live by. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118/40 "2007-04-30T19:15:39Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] So if you have a 2" long todger that is huge in girth the gals are gonna fight over you? I doubt it, but then again who has a 2" long todger. (checks size, phew, not moi) [/QUOTE] Commonly referred to as a ā€œchoadā€. FWIW. Now if I touch the tip of my pinkie to the tip of my thumb, I get pretty close to the correct girth. Eureka! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118.md?page=3)